Holcim's Fontana walks into a barrage of problems in Sri Lanka
Bernard Fontana, Holcim CEO, arrived in Sri Lanka to formally open a grinding facility in Galle, but found Holcim being accused of various charges by the local press. Communicat...
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Singha's Sri Lanka terminal on track for 2015 completion
Singha Cement’s new state-of-the-art Sri Lankan cement terminal is on track for completion next year, doubling the company's existing capacity. “The reason for this expansion is...
Thatta Cement's Sri Lanka port project on hold
Pakistan-based Thatta Cement has temporarily suspended its proposed grinding and bagging plant in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota Port as it awaits the Land Lease Agreement (LLA) to be s...
Southern Indian producers start shipments to Myanmar
Cement producers in southern India have begun exporting to Myanmar in a bid to boost utilisation rates as regional domestic demand remains subdued. According to reports by The T...
South Indian cement makers start exports to Myanmar
It has been locally reported that Chettinad Cements, The India Cements, Dalmia Cements and Ramco Cements have started shipping cement to Myanmar in the past few months.
Sri Lanka: Lafarge Mahaweli Cement sets up affordable-housing programme
A affordable-housing programme, which has been successfully implemented around the world by the Lafarge Group, will now be introduced to Sri Lanka, enabling low-cost yet safe co...
Tokyo Cement quarterly profit surges as costs fall, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement Company (Lanka) Plc, said profits in the September 2013 quarter rose to LKR619m (US$4.72m) in the September 2013 quarter up 166 per cent YoY due to lowe...
Sri Lankan government plans four port-based cement facilities
The government of Sri Lanka plans to establish four cement facilities adjacent to the country’s main ports as part of its plan to establish new industrial estates within new and...
DG Khan Cement plans greenfield plant, Pakistan
DG Khan Cement has been given the green light by its Board of Directors (BoD) to set up a greenfield plant in Pakistan, but plans for a Mozambique facility have been withdrawn.
Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement profits up six-fold
Lower raw material costs have aided profits at Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement group. In the June 2013 quarter profits rose 660 per cent to LKR611m (US$4.63m) from a year earlier.