Asia & Pacific Rim - 08 August 2014

China has issued an emergency decree ordering regulatory officials to stop the country’s cement and plate glass sectors from adding new capacity.

Oxford Business Group has published a report on the cement industry in the Philippines and the potential impact of the Lafarge-Holcim merger.

The order includes three cement storage silos for the new integrated plant in Rembang, Central Java.

A collection of news relating to quarterly results, growth forecasts, coal allocations and personnel news in India’s cement sector.

N Srinivasan reportedly rebuffed criticism from the building industry, saying that the cost of cement has little impact on builders’ profits.