Coal blocks de-allocated in India
The Ministry of Coal has de-allocated coal blocks, including some allotted to cement companies, for failure to develop the mines in a timely manner.
Asia & Pacific Rim - 09 January 2014
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Lafarge helps to build typhoon-proof ‘French Village’ in the Philippines
Lafarge Philippines and other members of the French business community have launched the ‘French Village’ project to build 100 typhoon-resistant houses in the country in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity.
Cost increases for Pakistani cement producers with captive power plants
Having increased national grid energy tariffs last year, reports indicate that gas-fed captive power plants will be next to see a tariff hike, pushing up cement prices.