Asia & Pacific Rim - 10 March 2014

Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction forecasts 3% y/y increase in cement consumption, including exports, in 2014.

Ambuja Cements Ltd received the first runner up award at the Assocham CSR Excellence Awards, held during the 6th Global Corporate Social Responsibility Summit in New Delhi.

Reliance Cement Company (RCC) has announced its entry into Uttar Pradesh, one of the largest cement consuming states in the country, thereby expanding its footprint in the domestic market.

India’s Chettinad Cement Corporation is set to formalise the acquisition of Anjani Portland Cement, which will increase the company’s presence in the Andhra Pradesh market.