Asia & Pacific Rim - 20 February 2014

In a press briefing, Holcim Philippines’ CEO Eduardo Sahagun has spoken of the company’s record year and future plans.

According to reports, the state government has cancelled a memorandum of understanding with Jaiprakash Associates that would have seen a 2 million tpa cement plant being built in the state.

The company’s cement sales volumes improved slightly while lime volumes were affected by weak demand from the gold sector.

Ng Weng Hoong reports on India’s scandal-prone coal industry and the impact such scandals are having on the country’s power sector.

Ng Weng Hoong reports on India’s coal sector in the second part of this abridged article from World Cement's sister publication World Coal.

Unicast, Inc., a distributor of cast wear parts for the cement, mining, and aggregates industries, has announced its expansion into Asia with its new office in the Philippines.