According to a recently released report, North India's cement market is only predicted to make a full recovery by FY2017-18 due to a demand revival in the infrastructure sector.
According to the report North India consumed 79 million t or 31% of India's cement consumption in 2014/15.
The report details how the increasing importance of regional manufacturers in the market has resulted in price wars. Prices in north India stand at 35% lower than south India.
Regional market players accounted for a 51% capacity share in 2014-15 opposed to 45% in 2006-07.
Due to a number of reasons North India is facing growth challenges.
It has projected that North India will be a key beneficiary of the infrastructure ramp up in India, given a majority share in large infrastructure projects.
Optimisation 2020 provides a unique online forum for cement industry professionals to hear first-hand from experts through a series of exclusive presentations from cement producers and industry experts.
World Cement Editor, David Bizley, sat down with Michael Tay, Advanced Analytics Product Manager at Rockwell Automation to discuss his recent article in World Cement.
Entitled ‘Smooth Sailing’, this article explains how machine learning can help save energy, reduce downtime and predict equipment failures, thus enabling the smooth running of cement plant operations.
To date, AUMUND Fördertechnik GmbH has supplied more than 20 machines to the Cementownia Warta plant. A further Arched Plate Conveyor type BPB-SF in heavy-duty design has since been ordered.
India and China have agreed to coordinate efforts to combat climate change. Neither country will agree to emissions caps, particularly while the US has not legislated emissions reduction. All three nations will be at the centre of talks at COP15.
