Asia & Pacific Rim

Semen Indonesia is reportedly planning a waste-to-heat power project with Japanese partner JFE Engineering Corp.

Dalmia’s flagship associate company, OCL India Ltd, has commissioned its new cement plant in West Bengal, marking the first phase of its investment cycle in the state.

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute has been recognised for two eco-innovations, including a carbon looping technology currently being piloted at a Taiwan Cement plant.

K. N. Rao, Environment and Energy Conservation, and R. Nand Kumar, ACC Limited, India, showcase an inexpensive and sustainable source of energy for India’s cement industry, in this abridged article from the July 2014 issue.

The Indian government’s new budget is a ‘mixed bag’ for the cement industry, while Shree Cement begins commercial operations at its Aurangabad plant in Bihar.

In line with its commitment to ‘building better cities’, Lafarge has opened its first Construction Development Laboratory in Southeast Asia.

In 2014 – 2015, the Ambuja Cement Foundation (ACF) is set to increase its focus on healthcare and sanitation programmes for communities in Maharashtra.

Dirk Hoke and Shri M S Mehta have been named as the new Chief Executive Officers of Siemens Large Drives Business Unit and Reliance Infrastructure Limited, respectively.

Eight partnership pacts covering clean coal technology and carbon capture and storage have been signed between the two countries ahead of two days of high-level bilateral talks.

Our sister website, www.worldcoal.com, is reporting that coal imports are set to grow as a supply gap of more than 85 million tonnes is projected for the coming year.

Paul-Maxwell Cook takes a look at how the cement sector has fared in Asian nations over the last year.

Muhammad Ali Tabba, Chairman of the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association (APCMA), has called import duty on coal an injustice to the cement industry.

In June 2014, ongoing improvements in the house building sector helped to boost Australia’s construction industry into growth territory for the first time this year.

Total cement dispatches increased by 11.68% y/y in Pakistan in June 2014, while dispatches for the 2013/2014 fiscal year grew by 2.52% y/y.

Five firms, including Holcim Lanka and Fuji Cement, will buy flyash produced by Sri Lanka’s Puttalam Coal Power Project.