Asia & Pacific Rim

DG Khan has made public its interest in acquiring 100% of Lafarge S.A.’s stake in Lafarge Pakistan Cement Limited.

JK Lakshmi Cement is planning its next move and Kesoram Industries reports a negative quarter in 'challenging' conditions

Sinoma, with its subsidiary LNVT, has signed the last part of its Shree Digvijay contract in India and provides news on cement plant contracts in Iraq and Congo.

Pakistani cement producer DG Khan recorded a 7% y/y decline in profit in the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

Expenditure offsets rise in sales for Shree Cement in January – March 2014, leading to a 19% y/y decline in profit.

Cement sales in the Philippines increased by 8.6% y/y in the first quarter of 2014, driven by reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda.

Pakistani cement manufacturer Lucky Cement recorded a profit after tax of Rs.8.19 billion for the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

Pakistan International Bulk Terminal will handle 12 million tpa of coal, 5 million tpa of cement and 2 million tpa of clinker when it is completed in two years.

OCL India commissions a new grinding plant, Dalmia Cement acquires a stake in Bokaro Jaypee Cement Limited and India awaits the election results.

In the first quarter of this calendar year, Ambuja Cements achieved a 6.6% increase in net profit on a 3.7% increase in net sales.

Indian cement manufacturer ACC posted a net profit of Rs.400 crore for the first quarter of 2014, an 8.7% y/y decline compared to the same period a year earlier.

CNBM has announced that two projects it was working on have successfully started up, including a 750 000 tpa cement grinding station in Indonesia and a new 3300 tpd line in Iraq.

Net profits rose more than 15% in the period ending 31 March, as sales increased 8% y/y.

Manufacturing in China is on a downward trend, while the burden of environmental taxes is likely to take hold in the near future.

A Chinese company has used a 3D printer to build 10 houses in 24 hours, giving rise to the question: what possibilities does 3D printing offer construction and manufacturing?