Asia & Pacific Rim

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.

The joint venture, USG Boral Building Products, will operate in Asia, Australasia and the Middle East.

Domestic cement dispatches in Pakistan during February 2014 stood at 2.135 million t, the highest ever recorded.

According to local press, Reliance Cement has been given the go ahead to establish a new cement plant by the Himachal Pradesh State Level Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Authority.

Cemex Philippines anticipates sustained growth in the country’s cement industry throughout 2014 due to an increase in government spending and construction activity.

Holcim Philippines is primed for the increase in competition following the integration of markets in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region by 2015.

A handy infographic displaying some key facts from the cement, construction and infrastructure sectors in China and the Far East.

Pricing pressures, weak demand and cost headwinds will affect India’s cement sector in 2014, according to ratings agency ICRA.

Human resource consultancy Aon Hewitt has certified Holcim Philippines with ‘Best Employer’ status under its global programme.

Dalmia Cement Bharat’s greenfield cement plant, located in Gokak in the state of Karnataka, India, will be commissioned in five months time.

Paul Maxwell-Cook’s review of the Far East turns its attention to the cement sector in Japan and South Korea.

Paul Maxwell-Cook takes a look at the political and economic developments in Taiwan that are impacting its cement industry.

Paul Maxwell-Cook examines the cement industry in the Far East, beginning with China and the environmental and economical challenges the country will face in 2014.

Pakistan’s Maple Leaf Cement has released its Half Yearly Report (ended 31 December 2013), posting a rise in net sales and gross profit.

Sinoma has signed a contract with YTL Cement to modify and update the coal system at the Perak-Hanjoong cement plant in Malaysia.