Asia & Pacific Rim

As part of the countrywide plans to mitigate China’s air pollution levels, the second round of cement plant demolitions has begun in Shijiazhuang, Hebei.

Indian cement producer Mangalam Cement has reported a 96.63% y/y fall in profit for the quarter ended 31 December 2013.

Semen Indonesia (formerly Semen Gresik) has contracted FLSmidth to supply a greenfield cement plant in the northeastern part of Central Java.

Siam City Cement Public Company Ltd saw a net sales growth of 13.3% y/y to THB29 950 million baht in 2013.

CNBM Engineering divisions in Oman and Saudi Arabia receive visits from their respective Chinese ambassadors and the company hosts a promotional conference in Iran.

Cement and Concrete Association of New Zealand appoints new Chair and launches skills maintenance website.

In order to relieve excess domestic supply, brought about by sluggish demand, cement manufacturers in Vietnam will concentrate on increasing exports.

Sales revenue and EBIT experienced growth, while the Construction Materials and Cement Division saw earnings rise by 6%.

South Indian cement manufacturer Ramco Cements has reported a 69.39% y/y decline in net profit for the quarter ended 31 December 2013.

In the final part of this abridged article from the February issue, Cemcon AG turns its attention to energy conservation passports and concludes its overview of an ECA carried out in Myanmar.

Piet Heersche and Dr Hans Wilhelm Meyer, Cemcon AG, Switzerland, provide a case study from Myanmar in the second part of this abridged article from the February 2014 issue.

Piet Heersche and Dr Hans Wilhelm Meyer, Cemcon AG, Switzerland, outline the benefits of dedicated funding plans for cement plant projects, including energy conservation and CO2 reduction projects.

UltraTech Cement’s concrete division has supplied whitetopping concrete for the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise road in Bangalore, Karnataka.

Cement sales volumes were hit by falling demand but ACC’s cost leadership programme helped to offset lower sales and inflationary cost pressures.

Sluggish cement demand and tough macroeconomic conditions resulted in a fall in profit for India Cements Ltd in the third quarter of the current fiscal year.