Asia & Pacific Rim

UltraTech Cement Ltd is preparing to acquire Jaypee Group’s cement facility in Solan, Himachal Pradesh, at a cost of around Rs.4000 crore.

In a press briefing, Holcim Philippines’ CEO Eduardo Sahagun has spoken of the company’s record year and future plans.

According to reports, the state government has cancelled a memorandum of understanding with Jaiprakash Associates that would have seen a 2 million tpa cement plant being built in the state.

The company’s cement sales volumes improved slightly while lime volumes were affected by weak demand from the gold sector.

Ng Weng Hoong reports on India’s coal sector in the second part of this abridged article from World Cement's sister publication World Coal.

Ng Weng Hoong reports on India’s scandal-prone coal industry and the impact such scandals are having on the country’s power sector.

Unicast, Inc., a distributor of cast wear parts for the cement, mining, and aggregates industries, has announced its expansion into Asia with its new office in the Philippines.

Shiva Cement Limited has reported a profit after tax of Rs.24.51 lakh in 3Q14 and Rs.153.8 lakh in the first nine months of FY14.

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.