Asia & Pacific Rim

Having increased national grid energy tariffs last year, reports indicate that gas-fed captive power plants will be next to see a tariff hike, pushing up cement prices.

Production, revenue, pricing and environmental news from the cement industry in China.

Chinese cement producer Anhui Conch Cement Co. is planning to increase acquisitions over the next few years in order to boost capacity.

A ranking of Chinese cement producers by capacity puts Taiwan Cement Corp. in sixth place while China National Building Material Group takes first.

Pakistani cement sales saw an increase of 3.8% in December 2013 and the country records its highest ever local cement dispatches for the first six months of the current fiscal year.

The CII-ITC Sustainability Awards 2013 saw Indian cement producers, including Dalmia Bharat, ACC, Shree Cement, Ultratech and Amubja Cement, rewarded for their sustainability and environmental efforts.

PT Semen Indonesia has predicted a 6% increase in cement sales for 2014 and is expanding its operations in the country through a new partnership with Krakatau Steel.

FLSmidth will provide an 8000 tpd line for PT Semen Padang’s plant in Indarung, West Sumatra.

Major investment in transport infrastructure and civil engineering projects in China is driving the construction industry in the country.

Property in Manila Harbour, Philippines, is soon to be acquired by Lafarge Republic in order to improve the company’s cement distribution in the country, report local press.

18 cement plants are being demolished in Shijiazhuang, China, as part of the country’s efforts to tackle air pollution.

A look at the latest cement industry news from India.

Based in Jakarta, PT Loesche Indonesia will be fully operational as of 1 January 2014.

Bosowa Corporation has revealed plans to build a new US$124 million cement plant in Cilegon, Indonesia.

A new cement plant in Yunfu city, Guangdong, is reported to be in full operation, producing between 4500 and 5000 tpd of clinker.