Asia & Pacific Rim

IA Cement Ltd outlines its expectations of cement sector growth in Asia and Africa in this abridged article from the January 2014 issue of World Cement.

The Ministry of Coal has de-allocated coal blocks, including some allotted to cement companies, for failure to develop the mines in a timely manner.

Lafarge Philippines and other members of the French business community have launched the ‘French Village’ project to build 100 typhoon-resistant houses in the country in collaboration with Habitat for Humanity.

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.