Asia & Pacific Rim

HeidelbergCement India has sold its 0.6 million tpa grinding plant to JSW Steel for an undisclosed sum.

Economic growth has encouraged capacity expansion in the Philippines, but a cement group has put forward a roadmap for change to ensure the industry gains the support it needs.

The new 5 million tpa facility will increase the Indian cement producer’s market reach.

Semen Indonesia wins at ASEAN Energy Management and ASEAN Coal Awards 2013; cement sale increase in Java leads to warehouse expansion.

Loesche has donated to Charity: Water, helping to provide communities in Bangladesh and Malawi with access to safe drinking water and sanitation.

The Corporation plans to invest around Rs.1500 million in upgrading the cement plant in Kankesanthurai.

A tender for 10 lakh tonnes of cement for a social housing project has created confusion over corporate social responsibility obligations and The Companies Act in India.

Storage price hikes and cement price rises are making headlines for the Indian cement industry, with complaints from traders and consumers alike.

A TEC Greco is to supply a new Flexiflame® burner to Irish Cement’s Platin plant near Drogheda.

Profits up 93% across the industry as positive cement pricing and lower coal costs create ideal environment.

According to reports, Jaiprakash Associates is to sell one cement plant and one grinding plant in Himachal Pradesh.

The company hopes to supply the new Sunda Strait Bridge, which would utilise 3 million t of cement.

Freight, fuel and power costs are pushing up cement prices in India, causing complaints from the Confederation of Real Estate Developers’ Associations of India, which is threatening to go to the CCI.

Paul Maxwell-Cook provides an overview of the Bangladeshi cement market, including exports and investments.

Paul Maxwell-Cook looks at infrastructure investment and how this could affect the cement sector in Pakistan.