Asia & Pacific Rim

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.

Paul Maxwell-Cook summarises some of the latest developments in this volatile part of the world in this abridged article from the October 2013 issue of World Cement.

Data shows that merger and acquisition in India’s cement industry is bucking the national trend, with seven deals totalling US$3.3 billion so far this year.

Siam Cement Group plans a new greenfield plant in Indonesia to add to its expanding portfolio across the ASEAN region, while another Thai company takes advantage of low new-build prices to order a new cement carrier.