Asia & Pacific Rim

Indocement has awarded Siemens a contract to upgrade the process control system at its plants.

A mini cement plant in the east of India is set to be revived under state government plans to utilise the area’s substantial mineral deposits.

FLSmidth will supply all main equipment for new 6000 tpd plant in Karnataka.

Though building materials consumption is showing signs of improvement, there is a long way to go before a supply/demand balance is reached.

Sabia has opened a direct sales and service office in Delhi, India, to meet rising demand in the region.

TPI Polene Public Company has awarded ThyssenKrupp Resource Technologies a contract for a new cement and clinker plant in Saraburi.

Gebr Pfeiffer wins contract to supply two VRMs to PT Semen Bosowa in Indonesia.

India’s L&T has received accreditation to run courses that will lead to NEBOSH International General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety.

Nepalese billionaire Binod Chaudhary plans a greenfield plant on the east coast of Sri Lanka.

Ministry of Environmental Protection plans to almost halve NOx limits for existing plants.

The Philippines’ San Miguel Corp. has acquired a 35% stake in Northern Cement Corp.

Reliance Infrastructure’s second cement plant due for September commissioning; HeidelbergCement India is selling its grinding plant.

Speculation is rife about the sale of a minority stake in HeidelbergCement India to a private equity firm.

India’s Competition Appeallate Tribunal has asked companies accused of price fixing to pay 10% of the penalty in the next month if their appeal is to be heard in August.

Lafarge to raise funds for growth, while state-owned cement plant nears completion.