Asia & Pacific Rim

Shanxi Biological Cement Co., Ltd has awarded a VRM contract to Loesche.

The Budget proposes improved services and infrastructure while hiking freight charges by 5.79%.

Adelaide Brighton Limited, Australia, bucks the trend and experiences a record 2012 thanks to demand from the resource sector.

PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk saw profits rise by 27% and revenues by 19.8% in 2012.

Paul Maxwell-Cook takes a look at the challenges facing China’s cement industry and its new leadership.

The roadmap aims to cut the cement sector’s carbon footprint by 45% by 2050.

The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy predicts growth in cement production and dispatches on the back of increased construction activity.

ACC and Amuja Cements have agreed to pay a technology and know-how fee to parent company, Holcim.

Expansion projects in Central India have increased the company’s cement production capacity in the country to 6 million tpa.

Semen Indonesia plans to construct a new cement plant in Java, while CMS discusses increasing its grinding capacity in Malaysia.

ACC Ltd has released its full year 2012 results, reporting a rise in sales turnover and operating EBITDA.

Boral’s Construction Materials division picks up but Cement recorded a y/y fall in earnings.

Strong demand growth and debt retirement saw Pakistan’s DG Khan Cement boost profits by 53% in 2Q and 128% in 1H.

Cement sales and profit increased for the Indian cement manufacturer, as it invested in expansion projects.

Sri Lanka-based Tokyo Cement has set up a new subsidiary, Eastern Cement Company Ltd.