Asia & Pacific Rim

FLSmidth has divested the Industrial and Infrastructure business units gained through its acquisition of Ludowici.

Inspections made by a Supreme Court team have revealed that the Meghalaya region’s cement plants may be in violation of Forest Conservation Act.

Semen Indonesia, formerly known as Semen Gresik, may increase its cement assets in Indonesia with the purchase of Semen Kupang.

Madurai Productivity Council organised a cement seminar in India, attended by various members of the cement industry.

Shared technology development will be the cornerstone of the agreement, but combined capacity expansion projects will benefit Taiwan Cement’s mainland expansion.

India’s Ambuja Cement Ltd is to increase the production capacity of its Sankrail grinding unit from 1.5 million tpa to 2.4 million tpa.

A recent report by Nanowerk, analysing nanotechnology patents in the cement industry has given a fantastic insight into the progression of the technology.

A quick roundup of cement action in China

Imsat Ceprocim Engineering Company has awarded a contract to Fives FCB for the supply of a dynamic classifier and a water injection system.

As the leadership journey streamlining continues, Holcim Ltd reduces its stakes, taking back SFr375 million from the sale.

PT Semen Gresik, soon to be PT Semen Indonesia, has recently been appointed the holding company for state cement manufacturing interests. On top of this, a Vietnamese acquisition and joint venture talks in Myanmar show the company’s strong momentum going into the new year.

A new cement plant, established as a joint venture between Vicat Cement and Sagar Cement began its operations on 18 December 2012.

The company is investigating the viability of establishing a cement plant to make use of slag and flyash from its steel operations.

Lucky’s plans to build a 500 000 tpa plant in Sri Lanka move ahead, with the company attempting to secure land for the project.

Adelaide Brighton is importing clinker, Boral Cement is closing a clinker plant due to high costs. Is this the beginning of the end for domestically produced Australian clinker?