Asia & Pacific Rim

With Myanmar’s new foreign investment law signed, the door is open to Siam Cement’s proposed Tanintharyi Region plant.

Semen Gresik is reported to have agreed to purchase a controlling stake in Vietnam-based Thang Long Cement.

Dr S.B. Hegde, Reliance Cement Company, India, discusses the issues that stand in the way of greater secondary cementitious material usage in cement production and what can be done to overcome them.

JK Lakshmi Cement announces plans to spend Rs.3.5 billion to revive its Udaipur plant as part of its move to augment capacity.

Positive market conditions and a strong construction sector make room for capacity expansion.

Holcim Philippines has reported strong 3Q12 sales as construction seemed unhampered by heavy rains.

A note delivered to the Karachi Stock Exchange has laid out the details of plans for the company’s growth and diversification.

Siam cement reports 3Q12 results, as well as its plans to construct a 1.8 million t cement plant in Indonesia.

India’s Shree Cement Ltd has placed an order with Gebr. Pfeiffer SE for an eighth kiln line at its RAS cement plant.

CRH plc and Jaypee Cement have terminated talks regarding CRH’s acquisition of an equity stake in Jaypee’s Gujarat operations.

David Hayes discusses demand, production capacity and pricing in an overview of the cement sector in India. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the October 2012 issue of World Cement. Subscribers can view the full article by logging in.

Martin Engineering expands its Asian operations with a new manufacturing and office site in Kunshan, China.

Maratha Cement Works rated top of the pack for its safety systems.

Reliance Infrastructure Limited’s subsidiary opens first of two 5 million tpa plants.

Cemex is to increase cement production capacity at its APO plant by 1.5 million tpa.