Asia & Pacific Rim

India’s Ambuja Cement has reported a 34.9% y/y profit growth in 2Q12.

UltraTech Cement’s net sales increased to Rs.5075 crores over the last four months.

HAVER IBAU India has expanded its headquarters in Gujarat to increase space for stock and assembly areas.

Paul Maxwell-Cook provides a summary of the cement industry in Asia.

Holcim Vietnam discuss an essential part of its sustainability strategy: employee volunteer engagement projects.

The CCI has published an order against several Indian cement companies, including fines for ACC and Ambuja Cements (ACL).

Aditya Birla Group, which owns UltraTech Cement, has announced plans to open a cement plant in Karnataka.

Ludowici’s shareholders and Australian regulatory bodies have approved FLSmidth’s acquisition proposal.

Paul Maxwell-Cook provides news and updates on recent cement terminal projects around the world. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the June 2012 issue of World Cement.

UltraTech Cement has released its financial results for FY12, indicating an increase in profits and net sales.

Straits Cement has awarded KHD a contract to build a new cement plant in Malaysia, with a capacity of 5000 tpd of cement.

PT Pelayaran Tonasa Lines and PT Dok & Perkapalan Surabaya sign contract to construct 11 new cement and coal shipping vessels.

Peter Hopper and Anuj Gupta, Strategic Decisions Group, Asia Pacific, provide an update on the growth of the cement industry in Southeast Asia. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the April 2012 issue of World Cement.

Paul Maxwell-Cook looks at the challenges to infrastructure faced by Bangladesh since independence and the future prospects of its booming construction industry. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the April 2012 issue of World Cement.

Lafarge India recognises sustainable construction with Invention Awards.