Asia & Pacific Rim

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.

Cemex and Chinese Sinoma Energy Conservation Ltd have reached an agreement to build a US$18.6 million waste heat-to-energy facility at Cemex’s solid cement plant in Antipolo City, in the Philippines.

Ambuja Cements plans to expand its production capacity.

FLSmidth has started a company to market and sell air pollution control products to the Chinese cement industry.

Australian Takeovers Panel declines to take action regarding FLSmidth's increased offer to Ludowici

José Teixeira de Freitas, Cimpor Group, discusses the construction of a cement plant in Zaozhuang, China, and the benefits of investing in the region. This article is an abridged version of the full article, which appeared in the March 2012 issue of World Cement.

YTL Corp. has announced a 10.8% growth in revenue for the six months ended 31 December 2011, boosted by its cement and multi-utility businesses.

FLSmidth increases share price offer for Ludowici