Asia & Pacific Rim

As a joint winner in the Large Enterprise category, the award celebrates UltraTech’s efforts to accelerate its business towards a circular model.

This year, the company’s percentile rose by three points from 89 to 92.

The cement company has become the first in India to receive a green accreditation from the GRIHA. GRIHA is the national rating system for green buildings in India that was jointly set up by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) to combat climate change.

The company has announced its results for Q3CY21, recording operating EBIT growth of 4.9%.

‘Ambuja Abhimaan’, the contractor loyalty programme from Ambuja Cements Ltd. has emerged as the winner under the category ‘Best Use of Influencer Marketing’ in the B2C Content marketing category at the recently held MINT Marketing Summit 2021.

The company has reported robust earnings for the second quarter.

Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers have joined forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to cut CO2 emissions by a further 25% by 2030, marking a decisive step in the race to ‘Net Zero’ concrete by 2050.

Fu Lijuan, China National Building Materials Exhibition & Trade Centre (CBME), and Tian Guiping & Cui Yuansheng, Institute of Technical Information for Building Materials Industry of China (ITIBMIC), discuss the development status and future prospects of China’s cement industry.

The company has successfully begun the commercial production of clinker and cement at its Marwar Greenfield Plant in the Nagaur district of Rajasthan.

The company will expand in markets where it has an edge over competition and demand for cement is projected to get stronger.

The company is continuing to gain ground on its Future in Action commitment through partnerships with the private sector, local government units and other organisations working towards a sustainable future.

The company has ordered three MVR vertical roller mills from Gebr. Pfeiffer for its plant in Nizampur.

As part of the transaction, Calix has entered into a licence agreement with the LEILAC Group under which it will retain 30% of royalties earned by the LEILAC Group from deployment of the technology

The World Cement Association (WCA) has announced that global energy technology company, Baker Hughes, has become the latest addition to its international community, joining as an Associate Corporate Member.

The company has set ambitious emissions reduction targets and has joined the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Business Ambition for 1.5°C and UNFCCC Race to Zero.