Asia & Pacific Rim

Eden Energy and Monash University are awarded a grant for research into the use of carbon nanotubes to create enriched concrete that requires little or no reinforcing steel.

Oman's Raysut Cement has posted a 33% decrease in Q215 net profit.

CEMBUREAU has taken note of the Commission’s proposals on EU ETS post-2020 and will now proceed to a more in-depth analysis.

LafargeHolcim has officially launched across the globe and has announced key elements of its ambitions for the future.

Euronext has congratulated the new LafargeHolcim Group on its successful merger and inclusion in the CAC 40 index.

The ‘Green Mark’ is an internationally accredited Singaporean product label.

The 800 tpd cement plant will be inaugurated on 13 July and will produce OPC, PPC and Portland Slag Cement.

Sanghi Industries Ltd has announced plans to invest up to Rs 1500 crore in the next two to three years.

The mandate of the new Board of Directors and of the new Executive Committee with Eric Olsen as CEO will become effective.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international cement industry, from the introduction of World Cement’s yearly World Review to the latest corporate affairs.

Holcim has announced Bernard Fontana will step down from his position as CEO of Holcim Ltd.

The new cementitious material uses normal pour and form techniques to achieve a compressive strength of 464 N/mm2.

Japan’s construction industry is set to see an increase over 2015 – 2019. According to Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center, many factors will support this, including investment in public transport infrastructure.

The company anticipates increased demand for cement and intends to meet this demand with 4 million t of additional production capacity.

Paul Maxwell-Cook briefly describes the effects of falling oil prices on the cement industry in Central Asia.