Asia & Pacific Rim

Indonesia's President has signed a ruling allowing the government to cap prices of cement during peak demand periods.

India’s ACC has been allowed to resume quarrying at its Bargarh plant following the renewal of the lease under the new Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act.

Due to troubles afflicting the company, bonds were hit in secondary trade as Standard & Poor's cut its ratings.

Speaking with Bloomberg, Aliko Dangote said that the new 2 million tpy plant has 90% of regulatory approvals in place.

Wonder Cement has told the Press Trust of India of plans to increase production capacity at its plant in Rajasthan to 10 million t within 5 years.

CTLGroup has officially opened its new laboratory in Doha, Qatar.

Nestle India has opted for disposal of recalled Maggi noodles in cement kilns as the most environmentally friendly solution.

The deal for the acquisition is valued at €270 million.

The cement producers’ refusal to buy the permits would call into question China's ability to force companies to comply with carbon targets.

Significant electricity-efficiency potential remains untapped in global manufacturing.

A round-up of some of this week’s key news items from the international cement industry, from the latest development to recent production, demand and supply figures.

PerfectDig won South Australia's Industrial and Resources category of the Australia Information Industry Association (AIIA) iAwards.

AViTEQ Vibrationstechnik GmbH has celebrated the opening of a joint venture with Chinese company Shanghai Finde.

The new CEO’s primary objective was to transform a well-known project oriented house into a customer oriented product house.

News in brief from Zuari Cement, Niraj Cement Structurals and Chettinad Cement.