Asia & Pacific Rim

China Shanshui Cement has acknowledged the difficult position it is in following the legal action taken against one of its major shareholders.

Mechel has announced that it has signed a memorandum with China's Jidong Cement.

IFC proposes to part-finance the project taken on by Sagar Cements, which is in the process of acquiring BBM Cements and turning its performance around.

Cemex has placed itself as a leading user of alternative fuels in the cement industry.

New research suggests that China may reach peak greenhouse gas emissions by 2025 or even earlier, which would increase global chances of keeping warming within the agreed limit.

Indonesia Investments has reported that manufacturing activity in the country has tightened for the eighth continuous month.

Lucky Cement has planted more than 25 000 trees to date and held a tree planting activity at its Karachi plant to mark World Environment Day.

A report from India’s Economic Times puts CRH, Blackstone and Heidelberg in the running for Lafarge India assets.

Cemex, the International Union for the Conservative nature (IUCN), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), and the WILD foundation join to promote protection of natural sites.

The Taiheyo Cement company built a 24 000 t cement silo at its cement terminal in Singapore with its new CEM II type product.

Semen Indonesia has held a celebration to mark the completion of reforestation at one of its sites.

In the second part of this two-part article, Uday Deshpande describes how the safety message is communicated across UltraTech Cement.

India’s eight core industries contracted by 0.4% in April 2015 when compared with April 2014.

An infographic on India, the focus of the regional report in World Cement’s June 2015 issue.

Uday Deshpande, Safety Head, UltraTech Cement Limited, India, describes the company’s Safety Excellence Journey.