Asia & Pacific Rim

BASF India Ltd has begun commercial production at its new construction chemicals plant in Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, its fifth production facility in the country.

Cement Manufacturers Association and Cement Sustainability Initiative joined to present the cement sector’s perspective on the development of INDCs.

Cement output declined by 20.5% y/y in China in March, while GDP growth slowed to 7% y/y in 1Q15.

The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association has submitted its pre-budget proposals to the Federal Board of Revenue.

The new cement mill will add 850 000 tpy to the Teresa plant’s capacity, bringing the total cement capacity to 2 million t.

K-Electric (KE) and DG Cement Ltd have signed a power supply agreement for the Pakistani cement manufacturer’s new plant in Hub, Balochistan.

ACC has reported its results for the January – March period, which show the impact of weakening demand as cement sales fall.

A round-up of this week’s cement industry news, from training and research to new contracts.

The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) organised three sessions on air emissions monitoring and control for its ten members in India. The events were hosted by Dalmia Bharat Cement, ACC Limited and UltraTech Cement.

Kjellberg Cutting and Welding India Pvt. Ltd launched on 1 April 2015 and is located in Pune, near Mumbai.

Pakistan is seeing an upsurge in domestic cement sales, but a decline in exports, according to the latest figures.

Siam Cement Group has held the groundbreaking ceremony for its 1.8 million tpy cement plant in Khammouane.

The cement industry will fall into the ‘red’ category, identifying it as an industry with high pollution potential.

Semen Indonesia, which is reported to have approval to build a 1 million tpy cement plant in Jayapura, held a gathering for customers in East Java.

Once the merger is complete, the cement company will have 68 million t of capacity in India, the world’s second biggest cement market.