Asia & Pacific Rim

Lafarge Pakistan has carried out the second wave of a road health and safety initiative to provide employees with PRTS compliant vehicles.

The cement company launched a campaign to better communicate the key attributes of its brand.

The National Bureau of Statistics of China has revealed that cement production decreased by 2.2% y/y to 224.15 million t in September 2014.

Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has revealed that its High Efficiency Calcium Looping Technology (HECLOT) can achieve a carbon capture rate of up to 90%.

Private equity portfolio companies participating in KKR’s Green Portfolio Program saved over 27 million m3 of water and recycled 1.6 million t of waste between 2008 and 2013.

According to reports, Semen Indonesia is planning to construct new cement facilities in Aceh, Sulawesi and Kalimantan, in addition to setting up a plant in Papua.

Indian media is reporting that the Aditya Birla group has bid for around US$1.5 billion of Holcim assets in Brazil and the Philippines being divested as part of the merger with Lafarge.

The new government in India has announced a new blueprint for coal block allocation following the Supreme Court decision earlier this year to cancel allocations made between 1993 and 2010.

Ambuja Cement has launched Ambuja Plus, the company’s new special quality PPC cement with advanced SPE technology, in the state of Maharashtra.

UltraTech Cement reported net sales of Rs.5382 crore and profit after tax of Rs.410 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2014.

Emami Cement has ordered an MVR 6000 C-6 mill with an installed drive power of 6700 kW from Gebr. Pfeiffer for its grinding unit in West Bengal.

Jaiprakash Associates is reported to be considering selling another cement plant – this time to Shree Cement, while UltraTech has commented on those Lafarge-Holcim rumours.

An excerpt from the Indocement plant tour at the Citeureup plant near Jakarta, which featured in the October issue of World Cement.

The incoming President’s policies on infrastructure development are set to boost cement demand.

In order to ensure methods are ready for use under the Emissions Reduction Fund, the Department of the Environment has commenced development of a number of priority methods across a range of sectors.