Asia & Pacific Rim

Birla HomeTech executives have expressed an interest in setting up a new cement plant in Petnikota village, located in India’s Kurnool district.

Haver Technologies in Tianjin has a new office, bringing it closer to customers and decreasing delivery time.

Growth was recorded across three of the four Australian construction industry subsectors in July 2014.

The German company will supply two mills for raw meal and coal grinding.

Though the cement industry is looking more positive, the results coming in for 1Q15, the April – June quarter, are mixed.

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk. has posted domestic sales volume of 8.97 million t in 1H14, 3% higher than the 8.73 million t sold in 1H13.

The Prime Minister expressed his hopes that the new cement plant will help improve access to cement and bring down prices.

The Indian cement company reports a jump in net profit for the June quarter from the previous quarter, but a decline year-on-year.

The change in strength requirements for cement in Nigeria is reportedly bringing down business confidence, which some have attributed to the lack of discussion prior to enforcing the new rule.

Both Pakistan’s domestic cement sales and exports declined in July 2014, according to figures from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association.

Cement sales fell 25% in July due to fewer working days, but are anticipated to pick up through the remainder of the year on the back of infrastructure investment.

China has issued an emergency decree ordering regulatory officials to stop the country’s cement and plate glass sectors from adding new capacity.

Oxford Business Group has published a report on the cement industry in the Philippines and the potential impact of the Lafarge-Holcim merger.

The order includes three cement storage silos for the new integrated plant in Rembang, Central Java.

A collection of news relating to quarterly results, growth forecasts, coal allocations and personnel news in India’s cement sector.