Building India’s green construction sector
Neeraj Akhoury, CEO India Holcim Group and MD & CEO, Ambuja Cements Ltd, shares his perspective on the creation of a more green and sustainable construction sector in India.
Indian Subcontinent
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Ambuja Cements launches Concrete Futures Laboratory initiative
The CFL enables experts and budding professionals’ to ‘test, learn and experience’ various aspects of cement and concrete.
ACC and Ambuja Cement focus on green and sustainable construction
The companies are committed to making a concrete difference in the areas of carbon footprint reduction, circular economy, protection of natural resources and welfare of communities.
TERI and GCCA India to work together on sustainability in the Indian cement and concrete sectors
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) India has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) under which the two aim to facilitate and accelerate sustainable development of the cement and concrete sectors, including their value chain partners across India.
ACC becomes first company in the Indian construction sector to sign the Net Zero Pledge with SBTi
The company has signed the ‘Business Ambition for 1.5°C’ pledge and joined the Race to Zero campaign of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Geocycle builds a greener future for India
Geocycle India, the in-house waste management arm of Ambuja Cements Limited and ACC Limited, has co-processed about 2 million t of waste and achieved a TSR of 6% in 2021.
Ambuja Cement Foundation empowers 33 000 women in rural India
This was achieved through its work in empowering women to take up leadership positions in their own communities, promote self-help groups and support in the formation of Women Federations.
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Shree Cement to gift India’s Olympic winners free cement
The company has announced that it will offer winners free cement to help them build their dream homes.
Ambuja Cements to invest Rs3.1 bn to expand Ropar Unit in Punjab
Ropar Cement Grinding Unit to be expanded by 1.5 MTPA to 4.5 MTPA; To be completed by June 2023. Ambuja plans to increase its total cement capacity to 50 MTPA in the mid-term.
NCCBM appoints makes new senior appointments
Mr. K C Jhanwar, MD, UltraTech Cement Ltd appointed as Chairman & Mr. Neeraj Akhoury, MD & CEO, Ambuja Cements Ltd appointed as Vice-Chairman of NCCBM
Ambuja Cement Foundation launches QR code to digitalise training material for farmers
The Foundation has launched a Quick Response (QR) platform. This digital platform includes all training material for farmers to access anytime and anywhere.
Wonder Cement orders mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer
Gebr. Pfeiffer has previously supplied seven vertical roller mills for grinding cement, raw material and petroleum coke to Wonder Cement. The customer has recently decided to order another vertical roller mill from Gebr. Pfeiffer.
Three Indian projects win at LafargeHolcim Awards
The LafargeHolcim Foundation recently announced the winners at the regional LafargeHolcim Awards Ceremony 2020 Asia Pacific. Out of the five projects declared winners for the Asia Pacific region, three were Indian projects.
ACC and Ambuja’s waste management arm, Geocycle India, set to remove waste from the Jojari River
Geocycle, the in-house waste management arm of ACC and Ambuja Cements, is collaborating with Rekart Innovations to remove plastic waste from the Jojari riverbed in Pipar city in the Jodhpur district, Rajasthan.
Lucky Cement shares financial results
The company has reported the highest profit after tax to date of PKR 22.15 billion of which PKR 3.93 billion is attributable to non-controlling interests for the nine months ended 31 March 2021.