Indian Subcontinent - 22 May 2018

The construction of the Daimer-Bhasher Dam in Pakistan could boost cement demand by 20 – 25 million t over the next 4 – 5 years.

UltraTech has secured more than 50 million t worth of limestone reserves close to its Dhar cement plant in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Pakistani cement company, Gharibwal Cement, has begun commercial operation of a new vertical cement mill.

LafargeHolcim Bangladesh has replaced a 17 km belt conveyor running between a limestone quarry in Maghalaya, India, to its Surma cement plant in Sunamganj, Bangladesh.

OCL India, a subsidiary of Dalmia Bharat, has decided to set up a new cement plant in Odisha, India.