Indian Subcontinent

UltraTech Cement will finalise the purchase of Jaiprakash Associates Ltd’s cement plants for US$2.4 billion including debt.

As part of completing its CSR objectives for 2016, Bestway Cement Limited sponsored a six day Mega Family and Industrial Exhibition

Shree Cement said that the project has a capacity of 300 000 m3 per annum and is situated at Sikandrabad, Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh.

JP Associates will sell cement plants with a combined capacity of 22.4 million t to UltraTech.

The dry bulk market will keep on suffering however, at least until the start of 2017 and possibly well after that.

According to the Q1 2016 update of Timetric’s Construction Risk Index, risk has risen marginally across the 50 countries covered.

LafargeHolcim is confident that a rally will continue in emerging markets even as others see raw materials faltering.

Dry bulk contracting comes to a halt while demolition is on the rise.

Residential building applications for aggregates will be driven by upturns in the housing markets of developed countries.

Birla White, the white cement brand of UltraTech Cement, held the 12th edition of Birla White YuvaRatna awards

Over 120 participants joined for an interactive dialogue on how companies can collaborate rather than compete on safety issues.

The probable applicants list includes Votorantim, HeidelbergCement, CRH plc, and the Indian conglomerate JSW.

New CEO of Regional Headquarters fro thyssenkrupp India.

PT Semen Indonesia Tbk has taken advantage of hot flue gases in the cement manufacturing process.

SFS has released research examining how global manufacturers are using innovative finance to seize market opportunities