Indian Subcontinent

The size of containerships has rapidly growing in the last couple of years with new ships being built in the league of 18 000 - 20 000 TEU.

Lafarge initiated plans to sell its entire Indian operations of 11 million tpy for an estimated US$1.5 billion to 2 billion.

HeidelbergCement has received 454 applications for its research competition.

Jaiprakash Associates shares jumped after the company announced plans to sell its cement units to UltraTech Cement.

UltraTech Cement Limited has entered into a binding Memorandum of Understanding with Jaiprakash Associates Limited.

The Board of Directors at Bestway Cement Limited have announced financial results for the half-year between July and December, 2015.

Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index increased for the tenth straight session on 25 February.

Sika has announced its results for FY15

Increasing investments in residential construction and transport infrastructure will drive growth in India’s construction industry.

The slowing Indian cement industry will improve in the coming years with the government's aggressive infrastructure development programmes.

Each of the non-binding bids has put an enterprise value in excess of Rs18 000 crore on the 21 million tpy business.

IKN has supplied a second cooler to Attock Cement Pakistan Limited.

LafargeHolcim Chief Executive Officer has said that the company is attracting strong interest for capacity it has been forced to sell in India.

Shares of Indian cement companies have risen ahead of the 29 February Union Budget.

Shree Cement has won the first ever non-coal mining lease allocated through the auction route.