Indian Subcontinent

Global demand for cement and concrete additives is forecast to grow 7.2% per year through 2019 to US$24.0 billion.

Bestway Cement and Pakcem have won four awards for contributing to CSR in Pakistan.

UltraTech Cement Limited has announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 31 December 2015.

The overall index, which gauges the cost of shipping dry bulk including cement, ended unchanged at 354 points.

The negative indicators seen at the end of 2014 were not overcome in 2015.

BIMCO expects transported volumes to diminish as they traditionally do from the fourth quarter to the first.

KKR and UltraTech Cement have submitted initial bids for all the cement assets of Jaiprakash Associates.

During the quarter, domestic cement sales volume increased by 7% as compared to the same quarter last year.

Bestway won coveted awards in the categories of Green Energy Initiatives, Community Development & Service and Education & Scholarship.

The Panchami Stone granite quarry is located 60 km from Bangalore.

Andhra Cements has two plants in Andhra Pradesh with a combined capacity of 2.6 million t.

Registration for the IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Industry Technical Conference is now available for purchase.

Central Bank of India sold its 3.5 billion rupees of Binani Cement loans to Edelweiss last quarter.

The Group’s annual turnover increased by 20% to £3.06 billion from £2.55 billion in 2014.

Sika has released its financial results for 4Q15.