Indian Subcontinent

ACC’s LEISA project aims to empower farmers by providing training and support for the adoption of organic farming methods and practices.

EBITDA, EBITDA PMT and EBITDA margins have grown higher than revenue growth given sharp improvement in operating costs. EBITDA margin at 21.3% for Q3’24 is the highest in the last 10 quarters.

This project is a collaboration between the public and private sectors under the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation and is set to roll out across 75 Gram Panchayats (GPs) in 15 states during its initial phase.

Imran Akram, IA Cement, provides a summary of the Cement 2024 research report, which details expected trends, risks, and trade flows for the cement industry in 2024.

ACC has acquired a 55% stake in Asian Concretes and Cements Pvt Ltd, increasing ACC's cement capacity to 38.55 MTPA.

UltraTech Cement Limited has introduced five electric trucks for transport of clinker from its integrated cement manufacturing unit to its grinding unit.

The company is entering the European market with the export of its cement to the United Kingdom.

ACC’s Wadi and Chanda units were honoured for their exemplary efforts in implementing sustainable co-processing practices.

The World Cement Association (WCA) has endorsed global government efforts to advance low-carbon cement and concrete production, announced at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai.

For the first time, a deal has been agreed at COP – the UN climate summit, which agrees to countries moving away from the use of fossil fuels.

Claudio Piccino, Simon Welzmiller and Raphael Yerly, Thermo Fisher Scientific, illustrate how analytical techniques in the cement industry enhance quality control and efficiency.

The GCCA has launched the third programme in its Innovandi brand, the Innovandi Entrepreneur Network.

John Terembula, FLSmidth, discusses ways to reduce the clinker factor using existing technologies and materials.

Global technology intelligence firm ABI Research explains that this has driven a surge in digitalisation investment.

This strategic acquisition is valued at an Enterprise Value of Rs. 51.85 billion.