India cement news

Indian cement maker and member of the LafargeHolcim group, ACC, has announced a 10% increase in cement sales in 1Q17.

Demand for white cement is projected to grow at an average of 3% per year to 2021, as rising purchasing power in emerging economics boost demand for the premium production.

Ambuja Cement has received approval from the state government of Odisha, India, to set up a new cement grinding plant in Jharsuguda.

LafargeHolcim’s Indian subsidiary, Ambuja Cement, has secured additional limestone resources in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

Ramco Cements will install an FCB TSV classifier from French engineering group, Fives, at the R R Nagar plant expansion in Tamil Nadu, India.

UltraTech has completed the purchase of Jaiprakash Associates’ cement assets in a deal worth US$2.5 billion.

Asian cement production grew in the first four months of the year on good performance in China, Thailand, and Vietnam, while in Latin America and the Mediterranean Basin, producers struggled.

Sales at Dalmia Cement grew 20% in FY2017, despite a backdrop of weakened cement sales overall in India.

Orient Cement, a subsidiary of CK Birla Group, is two acquire to cement businesses from Jaypee Group.

UltraTech has added additional slag cement production capacity at its Patliputra cement plant in east Indian to meet rising demand.