Industry to move out of Hebei
The government is encouraging industry to relocate heavy industry production capacity out of Hebei, to other parts of China and abroad.
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The government is encouraging industry to relocate heavy industry production capacity out of Hebei, to other parts of China and abroad.
China Triumph International Engineering Group Co., Ltd recently welcomed a delegation from Eurocement to its offices in Beijing.
Jaypee Cement and Ambuja Cement have won coal blocks in Madhya Pradesh and Ambuja Cement, respectively.
On 21 February, Holcim Lanka organised a free health camp for some 400 people who live in the communities around the Galle grinding plant.
With the commissioning of its new Chhattisgarh plant in the next three months, the Indian cement producer will reach capacity of 24 million t.
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order from Wuhu Xinlian Shipyard in China.
Semen Indonesia held an open day at its Tuban plant, receiving 200 visitors from local villages.
Pakistan’s Bestway Cement Limited has released its results for the 12 months ending 30 June 2014, during which domestic cement dispatches increased but export volumes declined.
Cement among six of eight Indian core sectors that experienced y/y rise in output in January 2015, although the rate of growth slowed.
Lafarge has announced that it will acquire the remaining 45% stake in its Chinese JV, Lafarge Shui On Cement, subject to the completion of its merger with Holcim.
An infographic on Southeast Asia, the subject of the regional report in World Cement’s March 2015 issue.
According to China’s National Bureau of Statistics, cement output increased by 2.3% y/y in 2014 while coal production fell by 2.5% y/y.