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According to reports, JSW Cement is planning a growth of 9 – 10% this year through expansion in south Indian markets.
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According to reports, JSW Cement is planning a growth of 9 – 10% this year through expansion in south Indian markets.

In the second part of this abridged article, Lucky Cement’s Noman Hasan discusses the company’s operations in Pakistan and the huge potential of the country’s cement industry.

Noman Hasan, Lucky Cement Limited, takes a look at the development and expansion of the Pakistani cement industry in the first part of this abridged article taken from World Cement’s October issue.

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian PCI® increased by 4.1 points to 59.1 in September 2014.

Local cement dispatches improved by 7.08% y/y in Pakistan in September but exports were down by 10.6% y/y to 730 000 t.

Rakesh H. Mehta has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Saurashtra Cement, effective from 1 October 2014.

OHL Industrial has won its first contract in Vietnam – an overland transportation line for Cong Thanh Cement.

Paul Maxwell-Cook turns his attention to Nepal and Bhutan in the final part of this abridged article from World Cement’s October 2014 issue.

ThyssenKrupp Australia is merging Uhde Shedden, Polysius and ThyssenKrupp Materials Handling to become ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (Australia).

Cement is back on top in India, with expansion projects being announced and growth figures looking positive.

Zuari Cement, through its subsidiary Gulbarga Cement, is setting up a 3.23 million tpa cement plant and a 50 MW captive power plant in Gulbarga, Karnataka.

Jean-Carlos Angulo, Executive Vice President, Lafarge Group, will replace Uday Khanna as Non-Executive Chairman of Lafarge India.