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Expenditure offsets rise in sales for Shree Cement in January – March 2014, leading to a 19% y/y decline in profit.
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Expenditure offsets rise in sales for Shree Cement in January – March 2014, leading to a 19% y/y decline in profit.

Cement sales in the Philippines increased by 8.6% y/y in the first quarter of 2014, driven by reconstruction and rehabilitation efforts in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda.

Pakistani cement manufacturer Lucky Cement recorded a profit after tax of Rs.8.19 billion for the first nine months of the current fiscal year.

Pakistan International Bulk Terminal will handle 12 million tpa of coal, 5 million tpa of cement and 2 million tpa of clinker when it is completed in two years.

OCL India commissions a new grinding plant, Dalmia Cement acquires a stake in Bokaro Jaypee Cement Limited and India awaits the election results.

In the first quarter of this calendar year, Ambuja Cements achieved a 6.6% increase in net profit on a 3.7% increase in net sales.

Indian cement manufacturer ACC posted a net profit of Rs.400 crore for the first quarter of 2014, an 8.7% y/y decline compared to the same period a year earlier.

CNBM has announced that two projects it was working on have successfully started up, including a 750 000 tpa cement grinding station in Indonesia and a new 3300 tpd line in Iraq.

Net profits rose more than 15% in the period ending 31 March, as sales increased 8% y/y.

Manufacturing in China is on a downward trend, while the burden of environmental taxes is likely to take hold in the near future.

A Chinese company has used a 3D printer to build 10 houses in 24 hours, giving rise to the question: what possibilities does 3D printing offer construction and manufacturing?

Zuari Cement is building a new port-based cement packing terminal in Kochi to extend its reach in western and southern India.