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Ambuja Cements' Rajasthan works expected by 2015

17 June 2013, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cements Ltd plans to establish a 4.5Mta cement plant in the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan by 2015.  "Board approval is expected by end CY13; work at the plant site has already started – environmental clearances obtained, limestone mine ready, land acquisition process begun," Citi Research said in a note prepared on the comments of Ambuja Cements' management at the India Investor Conference organised by Citigroup on Monday.     Ambuja Cements, which is 50.3 per cent controll...

Tax write back boosts ACC and Ambuja Cements 1Q, India

06 May 2013, Published under Cement News

Holcim's Indian cement interests, ACC and Ambuja Cements, managed to post an improved first-quarter performance YoY despite a decline in sales, largely due to a writeback of income-tax provisions during the March quarter and an additional depreciation recognised for the March quarter last year. Both companies, in which the Swiss major holds a 50.3 per cent stake each, follow the calendar year (Jan-Dec) as their financial reporting year.  India's number two cement producer, ACC, poste...

Five killed in Ambuja Cements industrial accident, India

04 February 2013, Published under Cement News

An industrial incident at Ambuja Cement’s plant in Balodabazar district, Chhattisgarh, has claimed the lives of five factory workers. Local press have reported that the fatalities occurred due to a fly-ash hopper situated on the fifth floor was allegedly overloaded during a maintenance operation and collapsed and crashing four floors below. Police have registered a case against the company management, while the State Labour Department has ordered closure of all plant operations till th...

Holcim

04 January 2013, Published under Cement News

The Holcim associate Siam City Cement is to re-commission the two kilns that have been idle since 2008. One of the kilns will be fired again in October 2013, boosting active capacity by 1.4Mta. The second kiln will be re-lit some time during 2014. With all six kilns in operation, Siam City will have a capacity of 12.5Mta of clinker and 14Mta of cement. Siam City Cement is also contemplating building an integrated cement works in Cambodia, where it currently has a 49 per cent market share. A...

BoA-Merrill upgrades India's cement stocks to 'buy'

14 December 2012, Published under Cement News

Bank of America-Merrill Lynch upgrades its rating across cement stocks to 'buy' from 'neutral' or 'underperform', saying capacity will lag demand, while valuations are below previous up cycles. The investment adds general elections in the next 18 months bode well for the Indian cement sector given the demand-GDP multiplier expanded in four out of the five previous election years. Among the major cement manufacturers, Bank of America upgraded UltraTech Cement and Ambuja Cements to 'buy'...

Holcim Services (South Asia) signs fleet management deal, India

13 December 2012, Published under Cement News

Holcim Services (South Asia) Ltd, a unit of the Holcim Group, will deploy the Trimble® trako Fleet Management and Visual Cargo solutions in their outbound logistics fleet that transports cement to various destinations across India. The Trimble solution will provide Holcim better visibility into its transport logistics operations to help increase fleet productivity, improve operational efficiencies, enhance fleet and driver safety, and meet tight delivery timelines. As part of the implemen...

Ambuja Cements wins water management awards, India

12 December 2012, Published under Cement News

India-based cement producer Ambuja Cements has scooped three awards at the 9th National Award for Excellence for its work in the drought-prone state of Rajasthan. Ambuja’s two plants in Rajasthan – Rabriyawas and Marwar Mundwa – both won awards for their respective water management efforts. Commenting on the company’s achievements, Ambuja’s CEO, Ajay Kapur, said: “This is a matter or immense pride for Ambuja to bag these awards, and thus setting fresh benchmarks in water management not ju...

Ambuja Cements September sales and output climb, India

04 October 2012, Published under Cement News

Indian producer Ambuja Cements said sales rose 4.73 per cent to 1.55Mt in September from 1.48Mt in the same month a year ago, the company said in a statement. The company reported growth of 6.85 per cent in cement production at 1.56Mt, compared to 1.46Mt in September 2011. For the first nine months of this year, sales reached 16.37Mt, a 6.23 per cent increase compared to 15.41Mt in the same period of last year. Production, meanwhile, rose six per cent during the period to 16.38Mt from 15.4...

Holcim’s Indian interests report August declines

05 September 2012, Published under Cement News

Holcim’s Indian group companies, ACC and Ambuja Cements, have reported marginal declines in cement production and dispatches for August 2012. ACC, India’s second largest cement producer, posted a decline of 6.9 per cent in cement production as well as cement dispatches to 1.75Mt last month, compared to 1.88Mt in August 2011. Total cement production between January-August 2012 saw growth of 2.4 per cent to 16.47Mt, against 16.09Mt in the same period of last year. Dispatches for the eigh...

Cochin port attracts import investments, India

13 August 2012, Published under Cement News

Cochin port is emerging as a major cement import hub with Malabar Cements expressing interest in setting up a 1Mta facility and Zuari Cements finalising a 30-year deal with the Cochin Port Trust (CPT) this week. Cochin Port is a major port on the Arabian Sea – Indian Ocean sea-route and is one of the largest ports in India. The port lies on two islands in the Lake of Kochi: Willingdon Island and Vallarpadam, towards the Fort Kochi river mouth opening onto the Arabian Sea. The Hindu newsp...