Cement News tagged under: India
IBAU HAMBURG delivers road-mobile ship unloader to Sanghi Industries, India12 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIBAU HAMBURG has recently delivered a road-mobile ship unloader, ordered by Sanghi Industries Ltd. for their Mumbai Cement Terminal. The road-mobile ship unloaders for mini bulk tankers are usually mounted on trailers (for road transport) as the ship unloader has to serve several terminals or because it is not possible to have stationary units in the harbour. Road-mobile, trailer-mounted ship unloaders have a self-supporting structure, are weighing approximately 30t and do have a high degr... |
Chettinad Cement to invest in power project, India12 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement producer Chettinad Cement is planning to invest around INR1300 crore by way of equity in associate company Chettinad Power Corp, which is to use the funds to set up a thermal power plant in Tamil Nadu. Business Standard reports that in a statement to shareholders, the company said it had received a proposal from Chettinad Power Corporation Private Ltd seeking investment in its equity share capital for a 1329MW supercritical thermal power project (2 x 660MW) at Tharangambadi V... |
Indian producers appeal fine, India11 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsA total of 10 out of 11 Indian cement companies fined in June for cartel practices have approached the Competition Appellate Tribunal to contest the ruling. Sources said the companies had approached the tribunal last week and the matter is due for hearing on 13 September. In June, the Competition Commission of India had imposed a penalty of INR6,307 crore (US$1.1bn) on 11 cement companies for price fixing. The major companies on which penalty was imposed included ACC Ltd, Ambuja Cement... |
Holcim: realising growth potential whilst cutting costs10 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsHolcim highlighted its cost cutting programme and the growth potential in its emerging markets at its latest investor and analyst event, which took place on 3-4 September in Zurich, Switzerland. While a global recovery remains elusive, emerging markets continue to grow. Holcim noted its net sales have increased above their 2007 level, from US$22.543bn to US$23.306bn in 2011. However, higher costs have led to EBITDA falling by US$1.3bn from US$5.775bn to US$4.447bn over the same period. Ne... |
Mangalam Cement appoints CFO, India07 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsMangalam Cement has informed the board of directors at a meeting held on 3 September 2012, that Anil Kumar Mandot, joint president (Commercial), has been appointed as the chief financial officer (CFO) of the company. The information is a part of company's filings submitted to the Bombay Stock Exchange. |
Deutsche upgrades India Cements to buy07 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsDeutsche Bank has upgraded India Cements to "buy" from "hold", while cutting its target price to INR106 from INR120, citing favourable risk-reward on attractive valuations and improving returns on equity profile. |
Pakistan capacity utilisation drops to 10-year low06 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsCapacity utilisation of the Pakistan cement industry declined to 68.29 per cent in the first two months of the current fiscal (FY12-13), the lowest level in a decade figures from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) show. The drop is attributed to falls in domestic demand during July and August mainly due to Ramazana and heavy rains in the country, as well as a decline in exports. APCMA data shows that total cement dispatches were down 1.64 per cent and 2.82 per ce... |
Indian cement capacity seen reaching 349.6Mt in FY1304 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsIndian cement production capacity is expected to rise to 349.6Mt in the current fiscal year (FY13) from 336.1Mt reached in the last fiscal. "The projected demand and capacity to be created during 2012-13 are 265.4Mt and 349.6Mt, respectively," Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia said in a written reply to Parliament According to the report of the working group on cement industry for the 12th Five Year Plan, the installed capacity of cement production during... |
Reliance Infrastructure set to start output from Maharashtra unit03 September 2012, Published under Cement NewsReliance Infrastructure Ltd (R-Infra) is set to begin producing cement from its grinding facility in Maharashtra this month and will sell it under the Reliance Cement brand. “We will produce cement from our grinding unit, which will start now. We will buy clinker from others and do the grinding part. We will also bag them,” said Lalit Jalan, chief executive officer of R-Infra told Business Standard. The first batch of Reliance-branded cement would be out by the end of the month. The grin... |
UltraTech on track to raise capacity by 19% next year31 August 2012, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech, India’s leading cement producer, said it will raise capacity to 62Mt by next year, according to its chairman, as he warned that the outlook for the domestic sector remains challenging. "I believe the short-term prospects for the industry appear bearish. Regardless, over the medium to long term, the sector offers good growth potential," Kumar Mangalam Birla said in a statement released after the company's annual shareholder meeting. Rising input and energy costs have been squ... |