Cement News tagged under: Indian sub-continent
Humboldt India wins new UltraTech Cement order27 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsHumboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd (HW India), New Delhi, India, a subsidiary of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD), Cologne, Germany, has received a new order from UltraTech Cement Ltd for three new kiln lines, one new raw meal grinding plant with two KHD roller presses, and the upgrade of five existing clinker grinding plants with KHD roller presses. The engineering and supply of equipment as well as supervisory services related to erection and commissioning comprise a potentia... |
INSEE Cement (Lanka) holds child career guidance programme27 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsINSEE Cement (Lanka) Plc has held a ’Find Your Spark', an interactive virtual career guidance programme. The objective of the programme was to equip the children of employees with the right knowledge and skills to grow their talent, choose their future career wisely and achieve their best. The programme included a series of workshops conducted by a panel of renowned professionals, whom the children could look up to as role models. Gustavo Navarro, CEO of INSEE Cement (Lanka) s... |
UltraTech Cement reports consolidated sales of INR121.44bn25 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Aditya Birla Group's cement flagship, UltraTech Cement Ltd, reported consolidated net sales of INR121.44bn (US$1.66bn) for the quarter ended 31 December 2020, versus INR102.61bn over the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit before interest, depreciation and tax was at INR33.62bn compared to INR21.47bn in the corresponding period of the previous year. Profit after tax was INR15.84bn compared to INR7.12bn in the corresponding period of the previous year. On... |
Sri Lanka starts to close production gap to cement demand22 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsOnyx Group in Sri Lanka has announced that it expects to start operations of its new grinding plant in Mirijjawaila, Hambantota. The commissioning of the plant, which is an affiliate of Ceylon Steel Ltd, is an indication that Sri Lanka is looking to close the gap between its cement demand and domestic cement production. In recent years domestic demand has been met partly by high levels of cement and clinker imports in recent years. The new Onyx facility will operate as Lanwa Santha Cement... |
Nuvoco Vistas Corp launch InstaMix Xpress in Bhutan21 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsNuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd of India has released its InstaMix Xpress product in Bhutan. InstaMix Xpress is a pre-mixed, ready-to-use, bagged, dry concrete supply. The premium-quality bagged concrete is easy to use and can be supplied anytime anywhere regardless of the desired quantity, claims Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd. Nuvoco Vistas Ltd has supplied Instamix Xpress to Kolkata Telecom Support & Service for the casting of mobile phone tower foundations in Jaigaon, Bhutan. Altogether more th... |
Cherat Cement Co plans Line No 1 modernisation19 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCherat Cement Co Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 18 January 2021, decided to undertake balacing, modernisation and replacement (BMR) for Cement Line 1 and install the main crusher at Lakrai village, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province, Pakistan. According to Executive Director and Company Secretary, Abid Vazir, these measures will help improve the operational efficiencies of the plant. The total cost of BMR... |
Pakistani cement exports fall 9% in December18 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsCement exports from Pakistan saw an 8.6 per cent YoY decline to US$19.253m in December when compared with US$21 in December 2019, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics attributed this drop to the closure of ports, lower trade activity on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and lower demand from international buyers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. MoM cement exports were up 6.2 per cent when compared with US$18.129m in November 2020. Export volumes increased 19 per cent MoM ... |
Pakistani cement producers increase output18 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe output of Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMIs), including cement production, witnessed an increase of 14.5 per cent YoY in November 2020, and of 7.4 per cent YoY in 5MFY20-21, according to Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics. Pakistani cement production increased by 21.3 per cent YoY to 20.442Mt in July-November 2020 from 16.852Mt in the same period last year. The rising trend was also witnessed in November 2020, when production significantly rose by 13 per ... |
JK Lakshmi Cement invests in IoT and automation15 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsJK Laksmi Cement (JKLC) has recently invested in IoT and automation. The company applying IoT for key operations such as managing fleet, supply chain, and even for water conservation. It is also looking to automate its logistics operations and supply with the help of a machine learning-based platform. "We have been using AI engines for optimising manufacturing operations at our cement production plants across the country. This year we are committed to successfully piloting an automation p... |
Shree Cement receives approval for rooftop solar project14 January 2021, Published under Cement NewsThe Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC), in India, has approved the net metering connectivity requested by Shree Cement for a captive rooftop solar power project of 1.99MW at 132kV supply. The state regulator said that connectivity would be provided subject to the fulfillment of requirements concerning system protection, data communication, and metering of the Jharkhand Urja Sancharan Nigam Ltd, State Load Despatch Center and the Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Ltd (... |