Cement News tagged under: india
Adani Group investment to soar12 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Adani Group will invest over INR600,000m (US$7.4m) in a number of sectors in Madhya Predesh that would create thousands of jobs. This would reshape the economy of several districts in the state, said Pranav Adani, director at Adani Enterprises, at the seventh Madhya Predesh Global Investors Summit. Currently, the group has investments of close to INR275,000m in sectors such as power generation and transmission, gas distribution, cement manufacturing and agro processing, among other... |
Jaiprakesh Associates defaults on loans09 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsJaiprakesh Associates has defaulted on INR40,590m (US$492.9m) of loans from various lenders, according to The Times of India. The company, which has a total debt of INR290,900m, needs to make payments in respect of fund-based working capital, non-fund-based working capital, term loans and foreign currency convertible bonds. In its exchange filing, the company said that in terms of the restructuring plan of its total debt, INR116,890m was to be discharged against the sale of identified cem... |
Ambuja Cements forms new subsidiary, ARL06 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Ambuja Cements has incorporated Ambuja Resources (ARL), a new wholly-owned subsidiary for the manufacture of cement and allied products, alternate fuel and power generation. ARL was incorporated on 5 January 2023 and is registered with the Registrar of Companies, Gujarat, Ahmedabad. The new subsidiary is yet to commence operations, reports Business Standard. |
UltraTech Cement selects AUMUND as project partner06 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsUltraTech Cement Ltd has again selected AUMUND India as its partner for a big project. UltraTech Cement is the leading producer of grey and white cement and ready-mix concrete in India, and is one of AUMUND India’s major and longstanding customers. Dr Pietro de Michieli, CEO AUMUND Group, together with Raju Gupta, managing director AUMUND India, led negotiations with UltraTech for the new project. Raju Gupta and Pietro de Michieli celebrate the partnership (© AUMUND)... |
Ambuja Cements forms shipping subsidiary04 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsAmbuja Cements has formed a new, wholly-owned subsidiary called Ambuja Shipping Services Ltd (ASSL). The company has been incorporated by Ambuja Cements for the business of operating ships, the company said in regulatory filing. The company has acquired 100 per cent shareholding in ASSL and the cost of the acquisition is INR10m (US$120,800), reports Mint. ASSL is incorporated in India and was registered with the Registrar of Companies, Gujarat at Ahmedabad on 3 January 2023. The new sub... |
ACC launches ACC ECOMaxX04 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsACC Ltd , the cement and building material company of Adani Cement and part of the Adani Group, is set to bring a new dimension to the building materials industry with the launch of ACC ECOMaxX, an expert range of green concrete solutions. ACC ECOMaxX is the industry’s broadest range of green concrete solutions, with 30-100 per cent lower embodied carbon content compared to a reference concrete designed with ordinary Portland cement (OPC). The products are developed using a Unique Gre... |
Mukul Agarwal raises stake in Sanghi Industries03 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsInvestor Mukul Agarwal has increased his stake in Sanghi Industries from 1.34 per cent in the September 2022 quarter to 1.97 per cent in the December quarter, reports The Economic Times. According to 5paisa, Mukual Agrawal’s investment style is “largely aggressive, hawking for multibaggers that are capable of astronomical returns.” His investment portfolio includes IMFL (Indian Made Foreign Liquor Co), PDS Multinationals (a leading consumer goods design, product development, sourcing, v... |
Indian Prayagraj region to become cement hub02 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsIndia’s Prayagraj region in Uttar Pradesh is set to become a cement production hub. In addition to its two existing cement plants – the 6.6Mta Sadwa works of Jaypee Group and the 2Mta Bara unit of UltraTech Cement – three further cement plants have been announced. JK Cement, KJS Cement and Eco Cement have started the process of building plants in the Trans-Yamuna region of Prayagraj. JK Cement has signed a Memorandum with Uttar Pradesh State Industrial Development Authority (UPSI... |
India's NCR cement plants to desist from using unapproved fuels02 January 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe Indian National Capital Region’s (NCR) Commission for Air Quality Management has reminded all industrial and other sectors not to use unapproved fuels, including coal, from 1 January 2023 or face immediate closure with heavy fines. The legislation aims to completely eliminate the use of coal and other unapproved fuels in the entire NCR. In terms of cement plants, Direction No. 65 of the commission enables NCR-based production facilities to use biomass, agricultural refuse and pellets an... |
Freight dispute continues in northern India30 December 2022, Published under Cement NewsThe dispute over freight rates continues to run after two weeks, forcing the closure of two cement plants in Himachal Pradesh, as talks between truck operators and the management of the Darlaghat (Ambuja Cements) and Barmana (ACC Ltd) plants fail to yield any results. Adani group, which owns both plants, closed the plants on December 14. Adani management has been asking truck operators to lower freight rates to INR6/t/km, but the latter have refused. While the Bilaspur District Transpor... |