In Pakistan, this year from January to November, the accumulation cement declined by -1.7% to 42.506 Mt, after 43.318 Mt in the same period last year. In the first 3 quarters in 2023 the cement dispatch declined only with -1.1%,…
Sinoma TCDRI finished the 1600 tpd clinker capacity upgrade of the Dandot Cement plant in Lahore, Pakistan. The plant has been operated since 1983 and was supplied by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) with a 1000 tpd kiln. The upgrade improves…
A huge 11500 tpd clinker line has been commissioned by Shree Cement in Nawalgarh Tehsil in Rayasthan, about 250 km Southeast of India’s Capital New Delhi. The brownfield Mega cement plant has a 4-string calciner and is able to produce…
Mr. Gautam Adani, which is the founder and chairman of the Adani Group, announced investments of RS 1700 Cr in Uttarakhand, North of New Delhi in Northern India. A smaller amount is to expand Ambuja Cement’s 2007 commissioned 1.0 Mta…
Ramco Cements Ltd (RCL) increased the clinker capacity of the Kalavatala plant in Kolimigundla Mandal in Andhra Pradesh, India. The capacity of the plant, which has been commissioned in April 2022, has been increased in 18 months by 0.65 Mta…
In the last financial years the cement export revenues of Bangladesh have been in the range from 9 to 10 US$m. However, this year sees a large increase. From July to October the export revenue increased by 104.8% to 5.172…
Ambuja Cement, which is part of the Adani Group, completes the acquisition of a 54% majority stake in Sanghi Industries, which further consolidates the Indian cement industry. Sanghi operates the Sanhipuram cement plant (photo) in Kutch, Gujarat as well as…
India, UltraTech Cement, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group, will acquire for US$ 912m the cement business of Kesoram Industries, which is part of the BK Birla Group. Kesoram operates two integrated cement plants with a clinker and…
In India, JK Lakshmi Cement is the frontrunner in calcined clay for the production of LC3 cements. The company has suitable clay deposits in Pali, Rayasthan, which have been tested for several years. According to JK’s commitment towards sustainability it…
UltraTech Cement, which is the cement flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, will invest INR 13,000 crores in expanding its Indian grey cement capacity by another 21.9 Mta in the 3rd expansion phase, which starts after FY 25 and…