Dalmia Cement, Thriveni Earthmovers bag mining blocks in Odisha

February 2017

Dalmia Cement (Bharat) and Thriveni Earthmovers (TEPL) have recently bagged the Kottameta limestone and Lasarda-Pacheri manganese blocks in Odisha re...

Tags: TEPL, Lasarda-Pacheri manganese blocks, Kottameta limestone, Thriveni Earthmovers bag mining blocks, Dalmia Cement

Demonetisation heavily impacts cement industry

February 2017

The cement industry has been severely impacted by the recent demonetisation. Its growth in the current financial year is likely to plummet to 4 per c...

Tags: Cement industry, Demonetisation, Real estate

Green cement market to thrive

February 2017

A recent report from the transparency market research has predicted that the global market for green cement is expected to grow to $38.1 bn by the ye...

Tags: Construction materials, Green cement

Dalmia Bharat Group to invest Rs.2,000 cr

January 2017

Dalmia Bharat Group has announced an investment of Rs 2,000 crore to expand the capacity of its cement plant in Odisha. Group company Dalmia Cement B...

Tags: Dalmia Bharat Group, Dalmia Cement Bharat, OCL India, Make in Odisha

BASF inaugurates new plant

January 2017

BASF has inaugurated its new production plant in Carmona, Cavite, Philippines The new facility will produce both standard and custom-made performance...

Tags: BASF, Carmona, Cavite, Philippines, Master Builders Solutions, Construction Chemicals, MasterGlenium, MasterPolyheed, MasterRheobuild, MasterPozzolith, MasterCem

Concrete works at Polavaram dam to begin soon

January 2017

Concrete works at the mega Polavaram project on the Godavari in West Godavari district will begin soon. Work on the diaphragm wall and the fabricatio...

Tags: Concrete works, Polavaram project, Fabrication

Cemex to take-over Trinidad Cement

January 2017

Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V has announced that one of its indirect subsidiaries, Sierra Trading, will present an offer and take-over bid to all shareholders...

Tags: Cemex, S.A.B. de C.V, TCL, Sierra, Trinidad Cement

Tanzania plans US$ 9.2 bn in cement investment

January 2017

According to a report, three companies plan to invest as much as US$ 9.2 bn in Tanzanian cement production in projects that could double the nation´s...

Tags: Tanzanian cement production, Bagamoyo port development, Crude oil pipeline