RECENT NEWS
Cement firms warned over competition
BBC News  6 hrs ago  Comment 
Lack of competition in the UK cement market is costing consumers millions of pounds, the Competition Commission says.
Heidelberg Cement to sell Raigad unit to JSW Group
The Hindu Business Line  6 hrs ago  Comment 
Heidelberg Cement India today decided to sell its 0.6 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement grinding facility in Raigad to JSW Group “as a going concern on slump sale basis” for an undisclosed su...
Birla Corp net surges 26% in fourth quarter
The Hindu Business Line  May 20  Comment 
Achieves highest-ever cement production, despatches
Cement stocks gain nearly 3 per cent
The Economic Times  May 17  Comment 
Shares of cement makers rose by nearly 3 per cent after the COMPAT ordered 11 companies to deposit Rs 630 crore as it hears their appeal against a record amount of penalty imposed by competition watchdog CCI last year.
Cement stocks gain nearly 3%
The Hindu Business Line  May 17  Comment 
Compat directs cement firms to pay 10% of Rs 6,307-cr penalty
The Hindu Business Line  May 17  Comment 
The Competition Appellate Tribunal today directed cement companies to pay 10 per cent of a Rs 6,307-crore penalty imposed on them by fair trade regulator CCI for forming a cartel in the sector.
Competition tribunal tells penalised cement firms to deposit Rs 630 cr in a month
The Hindu Business Line  May 17  Comment 
Tribunal orders fined cement firms to pay $109 million fee
Reuters  May 17  Comment 
Buy Ambuja Cement with a target of Rs 198: Sandeep Wagle
The Economic Times  May 17  Comment 
"Ambuja Cement is a buy call with a target of Rs 198 and a stop loss of Rs 189.50."
Cement shares up ahead of ruling on price fixing
Reuters  May 17  Comment 
REUTERS - Shares in cement companies such as Ambuja Cements Ltd gain on hopes a regulatory tribunal may rule in their favour as they challenge price collusions charges from the Competition Commission of India.
Cement-makers want green status for power generated through waste-heat recovery
The Hindu Business Line  May 16  Comment 
Co-generation of power through waste-heat recovery process in cement plants should be given renewable energy status, according to N. A. Vishwanathan, Secretary-General, Cement Manufacturers Associ...
Norwegian firm to seek ways to trap cement factory CO2
Reuters  May 16  Comment 
Norway's Aker Solutions has won a contract to make the world's first tests for capturing emissions of carbon dioxide from cement factories as part of efforts to slow climate change, the company said on Thursday.     




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Besides producing cement, many of these companies produce ready-mix concrete, asphalt, aggregates, and concrete structures. Cement industry is local in nature, because the weight to value ratio of cement and other building materials is relatively low.

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Companies in the Cement Industry (8)

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