Cement is never used as cement alone but is always converted to a value-added product in practice. Therefore application of cement becomes extremely important.

Nuvoco Corporation (formerly LaFarge India) was acquired by Nirma about 18 months back. Nuvoco has three business verticals – cement, ready mix concrete (RMC) and aggregates.

The year 2017 has remained a challenging year for the cement industry. As per the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, cement production fell 2 per cent yoy in April-October 2017.

Since mankind’s inception, the two most primal needs of human beings have been food and shelter. From seeking shelter in caves and forests to mud huts and wooden houses, humankind has come a long way.

Ujjwal Batria, CEO, Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd, believes that combating the shortage of coarse and fine aggregates; technology of sintering fly ash has already been developed and is in place.

India today collects close to 1,00,000 tonnes of waste per day (the generation is higher and so we see the waste everywhere). And as we urbanise, this problem will only dramatically increase.

Life is the invaluable gift given to us. For centuries, we survived on instinct and many of our forefathers perished as instinct is not always right and even if it is right, it is many times too late to react.

Two new A45G haulers from Volvo Construction Equipment are working at a major new aggregates plant in Gimhae, South Korea, where the local area's fast-growing industrial landscape means demand for building materials is on the up.

There is marked uncertainty, change and complexity in operations, and businesses have now shaken up their industries. By introducing innovative products and services and streamlining systems, businesses are braving the creative storm and are pacing themselves for the future.