A mobile concrete batching plant ensures that your concrete is of high quality as it is shielded from undesired environmental factors such as dampness and heat.

India will do better by concentrating on improving expertise in underground mining and logistics, if the rising cost of coal needs to be mitigated in the future.

Modern mining practices can help us optimise consumption of scarce raw materials, says Bhanu Bhatnagar of Adani Cementation Ltd.

Jayakumar Krishnaswamy was appointed as Managing Director for Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd (formerly Lafarge India Limited). He will be responsible for its three business divisions; cement, ready-mix concrete and aggregates.

The performance of 3,292 companies in Q1 FY19 over the last year (Q1 FY18) reveals an improvement, with net sales registering a double-digit growth during the quarter over Q1 FY18 performance.

The awareness about the superiority of slag cement in performance over other types of cements, especially in aggressive environments like coastal areas, marine works, effluent treatment plants, foundation works, and other similar structures is increasing amongst the engineers and the consultants.

Today's blended cements have its origin in the old Roman construction. Due to technological advancements [now] the similar cements are available in the new forms.

Due to contributions of slag in concrete durability and other environmental features, popularity of slag cement is increasing day by day. Currently at 28 to 30 millions tonnes of slag cement is produced in India by various cement manufacturers which is at 10 per cent of the total cement production in India.

Portland Slag Cement (PSC) is manufactured by inter-grinding Portland cement clinker, gypsum and granulated slag obtained from steel and ferro alloys industries.