Editor's Desk Jan 01, 2019 Build More, Build Well, Build Right Without cement, there is no concrete, and without concrete, there can be no construction. No wonder then, that cement has become synonymous with concrete and construction, and has come to represent nation building.
Feature Jan 01, 2019 Branding is a priority in the retail segment The brand "Bharathi" was founded in the year 2009. It was the first greenfield project to come up in Kadapa district of Andhra Pradesh.
Interactions Jan 01, 2019 Equipment rental segment is still at a nascent stage in India India is the world's second largest region for cement - both in terms of production and consumption. Growth in the cement industry is driven by investments in infrastructure, housing and urban development.
Jan 01, 2019 Utilisation of Synthetic Gypsum from FGDs This article discusses the quality and quantities of limestone requirements for Flue Gas Desulfurisation (FGD) with expected quality of synthetic gypsum (SG) generated from power plants.
Cover Story Dec 01, 2018 Volume is the key for long-term sustainability Indian cement industry, the second largest in the world, has witnessed a revival for demand during FY19. The industry reported a positive growth of 4.8 per cent and 6.5 per cent in FY16 and FY18 respectively and a marginally negative growth in FY16.
Cover Story Dec 01, 2018 Revival of Investments Even as cement industry is saddled with excess capacity of over 150 million tonnes (MT), and implementation of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) is in full swing leading to consolidation in the industry, the cement players are thinking it is the right time to chalk out expansion plans, via greenfield and brownfield projects.
Editor's Desk Dec 01, 2018 The 'Emission Gap' is 'Building Pressure' The goal of nations signing the Paris Agreement was to limit incremental global warming to 1.5/2 degrees up to the end of current century.
Feature Dec 01, 2018 Capturing particles The cement industry and the environmental regulators have been going through a very uneasy relationship over the last 2 decades.
Interactions Dec 01, 2018 We believe in generating ideas internally If you look at quality control part of the Indian cement business, we have come up with a solution that is completely modular. In India, quality control is not given the right kind of importance in terms of allocation of funds.