Hydroelectric projects in Nepal becalmed by cement shortage The Nepal Electricity Authority and the Independent Power Producers' Association Nepal say that the new hydroelectric projects are stalling due to a lack of imported cement.

The fundamental aspect of GST is the seamless flow of input tax credit along the entire value addition chain, believes Amman Devralia, Executive Director (Whole Time Director) and Head of Finance, IT & Administration, Humboldt Wedag India Private Ltd.

Cement plants are facing increasingly tough requirements for sample analysis quality and complexity, and for sample throughput. This is partly a result of environmental regulations placing stricter controls on cement production, both in terms of pollution and energy consumption.

Shree Cement Ltd, one of India´s leading cement manufacturers, has won the prestigious ´Excellence Award Under Cement Industry´ (SCALE) given out by CII on December 16, at New Delhi.

In an interview with Business Standard, Benu Gopal Bangur, chairman of Shree Cement has said that he plans to ramp up capacity to 40 million tonnes in the next four-five years.

According to worldcement.com, the World Cement Association (WCA) will be launched on 27 September to represent and promote the cement industry worldwide, as well as support the commercial and legal interests of its members internationally.

In India, we have been doing business for more than 100 years. We delivered our first cement plant in India during 1904, our first step to establish our foothold in India. With sound strategy and innovative thinking, FLSmidth has grown into a major player in the Indian cement industry over the past 100 years.

In any process industry like cement, conveying materials from one location to the other is very important from the perspective of cost, speed, pollution and loss of material en route.

NCB International Seminar on Cement and Building Materials was held at Manekshaw Centre in New Delhi from Dec. 1st to 4th, 2015. The seminar was inaugurated by Amitabh Kant