UltraTech Cement has developed in-house technology to use all waste generated from the rejected concrete in the form of waste sludge or slurry for recycling into Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) production as part of its efforts towards sustainability and innovation initiative.

India is the second largest cement producing country in the world, next only to China. It produces about 7 per cent of the global production

CII – IGBC’s Green Building movement has gained significant momentum in India and has achieved a green building footprint of more than 6.75 billion square feet, which is 2nd largest green building footprint in the world.

There is no respite in growth in demand. Taking cue from this development, some medium and small players are testing the market with small hikes.

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

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.

Bulk distribution of cement is slowly but steadily replacing the once ubiquitous cement bags, changing the composition of cement channel supply chains forever. Bulk cement is consumed by ready mix concrete (RMC) manufacturers and project implementing agencies across the country. However, bag cement is refusing to disappear from the scene.

Cement gets sold in India in 50 kg bags, in the retail market, which is 65-70 per cent of its total sales. Therefore, it is not a surprise that appearance of the bag, its colour, design, finish and overall presentation is somewhat important in helping the retail consumer making a choice.

NCB’s '15th International Seminar on Cement, Concrete and Building Materials’ witnessed nearly 1,000 delegates congregate in New Delhi to deliberate on cement, concrete and construction technologies.