Essential Building Materials for House Construction 2025
Building your dream home is fun but choosing the right building materials for house construction is overwhelming. The base of any strong structure is the quality of materials used and choosing wrong ones can cost you big time in future. Whether you are building a small house or a big project, using essential building materials […]
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Global Network Gathers in Panama to Promote Sustainable Concrete
The Innovandi Global Cement and Concrete Research Network (GCCRN) is hosting its Spring Week from March 17 to 21, 2025 in Panama City. Over 40 universities and 30 companies will come together to accelerate the development of sustainable cement and concrete. The goal is to reduce carbon emissions in the cement and concrete industry and […]
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John Cockerill and IIT Bombay Partner to Advance Green Hydrogen and Steel Industry Innovations
John Cockerill Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). This partnership will focus on developing new technologies for reducing carbon emissions in steel, advancing the green hydrogen value chain and defence products. Combining IIT Bombay’s academic expertise with John Cockerill’s engineering knowhow, the partnership will deliver […]
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India Cements to Sell Shares in Key Subsidiaries
India Cements to Divest Schemes in Subsidiaries India Cements has decided to exit its entire investments in some of its subsidiaries as part of a scheme of arrangement. In a recent filing, the company said it will sell its entire holding in Coromandel Electric Company Ltd (CECL) to a Chennai-based company, Adam & Coal Resources […]
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Dalmia Bharat Begins Cement Production at New Facility in Assam
Dalmia Bharat has started commercial production at its new grinding unit in Lanka, Hojai district, Assam on March 15, 2025. The new unit of Dalmia Cement (North East) will produce 2.4 million tonnes of cement per annum. With this addition, the company’s total cement production capacity has gone up from 46.6 million tonnes to 49 […]
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Ramco Cements Faces Higher Costs Due to New Tax in Tamil Nadu
Ramco Cements Ltd is facing fresh challenges after Tamil Nadu introduced a new tax on mineral bearing land from Feb 20, 2024. The state now levies Rs 160 per tonne on limestone which has to be paid upfront when it is shipped. This adds to the existing limestone mining costs for cement companies in the […]
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NCLT Approves Merger of Dalmia Cement and Vinay Cement
NCLT Guwahati has approved the merger of Dalmia Cement (North East) and Vinay Cement. The order was passed on 21st Feb 2025 and will strengthen cement and mining operations in North East. As part of the merger, Vinay Cement’s cement and mining business which is part of Dalmia Cement will be transferred to Dalmia Cement […]
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Rising Carbon Costs Could Change the Global Cement Industry, Warns World Cement Association
The World Cement Association (WCA) says the cement industry is in big trouble due to rising carbon costs. WCA founder and director Emir Adiguzel spoke at the World Cement’s Envirotech 2025 Conference in Athens. Adiguzel said carbon costs are biting hard. Carbon costs are no longer an expense, they are now a key factor in […]
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Jindal Stainless to Invest Rs 7 Billion in Green Projects
JSL is going to invest Rs 7 billion in the next 5 years to reduce its environmental footprint. The company wants to go net zero by 2050. Its green initiatives include using renewable energy, green hydrogen, nature conservation, waste management and new technology to capture carbon. These efforts will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and carbon […]
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SRTMI Launches New Research Schemes for Indian Steel Industry
The Steel Research Technology Mission of India (SRTMI) launched three new research and development (R&D) schemes at an event called “Catalysing R&D in the Indian Steel Sector” on 12th March 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Along with the R&D schemes, a new website was also launched. Top brass from major steel companies like SAIL, […]
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