Indian Cement Production To Develop At 10.

5% CAGR By 2013

RIYADH (Zawya Dow Jones)-Southern Province Cement Co. (), Saudi Arabia's biggest cement firm by
market value, stated Saturday its growth undertaking to add a second 5,000 tons per day cement
clinker line at its third plant in Tihama can be completed by the top of 2011. Cement consumption
grew by thirteen.eight% in the western area adopted by 11% in the north, 9.three% in central India
and a couple of.9% in the jap region. The scenario is different within the south, nonetheless, the
place some 23 million t, almost one third of India's new cement manufacturing capability, has been
installed in the course of the previous two years. Cement demand picked up within the first quarter
of 2012 across India, elevating hopes for sustained growth throughout the remainder of the 12
months. In accordance with the CMA, cement demand rose 10% countrywide in January - March
2012, compared with 5.6% through the preceding nine months.

The undertaking shall be funded by way of corporate loans funded against the balance sheet of its
Zimbabwean unit, the corporate stated in its financials for six months ending March 31.
Development has began and it's roughly an 18-19 month project, so in the worst case situation we
will likely be producing cement there in January 2016, he stated.

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However the word at this time usually refers to port- land cement, which makes up about ninety
eight per cent of all cement manufactured. Availability of limestone deposits (higher left) and modem
rail facilities (proper) are vital considerations in the location of a cement plant-as is clearly
demonstrated in this view of the North Birmingham, Ala., plant of Lone Star Cement Company.
Techniques of cement manufacture fluctuate among producers but the following description and the
diagram is fairly typical.

Established in 1892, PPC has tracked the expansion and development of South Africa, producing the
cement utilized in most of the country's iconic landmarks and building tasks, together with the Union
Buildings, Gariep Dam, Van Staden's River Bridge, Guatrain, Medupi Power Station and Cape City's
Green Point Stadium. A study of the cement consumption trend within the first seven months of the
present fiscal reveals that the state has used up 7.5 lakh tonnes of cement a month in the course of
the period.

Cement exports have been increasing for the final three years reaching eleven.38 million tons in
2008-09 from three.18 million tons in 2006-07 regardless of a financial crunch in world markets. PPC
Restricted is the holding company for a gaggle of corporations which manufacture and distribute
cement, lime and limestone products throughout South Africa. Is the main provider of cement in
Southern Africa and in addition produces aggregates, metallurgical-grade lime, burnt dolomite and
limestone. In Could 2013, the company acquired an additional 25% stake in Pronto Holdings (Pty)
Limited for R110 million.