Economy & Market

BEUMER to expand in India

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15 years ago

January 10, 2011

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BEUMER Group, the intra-logistics equipment supplier has acquired Enexco Teknologies to expand its operations in India. The deal will enhance BEUMER’s market presence in the cement industry. "The BEUMER Group’s decision to expand its cement operations in one of the world’s major growth markets is a logical continuation of its overall strategy," says BEUMER Chairman Dr Christoph Beumer. "We are very pleased to have taken this step in a market like India, which is so critical. The expansion of the BEUMER Group will have positive effects for our location in Germany as well. By building up our strength in India we look forward to a considerable enlargement of our business volume, with positive consequences for the parent company." Enexco Teknologies India is located in Gurgaon, near New Dehli. With 600 employees, the addition of the BEUMER Group workforce will increase staff numbers to more than 3,000 worldwide.

Concrete

Cement industry to gain from new infrastructure spending

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1 week ago

July 24, 2025

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As per a news report, Karan Adani, ACC Chair, has said that he expects the cement industry to benefit from the an anticipated US$2.2tn in new public infrastructure spending between 2025 and 2030. In a statement he said that ACC has crossed the 100Mt/yr cement capacity milestone in April 2025, propelling the company to get closer to its ambitious 140Mt/yr target by the 2028 financial year. The company’s capacity corresponds to 15 per cent of an all-India installed capacity of 686Mt/yr.

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Concrete

AI boom drives demand, says ACA

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1 week ago

July 24, 2025

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The American Cement Association projects a nearly 1Mt annual increase in US cement demand over the next three years, driven by the surge in AI data centres. Consumption by data centres is expected to grow from 247,000 tonnes in 2025 to 860,000 tonnes by 2027. With over 5,400 AI data centres currently operating and numbers forecast to exceed 6,000 by 2027, the association cautions that regulatory hurdles and labour shortages may impact the industry’s ability to meet demand.

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Concrete

GoldCrest Cement to build plant in India

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1 week ago

July 23, 2025

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GoldCrest Cement will build a greenfield integrated plant with a 3.5Mt/yr clinker capacity and 4.5Mt/yr cement capacity. GoldCrest Cement appointed Humboldt Wedag India as engineering, procurement and construction contractor in March 2025 and targets completion by March 2027. It has signed a 40-year supply agreement with Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation for 150Mt of limestone from its upcoming Lakhpat Punrajpur mine in Gujarat.