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India: The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal has approved Nuvoco Vistas’ US$209m acquisition of Vadraj Cement. The deal will raise Nuvoco’s installed capacity by over 20% to around 31Mt/yr. It will be executed through wholly-owned subsidiary Vanya Corporation, which will be merged with Vadraj Cement as part of the deal.

Nuvoco Vistas will invest a further US$139m over 15 to 18 months to revive Vadraj Cement’s operations, which have reportedly been stalled for ‘nearly seven years’, and begin production by the end of 2026. Vadraj Cement’s assets include a 3.5Mt/yr clinker unit in Kutch and a 6Mt/yr grinding unit in Surat, Gujarat.

Nepal: Hetauda Cement Industry resumed cement production on 7 April 2025 following a five-month suspension due to electricity shortages. According to general manager Nabin Kumar Karna, the plant requires 8MW/day of electricity to crush limestone.

The plant reportedly holds 1900t of coal in reserve and is acquiring a further 4000t through a bidding process. Though its capacity is 18,000 bags/day, current output is only 12,000 bags/day.

Pakistan: Lucky Cement has successfully completed Pakistan’s first ever clinker shipment to Brazil. Senior export manager Rafique Ahmed posted the news on social media, saying that the company had now ‘expanded [its] global footprint’ and strengthened Pakistan's presence in international markets.

Pakistan: Total cement despatches, including domestic sales and exports, fell by 9% year-on-year to 3.57Mt in March 2025, according to the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association. Domestic sales dropped by 11% to 2.96Mt, while exports remained stable at 0.61Mt. North-based plants recorded an 85% year-on-year fall in exports to 0.019Mt from 0.12Mt. South-based plants increased exports by 23% to 0.59Mt from 0.48Mt a year earlier.

Between July 2024 and March 2025, total despatches declined by 1% year-on-year to 34Mt. Domestic sales dropped by 7% to 27.5Mt, while exports rose by 28% to 6.53Mt.

Türkiye: Medcem has completed testing of its new waste heat recovery (WHR) facility, which will recover 25% of the energy demand of the plant’s second rotary kiln line commissioned in 2024.

The 9.6MW facility uses an organic rankine cycle (ORC) system to generate electricity from a single heat source. The company says that this will lead to significant cost savings in energy expenses while also reducing CO₂ emissions.

China: Hebei Wushan Cement has completely dismantled a 1000t/day clinker line formerly used to support its 3000t/day clinker line. The line will not resume production.

The producer also dismantled the original rotary kiln of a 2000t/day line and upgraded it to a 3000t/day new dry-process clinker line using a rotary kiln (Φ = 4.3m, L =  60m).

Pakistan: Cherat Cement has commissioned a 6MW solar power plant at its facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The project forms part of a 9MW total capacity, with the remaining 3MW expected to be commissioned in the 2025 financial year. The company did not disclose its total renewable energy capacity in the notice.

Pakistan: Thatta Cement commissioned its 4.8MW wind power project at its plant in Thatta, Sindh, on 3 April 2025. The project was reportedly completed ahead of schedule and brings the producer’s total renewable energy capacity to 9.8MW.

Vietnam: The government will allocate greenhouse gas emissions quotas to 150 facilities across the cement, thermal power and steel sectors, according to a draft decree discussed by the government. Under the proposed roadmap, quota allocation will be implemented in phases over the next five years.

These sectors account for 40% of national emissions, according to the Vietnam Investment Review, and are also subject to the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism. The draft decree proposes decentralised development of technical regulations and mutual recognition of carbon credit data with international partners. Quotas will be proposed annually by ministries and submitted to the prime minister for approval.

 Deputy prime minister Tran Hong Ha said “This is a technical decree with many variables. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment will provide a controlled framework and guiding principles using a ‘sandbox’ approach, allowing businesses to experiment while regulators monitor, evaluate and make adjustments.”

Kyrgyzstan: The government has imposed a six-month ban on imports of certain construction materials, including Portland cement, alumina cement, fly ash cement and similar hydraulic cements. Prime Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev signed the decree on 31 March 2025. The resolution will enter into force 15 days after official publication.