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India: The government of West Bengal plans to commence mining activity at the Deocha Pachami cement block in Birbhum District. The state hopes that the block will support further development of industries, including cement. Financial Express Online News has reported that Mangalam Cement, Purbanchal Cement and Shree Cement all plan to build new cement facilities in West Bengal. Shree Cement will invest US$102m in its planned Purulia grinding plant. Mangalam Cement's potential upcoming grinding plant will serve its planned new integrated cement plant in Chhattisgarh.

India: The B K Birla Group company Mangalam Cement has posted a US$386,116 loss for the third quarter of its 2015 fiscal year due to higher finance costs. This compared to a US$75,614 net profit in the October – December 2013 quarter. Mangalam Cement's board has also approved building a new grinding plant at Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, with a capacity of 500,000t/yr.

Mangalam Cement's total income rose to US$34.3m in the third quarter of its 2015 fiscal year, up from US$26m during the same period of 2013. Expenses also rose to US$34.2m from US$28.1m in the prior-year quarter. Mangalam Cement consumed raw materials worth US$6.59m, up from US$4.5m during the comparable quarter of 2013. Finance costs went up to US$1.71m in the October – December 2014 period, from US$371,637 in the same period of 2013.