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Ghana: Ghacem has opened a 3000t cement terminal at Sefwi Dwenase in the Sefwi-Wiawso Municipality. The unit is the cement producer’s sixth terminal in the country, according to the Daily Guide newspaper. The subsidiary of Germany’s HeidelbergCement has also purchased new trucks to support the site.

Indonesia: Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, a subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, plans to open a new 1Mt/yr terminal at Palembang in South Sumatra in the first quarter of 2018. The unit is in the final stage of construction and scheduled for commissioning in March 2018, according to Kontan News. The new unit will allow the cement producer to sell bulk cement and it is expected to increase its presence in Sumatra.

India: The Maharashtra Pollution Control Board has complained about a terminal operated by UltraTech Cement at Peth Naygaon near Pune. Local residents petitioned the pollution board with claims that the trucks to the unit have been carrying raw and packaged cement without any cover, according to the Pune Mirrow newspaper. Following a study the pollution board then made an official complaint under the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981 and the Environment (Protection) Act 1986. Local police are investigating the matter.