India/Indonesia: India Cements has purchased an 100% share of Raasi Minerals through its subsidiary Coromandel Minerals. The Singapore-based company owns a controlling stake in several coal mines in Indonesia. No value for the transaction has been disclosed.

Bangladesh: HeidelbergCement Bangladesh and China National Heavy Machinery have signed a deal to expand the Kanchpur plant near Dhaka, according to ENP Newswire. HeidelbergCement Bangladesh operates two cement grinding plants in the country.

India: The state government of Tamil Nadu has scaled down its support for the Amma Cement Supply Scheme. Sales data shows that the scheme failed to meet its targets in 2015 – 2016 and 2016 – 2017, according to the Hindu newspaper. Its highest level of sales was 52% of procurement in August 2016. The subsidised cement scheme was launched by former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in 2014 to help lower and middle income groups purchase cement at subsidised prices.

Algeria: LafargeHolcim Algeria has continued exporting cement to The Gambia with a third consignment from its d'Oggaz plant. The 30,000t order of Ordinary Portland Cement was exported from the Port of Arzew to Banjul, according to the El Moudjahid newspaper. The deal follows two previous ones in December 2017 and March 2018.