Cement Energy and Environment

10. Gabon has the highest forest area as a percentage of total land area at 84.4 per cent, whilst Djibouti has the lowest at 0.2 per cent. 11. Djibouti has the most urbanized population (84.6%); Burundi the least (10.4%). 12. Firms identifying corruption as a major constraint was highest in Cote d'lvoire at 75.0 per cent, whilst the lowest is in Ghana at 9.9 per cent. 13. In the IFC's Doing Business 2010, Cameroon is ranked as the slowest country in HIGHWAY PROJECTS TO OPEN UP RS 42.000 CRORE INFRA RllSINESS NHAI to award 7,994-km highway projects in the current financial year; steel, cement and bitumen companies to benefit most. Consumption of cement, steel , and bitumen is to get a boost of Rs 42,000 crore , as the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI ) has announced to award 7,994 km of highway projects in the current financial year. "In road building , 70 per cent is used in buying raw material, around 20 per cent goes in labour cost and the rest goes into machines," said a World Bank official, who did not want to be identified. The offi cial added that this was also bound to increase the country's import bill because cement and bitumen are which to gai n a constructi on permit. 14. According to Ethnologue, there are 514 living languages in Nigeria. 15. Coal accounts for 93 per cent of South Africa's electricity generation. Courtesy: World Cement, August 2011, P112. l• ur "'YJ..., <G PRACTICAL ('I=MI= T FROM AKCANSA 5 kg cement bags launched to consumers after intensive studies carried out by Ak<;:ansa remarks with their features as bei ng practical and economic in imported from countries like Bangladesh and Iran. In the current financial year, NHAI has announced to award 59 projects with a total project cost of around Rs 60,000 crore. Though the demand from projects awarded this year will be spread over the period of construction, which is normally three years, the current demand also comes from the ongoing projects. India is the world's second– largest producer of cement. It has also outpaced the growth rates of other prominent industries on the back of factors such as rising demand from the housing sector, increased activity in infrastructure, and construction recovery. The cement industry sustained its growth rate even during the economic slowdown. It is anticipated that the annual cement output in the coming years will grow at around 12 per addition to being environmental friendly. The cement bags put on the market by Ak<;:ansa with the motto "Complete Substitutes for the Big Ones" makes carrying easy, while contributi ng to environment by reducing wastes. Produced for the f irst time by Ak<;:ansa, Skg practical cement bags serve as a useful material for multiple purposes of consumers will be put up for sale in construction markets in addition to Ak<;:ansa dealers. Courtesy: Cement Concrete World, May-June 2011, P43. cent during 2011-14 to reach 303 million tonnes (mt). Cement consumption over the years has grown by more than nine per cent and is expected to take the growth rate in double digits. With vast road development and maintenance happening across the country, bitumen consumption is also seeing huge growth. This huge demand has led to a demand-supply mismatch, leading to increased import. "Not only does the import bill increase, the quality is also a question. Like a lot of developers are importing bitumen from Iran - the quality of which is questionable, " said the Worl d Bank offi cial. Some believe that the economic impact of roads is the highest, as the roads not only boost consumption in terms of raw material but also provide 42