CEE Jan-Mar 2012

Vol11, No.1 Jan-Mar, 2012 CEMENT, ENERGY and ENVIRONMENT ~ C!M!NT,!N!RGY ®O ~ AND ' !" ENVIRONMENT ~ Editorial Board N.A. Vlswanathan Dr. S.K. Handoo Ashwani Pahuja Executive Advisory Board S.K. Wali -Chairman L. Rajasekar Dr. K.C. Narang Dr. Subrato Chowdhury V.S. Bajaj M. Srinivasan P.L Subramanian C. Sudhakar Naveen Kumar Sharma Y.P. Sethi Kamal Kumar Editorial Team K.K. Roy Olowdhury (editing) Yashpal Malhotra Harish Papnai Contact Cement Manufacturers' Association, CMA Tower, A-2E, Sector 24, Naida -201301 (U.P.), India Tel: 91 120 2411955/ 57/ 58 Fax: 91 120 2411956 E-mail: anand@analndla.org Website: www.analndla.org CONTENTS *Messages* • FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY 1 • PLASTIC POLYMER MAY REPLACE CEMENT • GREEN FIELD PLANTS & EXPANSION 1 • DISPUTES BETWEEN COMPANIES AND LOCALS STALL NEW CEMENT PLANTS 1-2 • RAJASTHAN SEEKS INVESTMENT IN CEMENT SECTOR 2 • BRAJ BINANI OPENS NEW KILN IN CHINA 2- 3 • CHETTINAD CEMENT TO COMMISSION CEMENT PLANT IN KARNATAKA . 3 • JK CEMENT TO SET UP PLANT IN UAE 3 • JK LAKSHMI CEMENT TO DOUBLE CAPACITY, EYES ACQUISITION 3-4 • MADRAS CEMENT TO INAUGURATE POWER PROJECTS 4 • MURLIINDUSTRIES TO DOUBLE CAPACITY UTILISATION 4 • SHREE CEMENT EARMARKS FUNDS FOR KILN IN RAJASTHAN Merger & Acquisition 4 -5 5 • DALMIA CEMENT TO ACQUIRE 50 PER CENT STAKE IN CALCOM CEMENT • TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATlON Quality & Standards • ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS' STANDARDS, EN 16001 AND ISO 50001 • ACC LAUNCHES COASTAL PLUS • CEMEX LAUNCHES RAPID DRY CEMENT IN SPAIN Plant & Machinery • • • TGEG TO HELP PHILIPPINES WITH RDF MACHINES ENERGY EFACIENCY & CONSERVATION • COMPREHENSIVE TECHNICAL AUDIT -A TOOL FOR COST REDUCTION - By Kamal Kumar and Dinesh Satija,Holtec Consulting Private Umited Energy Efficiency 5 5 5 5-6 6 6 6 6-7 7 7- 11 11 • INDIA, SWITZERLAND INK DEAL FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY 11 • ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT • USE OF ALTERNATE FUELS IN MIS ULTRATECH CEMENT LIMITED (Unit: - Vikram Oel')'lent Works) - By Dr. B.N. Mohapatra &. ChanptJr Sh~kh,ar, Vikram Cement Wales, Ultra Tech c'tfrrlent Ltd., N'eemuch 12 12- 14