COVER STORY:

Moving towards Industrie 4.0

Though Indian cement manufacturers are adopting automation in certain pockets in their manufacturing process, soon adopting the comprehensive and latest Industrie 4.0 technologies is the way forward.

The future is digital & digitalisation

FLSmidth spokesperson shares the company’s

investment plans for C&A cement vertical for

creating manufacturing capacity in India.

FEATURE: BRANDS:

Changing hues of brands 

Though brand pundits are brushing aside cement terming it as a ‘commodity’, Indian cement companies are focusing on brand building for hogging the consumer’s mind space, even among

bulk users.

“Our focus is on rural & semi-urban areas through aggressive campaigns” 

Raghavpat Singhania, Special Executive, JK Cement, speaks on the history of their brand and how it has transformed over the years.

“Branding is a priority in the retail segment” 

TM Suresh Kumar, Assistant Vice President – Marketing, Bharathi Cement, shares the most interesting brand messages conveyed for cement, and how it has played out as compared

to its competitors.

OPINION:

Slowly Picking Up Pace 

The Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment, 2015 has brought in major changes in the MMDR Act with the purpose of bringing transparency and certainty in

the process of allocation of mines..

VIEWPOINT:

Utilisation of Synthetic Gypsum from FGDs 

This article discusses the quality and quantities of limestone requirements for FGD with expected quality of synthetic gypsum generated from power plants.

PERSPECTIVE:

Waste Heat Recycle in Cement Plant 

Some of the “waste heat recycle” measures are discussed in this article