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Recovery of India’s cement industry

In recent years India’s cement demand has been much weaker than expected. However the signs are now indicating a recovery with a higher demand, higher production and higher utilization rates of the installed capacity. In this market review latest cement figures are presented and an outlook to 2018 is given.

1 Introduction

India is a fascinating country. Every major world religion is represented here. In a world of conflict and bigotry, the country provides an alternative model of peaceful co-existence. India has 1650 languages, 30 of which are spoken by more than a million and about 120 of which are spoken by more than 10 000. Culture, traditional medicine and beautiful landscape are other highlights, to name a few. India can also be characterized through its huge contrasts. Today, India has a greater share of the world’s poorest than it had thirty years ago, 33 % of the population which...

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