...Saudi Cement Company: “Survival is the name of the game in a very competitive industry” Dr. Salem M. AL-Ghamdi King Fahd University of petroleum and minerals Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Abstract This is a case study on a Saudi Arabian company known in the cement industry. Saudi Cement Company (SCC) is a Saudi joint company established in 1955. The company is listed in the Saudi stock market. The information was collected through a structured questionnaire and from secondary data. The case write-up fits a case study in a strategic management undergraduate and graduate course. Information was organized to provide insights on how the company evolves overtime with an emphasis on strategic issues such as vision and mission, internal analysis via company’s current operation, External analysis using Porter five force model and major strategic issues Keywords: Strategy and policy, Saudi cement industry, Porter five force model, vision and mission, SWOT analysis. COMPANY BACKGROUND Saudi Cement Company (SCC) is a Saudi Joint Company established in 1955. The principal object of the company is to produce cement and cement products and to invest in the cement fields. SCC operates two cement plants in the Hofuf Plant and Ain Dar Plant in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, located about 36 km apart and are both at an approximately equal distance of around 120-130km from King Abdulaziz Port at Dammam. Below is a brief history of the Company: ...
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...2nd chapter- Historical and Modern perspective of the Indian cement industry and it’s Evolution in the Modern era:- Introduction: Cement is an important Raw material in the construction industry. The industry is nearing 100 years of its existence in India, having started the first manufacturing Unit in 1914. It has evolved over the years in capacity, manufacturing scale, technology, environment protection, sustainability and in logistics. The industry has many opportunities to explore and many challenges to meet and overcome. Many changes, innovations are taking place in Manufacturing, Marketing, Logistics, location of units, industry structure, Process and Practices. The Historical perspective shows that given the right economic environment and the support, the cement Industry can attract good investment and capacity additions. The industry has learnt to deal with many environmental and sustainable issues and emerged as a responsible and mature Industry. The cement Industry has a great potential as the Indian per capita consumption (130 Kg) which is low and is set to increase over the many years and thereby the demand for this product will always be strong. The government and the private sector supported by the economic liberalization have rolled out enormous investments in infrastructure development and commercial/ industrial development. The increasing purchasing power of the vast middle class / double incomes of the nuclear families supported...
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...ADITYA BIRLA CEMENTS OVERVIEW The Aditya Birla Group is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Mumbai, India with operations in 25 countries .It is US$ 29 billion conglomerate which gets 60 %% of its revenues from outside India.The group is a major player in all the industry sectors it operates in. The Group consists of four main companies, which operate in various industry sectors through subsidiaries, joint ventures, etc. These are Hindalco, Grasim, Aditya Birla Nuvo, and UltraTech Cement. The Groups cement business was earlier under both Grasim industries and UltraTech cement. The two entities are now merged into UltraTech cement to form India s largest cement company. UltraTech cement was originally the cement business of L&T which was acquired by Aditya Birla Group in 2004. UltraTech Cement Limited is among the world’s top 10 cement companies. The company has an annual capacity of 48.8 million tonnes, and manufactures and markets ordinary portland cement, portland blast furnace slag cement and portland pozzalana cement. It also manufactures ready mix concrete. The company has eleven integrated plants, one white cement plant, twelve grinding units and five terminals — four in India and one in Sri Lanka. UltraTech Cement is the country’s largest exporter of cement clinker. The export markets span countries around the Indian Ocean, Africa, Europe and the...
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...NVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (CONCRETE BATCHING AND CEMENT PRODUCT MANUFACTURING) REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 2 2 . Interpretation In these regulations — agitator means a tank attached to a concrete mixing truck, or other plant, in which the ingredients of concrete are mixed; aggregate means broken stone, brick or gravel which forms one of the ingredients of concrete; cement means argillaceous and calcareous materials used in cement products; cement product manufacturing means the manufacturing of products in which cement or concrete is the principal ingredient; concrete means a mixture of cement, sand, aggregate and water; concrete batching means the production, or batching and loading for transport, of concrete; filter means a bag, cartridge or other device used in an air cleaning system to collect dust; operator means a person carrying on concrete batching or cement product manufacturing; premises , in relation to an operator, means the premises at which the operator carries on concrete batching or cement product manufacturing; weigh hopper means plant or equipment by which the ingredients of concrete are weighed before being loaded into an agitator. 3 . Minimization of dust (1) An operator must not carry on concrete batching or cement product manufacturing unless it is carried on in such a manner that no visible dust escapes from...
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...Analysis of Indian Cement Industry 1 • Industry Structure • Regional Scenario • Demand Dynamics • Cost Structure • Ready Mix Concrete (RMC) • Demand • Key Demand Drivers • Supply • Operating Rates • Prices • Profitability • Player Profiles 2 :3 : 13 : 55 : 75 : 86 : 99 : 102 : 132 : 143 : 154 : 161 : 168 Industry Structure 3 Porter five force analysis Industry structure •As of March 2011, the installed cement capacity of large plants in India stands at approximately 284 million tonnes. •This is accounted by around 172 large cement plants. In addition to large cement plants, around 365 mini cement plants account for approximately 11 million tonnes of cement capacity in India. •The industry can be broadly classified into pan-India, regional and marginal players. Pan-India players include large players like Holcim group companies- ACC and Ambuja and Aditya Birla group company- UltraTech Cement (including Samruddhi Cement) . •Companies of both these groups are adding capacities through either greenfield or brownfield expansions. Industry structure •Players whose presence is restricted to one or two regions, with a stronghold in the markets of their respective operations are included in the category of regional players. Key examples of players included in this segment are Jaiprakash Associates (North and Central), Lafarge (concentrated in the East), India Cement (South), Shree Cement •(North), Binani Cement (North), Kesoram Industries (South), OCL (East)...
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...the cement industry of Pakistan The construction and material sector of Pakistan is supporting like the right hand in the economy of Pakistan. Though the cement industry in Pakistan has witnessed its lows and highs in recent past, it has recovered during the last couple of years and is buoyant once again. Pakistan cement factories continue to make significant progress in cement exports. The industry is contributing around Rs. 30 billion per annum to the national exchange in the shape of excise duty and other taxes and is also adding around Rs. 100 billion to the GDP of the country each year. The industry has been offering direct and indirect employment opportunities to more than one lakh people. Total investment in the cement industry currently exceeds Rs. 160 billion and is likely to go further up to Rs. 200 billion by 2011. Despite unprecedented growth in demand of cement, the industry is currently not able to generate adequate margins due to low level of prices of cement. (A. Cement, 2009) Cement industry overview Pakistan is ranked 5th in the world’s cement exports after a huge increase of 47 percent in exports during last fiscal year. According to the (Global cement report, 2009) China maintained first position with 26 million tonnes in exports, while Japan got second position by exporting 12.6 million tonnes of cement. Third largest cement exporter in world is Thailand with around 12 million tonnes, followed by Turkey which exported 11.6 million tonnes of cement. Pakistan...
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...1. INTRODUCTION AMBUJA CEMENTS History; Ambuja Cements Ltd. (ACL) is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in India. The Company, initially called Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd., was founded by Narotam Sekhsaria in 1983 with a partner, Suresh Neotia. Sekhsaria’s business acumen and leadership skills put the company on a fast track to growth. The Company commenced cement production in 1986. The global cement major Holcim acquired management control of ACL in 2006. Holcim today holds little over 50% equity in ACL. The Company is currently known as Ambuja Cements Ltd. 2. COMPANY PROFILE; Ambuja Cements Ltd(ACL) was incorporated in the year 1981 as Ambuja Cements Pvt Ltd. The company was established as a joint venture between the public sector Gujarat Industrial Investment Corporation (GIIC) and Narottam Sekhsaria & Associates. In May 19, 1983, the company was rehabilitated into a public limited company. Subsequently, the company name was changed to Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. Further, the name was changed to Ambuja Cements Ltd. Ambuja Cements is a major cement producing company in India. The principal activity of the company is to manufacture and market cement and clinker for both domestic and export markets. The company has five integrated cement manufacturing plants and eight cement grinding units. It is the first Indian cement manufacturer having a captive port with three terminals along the country's western coastline to facilitate timely, cost effective...
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...Ambuja Cements ------------------------------------------------- Registered Address P.O. Ambuja Nagar, Taluka-Kodinar, Junagadh District Gujarat 362715 Tel: 02795-245161 02795-221137 Fax: 02795-24413 Email: shares@ambujacement.com Website: http://www.ambujacement.com Group: Ambuja Group ------------------------------------------------- Registrars Sharepro Services (India) Pvt.Ltd. 13 AB, Samhita Warehousing Complex, 2nd Floor, Sakinaka Telephone Exchange Lane, Off Andheri-Kurla Road, Mumbai - 400072 Maharashtra Tel: 022-67720300, 67720400 Fax: 022-28591568, 28508927 Email: sharepro@shareproservices.com Website: http://www.shareproservices.com Management - Ambuja Cements Name | Designation | Suresh Neotia | Chairman Emeritus | Paul Heinz Hugentobler | Vice Chairman | M L Bhakta | Director | Rajendra P Chitale | Director | Omkar Goswami | Director | Bernard Fontana | Director | N S Sekhsaria | Chairman / Chair Person | Onne van der Weijde | Managing Director | Nasser Munjee | Director | Shailesh Haribhakti | Director | Naresh Chandra | Director | Haigreve Khaitan | Additional Director | Company History - Ambuja Cements | Ambuja Cements Ltd. (ACL) is one of the leading cement manufacturing companies in India and commenced cement production in 1986. Initially called Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, the Company later became Ambuja Cements Ltd...
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...build up a vivid picture of the company’s Environment issues & cost performance as you have mentioned. Yours Sincerely, NAME | ID | | | | | | | Thank You. Executive summary Premier Cement Mills Ltd is one of the leading cement companies of the country. The company was started off by top ranking businessmen who had long years of experience in the cement business. In this report, we have tried to give a complete picture of the cement industry of Bangladesh. For a background, the history of the cement industry has been included. We have also focused on the various stages of the cement industry in our country hi-lighting on some of the important years and legal situations that took place. The ranking of the top ten cement companies have also been given which is followed by a thorough analysis of the cement industry in terms of different Environment issues. The position of the cement industry and Premier Cement Mills Ltd have been briefly explained in respect of environment welfare. Premier Cement Mills Ltd has different competitors in the market who produce similar products with similar pricing for the market of Bangladesh. Premier Cement Mills Ltd is a company who are striving hard to improve their position in the market and go for further growth and expansion. To achieve this goal, the...
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...3. Materials This section will describe the materials that were used in the laboratory experiments that will be presented in this thesis. 3.1 Portland CEMENT Portland cement is composed of a combination of limestone and either shale, clay, sand, or iron. These materials are ground and blended together and heated in a kiln from 2600o F to3000o F. This causes the materials to fuse together to create clinker. Cooled clinker is then ground with gypsum (CaSO4*2H20). The addition of gypsum controls the aluminate chemistry and the setting time of cement concrete. Portland cement reacts with water to form a paste that binds the aggregate particles together to form concrete. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) of grade 53 is used in the project. The cement...
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...POTENTIAL AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LEVEL WITH REFERENCE TO DALMIA CEMENT Submitted by M.MONDURAILINGAM STUDENT VTP1436 V.JEYASEELAN STUDENT VTP1504 S.BHUVANESWARAN STUDENT VTP1488 M.KARTHICK STUDENT VTP1528 ABSTRACT The main objective of the study is to find out the Market Potential and Customer Satisfaction level through scientific tools interviews and questionnaire. The Specific objectives will be met by finding the customer satisfaction level through direct interaction with the customer and by knowing their preference. This will include all the processes like asking questions from the customers through questionnaire which will be included in the primary survey. Once the primary survey is done, secondary survey will be done. The path of the secondary survey will be decided depending on the conclusions coming out of the primary survey. This study includes direct interaction with the customer and this helps us to know the ‘MARKET POTENTIAL AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION LEVEL’ to great accuracy. This study is of great importance to the company which will know about the customer preference to buy a particular brand. INTRODUCTION The cement industry of any nation plays an important role in its development through the construction of infrastructure. India's cement production has increased at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR)...
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...A REPORT ON MARKETING STRATEGIES FOLLOWED BY AMBUJA CEMENTS Submitted by: HARSHAD NITIN LUNAVAT SECTION: B ROLL NO: 2011089 PRODUCT MIX: Cement industry does not have a large product mix and same applies for Ambuja Cements. The product mix can be classified on the basis of the types of cement available. Types of cement Produced at Ambuja Cements are: * Mortar Cement * Portland Pozzolano cement (PPC) - PPC is manufactured by blending a mixture of ordinary portland cement and pozzolana materials such as fly ash, in proportions not less than 15 per cent and not over 35 per cent by weight of cement. The Portland Pozzolana Cement is ideally suited for the following construction viz. Hydraulic structures, Mass concreting works. * Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) (GRADE-43, GRADE-53, GRADE- 33) * The 43 grade OPC is the most popular general-purpose cement in the country today. The production of 43 grade OPC is nearly 50% of the total production of cement in the country. * The 43 grade OPC can be used for following applications: * General Civil Engineering construction work * RCC works(preferably where grade of concrete is up to M-30) * Precast items such as blocks, tiles, pipes etc * Asbestos products such as sheets and pipes * Non-structural works such as plastering, flooring etc. * White Cement PPC is manufactured by blending a mixture of ordinary portland cement and pozzolana materials such as fly ash, in proportions...
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...Letter of Transmittal September 25, 2012 The Supervisor Roushan Ara Sultana Assistant Professor Faculty of Business Administration University of Science & Technology Chittagong (USTC) Subject: Submission of BBA Internship Report on “Analysis of the Cement Industries of Bangladesh in respect to Royal Cement Limited.” Dear Madam, It is indeed, a great pleasure for me to be able to submit my internship report on “Analysis of the Cement Industries of Bangladesh in respect to Royal Cement Limited” I expect this report to fulfill the requirements of my internship program (BBA) at Royal Cement Limited. I have given my best effort in preparing this report and top makes it a worthy one. In order to prepare this report I have gathered some practical knowledge about Royal Cement Limited, which will assist me to incorporate my professional life and will enrich my real of knowledge. My each aspect of the topic is tried to cover as required and as per direction. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all the help that you extended throughout the writing of this report. I fervently hope that you will find this report worth reading. If you have any queries regarding this report, you are welcome to contact me. Sincerely Yours Pappu Kumar Banik Roll No: - 697, Reg. No: - 671 (BBA) 23rd Batch Faculty of Business Administration University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) Page | 1 University of Science and Technology Chittagong Acknowledgements First of all,...
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...The Cement Garden The Cement Garden is a traumatic novel by Ian McEwan about a very dysfunctional family in which both parents die leaving their four kids alone in the middle of their transition from childhood to adulthood. It is about these four relatively normal children and the choices they are forced to make in a very dire situation that they cannot escape. We will see how an extremely isolated and claustrophobic narrator can affect how a story is perceived and how fear of the outside world can overrule what one would and should do in such a situation as the one this family is faced with. The story is narrated by Jack, a teenage boy and second child between Julie and Sue. He has poor personal hygiene, no friends or acquaintances and spends his free time fantasizing about his older sister, Julie, and masturbating. Jack’s father dies of a heart attack in the beginning of the novel. “I did not kill my father, but I sometimes think that I helped him on his way” (page 6, line 1-2). From the very beginning, we are told of how tormented and isolated Jack’s mind is. He feels responsible for the death of his father even though he had nothing to do with it, but he has no one in which he can confide, so instead he becomes extremely isolated and lonely. Everything that happens in the story is told entirely from his point of view. When their father dies, the response from the family is disturbingly silent and unemotional, as we are told nothing of their grieving process or mood....
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...HW 2 Neva Agarwala BME 6980: Tissue Engineering HDAC Inhibitor-loaded Bone Cement for Advanced Local Treatment of Osteosarcoma and Chondrosarcoma What type of drug did they use? In the experiment, the researchers used two anti-neoplastic HDAC inhibitors, valproic acid (VPA) and suberoylanilide hydroxamic acid (SAHA) What was the composition of the cement? The bone cement consists of 90% polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and 10% of contrast media crystals. There are two substances make the structure of this particular bone cement, small particles of pre-polymerized PMMA (white powder), and MMA (a liquid monomer). These two substances are combined in a polymerization reaction to form a net-like structure. Method of incorporating the drug, in dry powder or liquid?...
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