Realty, infrastructure, construction chemicals, construction industry

1. February 24 - March 02, 2014 1
Volume 3 l Issue No 8 l February 24-March 02, 2014 l Price: Rs 100An MMR, Braj Binani Group Publication
Telangana Bill – Impact on
Hyderabad realty market
Realty sector flays
interim budget
Parliament finally approved the
Andhra Pradesh Restructuring Bill
2014 which will now have the current
state of Andhra Pradesh divided into
Telangana and Seemandra.
The Bill is being viewed with mixed
feelings by various stakeholders and
it is still too early to gauge its impacts
on the real estate industry, say the
industry experts.
According to the real estate apex
body the Confederation of Real
Estate Developers Association of
India (Credai), property market in
Hyderabad has kept low for far too
long and potential upside could be
would provide some respite from the
stringent measures of adoption,” said
Anuj Puri.
Added Sanjay Dutt, Executive
Managing Director (South Asia),
Cushman & Wakefield, “The interim
budget 2014 was a disappointment
for the real estate sector. It did not
take any measure to spur depressed
housing sales and ease the financial
woes and liquidity crunch of the long
suffering sector.”
Anshul Jain, Chief Executive, DTZ
India, said “The interim budget did
not have any specific measures
specifically for the real estate sector.
Though current estimates of GDP
growth for FY 2013-14 is a modest 4.9
per cent while the estimated growth of
take advantage of tax incentives,
and also the greater demand-supply
mismatch there. However, the key to
success of such schemes remains the
timely and transparent implementation
of the announced scheme.”
“In terms of interest rates, the
Finance Minister has given a cursory
nod to the present level of inflation,
making a case for a cut in interest rates
to revive growth across the interest-
rate sensitive sectors. However, this is
in conflict with the communication we
have been receiving from the monetary
authorities over the past few weeks.
The market is expecting the next policy
meeting in April to be a non-event.”
Land acquisition issues
Meanwhile, the Land Acquisition
Bill continues to remain a cause of
concern for the real estate community
because of issues such as inflated
land cost and the complexity involved
in resettlement of original inhabitants.
“These issues, which came to light
in the version that was released in late
2013, still need to be addressed. The
sector was hoping that the government
The real estate developers
expressed distress over interim budget
as it did not to provide any relief to
the sector, but hoped that steps to
push growth in other industries such
as automobile would boost housing
demand.
Lalit Kumar Jain, Chairman,
the Confederation of Real Estate
Developers’ Association of India
(Credai), said, “The Finance Minister
tried to move economy through indirect
tax reduction in some sectors. Though
he missed an opportunity to move the
economy quickly through housing,
he has rightly suggested the RBI to
reduce rates. He also recognized NPA
in banking; the RBI may take note and
supplement this initiative.
“Hopefully small reliefs would
give the right signal and support
to a dooming economy till a stable
government is formed. The housing
sector will find some relief it seems.”
Real estate firms are facing demand
slowdown in past few years because
of high interest rate and low economic
growth.
Jones Lang LaSalle India Chairman
& Country Head Anuj Puri said the
focus of the interim budget was on
controlling fiscal deficit and nothing
was expected for the realty sector.
“The issues pertaining to real
estate are deeper and more inherent
than those pertaining to consumer
durables or the automobile industry.
Resolving these issues involves
fiscal adjustments to key real estate-
linked policies and may even require
constitutional amendments. It was
therefore self-evident that the current
VOA budget would not hold anything
of real consequence in store for the
real estate sector. That said, the
support extended to the residential
sector in the affordable segment
is positive, and will hopefully help
revive construction activity beyond
the leading metropolitan cities,”
he said.
Further, he added, “With elections in
sight, affordable housing will definitely
continue to be an area of focus. We
expect more developers to enter the
budget homes segment in order to
5.2 per cent in H2 FY 2013-14 points
to a recovery in GDP growth rate.
Overall, the interim budget is expected
to prevent any large outflow of dollars
out of the country and also help in
improving the business confidence
levels.”
CBRE South Asia CMD Anshuman
Magazine said, “As a Vote on
Account, the Finance Minister made
all the right pushes for infrastructure,
manufacturing, and housing in the
interim budget.”
“Since the current government
presenting the budget will be in
house for just about a month-and-
a-half, the Finance Minister has, in
essence, set the framework for the next
government’s fiscal plan,” he added.
Finance Minister
P Chidambaram
expansion of business,” he said.
Sandip Patnaik, Managing
Director, Hyderabad, Jones Lang
LaSalle India, said, “The outcomes
are still unclear, but Brand Hyderabad
is not likely to be overly affected as it
is planned to serve as a joint capital
property prices going forward. As
these cities are in the running for
the new capital, they may witness
increased speculation.
Sanjay Dutt added, “Investors
including NBFC’s are expected to
show greater interest in entering
in the property market. The prices
too remained subdued for a long
time and with the passage of this
bill, prices are sure to improve in the
coming months.”
Sanjay Dutt, Executive Managing
Director, South Asia, Cushman &
Wakefield, said, “With the political
stalemate finally coming to an end,
the real estate sector in the region
can aspire to enter the next phase
of developments. However, it will
take time for the momentum to set
in and may not see an immediate
effect at least for another six months
as more details on the restructuring
are awaited.”
“With both the state as well as the
union elections only a few months
away, political conditions can still be
considered volatile and may remain a
short term concern for Corporations.
For Hyderabad, the end of the
stalemate would bring in stability.
With its political future secured,
occupiers would start to look at the
city favourably for establishing and
for ten years. Hyderabad has state-of-
the-art infrastructure and is the most
developed city in the state; therefore,
it will continue to retain its relevance
and pre-eminence going forward.
Over the next six to nine months, the
overall business sentiments in the city
are likely to remain stable. Investors
may find this period favourable, as
property valuations are low and there
is still potential to capitalize on this.”
Meanwhile, the formation of the
new capital for the Andhra Pradesh
(Seemandhra region) is waiting in the
wings. This is likely to bring in new real
estate opportunities in terms of the
development of the new capital, which
will witness immense infrastructural
and real estate growth.
However, said Patnaik, these
developments will depend largely
on the support of policies and the
leadership that will implement them.
Other key cites of Andhra Pradesh --
Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Guntur,
Nellore, Ongole and Tirupathi -- are
also likely to witness increase in
seen once the Telangana statehood
issue settles down.
“The input costs have continued
to go up making development of a
new property costlier by about 30
per cent. The prices in Hyderabad
in particular have remained stable
for several quarters putting severe
pressure on builders,” said S Ram
Reddy, Secretary General, Credai,
Hyderabad.
Pankaj Kapoor, Founder &
Managing Director - Liases Foras
Real Estate Rating & Research Pvt
Ltd said, “We are beginning to see
new launches, with good absorption
Pankaj Kapoor,
Founder & MD, Liases Foras
Real Estate Rating & Research
Sandip Patnaik,
MD, Hyderabad, JLL
S Ram Reddy,
Secy General, Credai Hyderabad
Sanjay Dutt,
Exec. MD, South Asia, C&W
and committing to the market
further ensuring long term growth.
Hyderabad’s main advantage
would remain it’s pricing which
is very competitive and with its
basic infrastructure in order such as
international airport, road connectivity
etc, the city can now expect to see
renewed demand from international
and domestic corporations.
“In addition, Hyderabad has been
a preferred destination for work force
relocation on account of a more
cosmopolitan environment and
ease of language giving Companies
the advantage of quality human
resource. The city will see renewed
focus from IT/ ITeS especially from
the outsourcing and software
development etc segments. The
residential sector will also see similar
positive effects as the office market.
The sector had been driven largely
by end users for the past couple
of years but may now start to see
some renewed activities from the
investment community.”

2. February 24 - March 02, 2014 2building materials
Export: Cement, Cement Products & Building Materials
Date Export Items/ Products Port Code Foreign Port Qty (Kgs) Value (Rs) FOB Rate
Lime Stone/ Marble/ Granite stone
12/4/2013 NATURAL PROCESSED STONE GUR NETHERLANDS 26000 168776.08 6.49
12/6/2013 NATURAL LIME STONE CHN FRANCE 100000 710921.36 7.1
12/9/2013 UNPOLISHED GRANITE STONES CHN DENMARK 10000 85107.59 8.51
12/11/2013 COBBLE STONES CHN USA 14400000 51150540.56 3.6
12/12/2013 TRIMMED GRANITE CHN SRI LANKA 22000 274493.9 12.48
12/16/2013 NATURAL STONE CHN JAPAN 84000 1180975 14.1
12/16/2013 UNPOLISHED GRANITE STONES CHN UAE 220000 1176621.28 5.3
12/16/2013 ROUGH GRANITE BLOCKS KAN CHINA 335532 8698667.1 25.9
12/17/2013 ALUMINIUM SILICATE MUN SPAIN 49000 395398.46 8.1
12/17/2013 GRANITE BLOCKS KRI HONGKONG 2438000 19972827.4 8.2
12/20/2013 MARBLE TILES PET BANGLADESH 21000 205251.14 9.77
12/22/2013 LIMESTONE CHN BELGIUM 57200 1086281.84 19.0
12/22/2013 NATURAL LIMESTONE CHN U K 252000 1859244 7.4
12/25/2013 NATURAL LIME STONE CHN CANADA 20250 388663.72 19.19
12/25/2013 NATURAL LIMESTONE CHN ECUADOR 100000 1210461.12 12.1
12/25/2013 UNPOLISHED GRANITE STONES CHN NORWAY 438000 995838.5 2.3
Total 18572982 89560069.05 4.8
Marble
12/5/2013 GREEN MARBLE MUN PAKISTAN 267220 2222222.62 8.32
12/5/2013 MARBLE BLOCKS KNA CHINA 11554730 90006866.24 7.8
12/8/2013 MARBLE BLOCKS KAN HONGKONG 5894720 38095839.04 6.5
12/16/2013 MARBLE BLOCKS MUN TAIWAN 3508920 40247516.16 11.5
12/20/2013 ROUGH MARBLE BLOCKS MUN THAILAND 51450 694611.5 13.5
12/22/2013 MARBLE BLOCKS MUN BANGLADESH 603510 2237039.2 3.7
12/22/2013 ROUGH MARBLE BLOCKS MUN ITALY 1345662 13424415.96 10.0
12/30/2013 MARBLE BLOCKS MUN EGYPT 3001660 17884323.84 6.0
Total 26227872 204812834.6 7.8
Natural Manganese
12/18/2013 NATURAL MANGANESE DIOXIDE POWDER MUM NETHERLANDS 0.2 22 110
12/25/2013 NATURAL MINERAL POWDER MICA MUM JAPAN 0.1 2 20
Total 0.3 24 80
Mica
12/1/2013 MICA FLAKES KOL EGYPT 160000 617373.9 3.9
12/1/2013 MICA POWDER CHN UAE 14000 681296 48.66
12/3/2013 MICA BLOCKS KOL GREECE 315 774605.5 2459.07
12/3/2013 MICA FLAKES KOL NETHERLANDS 725492 16590695.08 22.9
12/3/2013 MICA FINE CHN LIBYA 36000 370832 10.3
12/4/2013 MICA FLAKES CHN BELGIUM 2000 63517.97 31.76
12/4/2013 WET GROUND MICA POWDER CHN INDONESIA 9000 702694.3 78.08
12/5/2013 MICA ROUND KOL KOREA 40000 1345128.4 33.6
12/5/2013 MICA KOL AUSTRALIA 108000 1564609.2 14.5
12/6/2013 MICA BLOCKS CHN USA 10361.6 1627370.5 157.1
12/6/2013 MICRONISED MICA POWDER CHN MALAYSIA 17000 542247.48 31.9
12/8/2013 MICA BLOCKS KOL GERMANY 5740 670923.56 116.9
12/8/2013 MICA (WET GROUND MICA) CHN JAPAN 16000 1013760 63.36
12/8/2013 RUBY MICA SCRAP KOL ESTONIA 144000 4824000 33.5
12/10/2013 MICA BLOCKS KOL RUSSIA FED. 120 712451 5937.09
12/11/2013 MICA POWDERDETL KOL IRAN 200000 1116800 5.58
12/11/2013 MICA SCRAP MUN CHINA 162700 3898175.3 24.0
12/12/2013 MINERAL POWDER MUN MYANMAR 1000 19651.14 19.65
12/12/2013 MICA FLAKE KOL U K 308760 2933798.56 9.5
12/13/2013 MICA BLOCKS KOL TAIWAN 50 8536.33 170.73
12/13/2013 MICA BLOCKS PET BANGLADESH 520 11364.58 21.85
12/16/2013 MICA FLAKES MUN OMAN 153000 1892251.2 12.4
12/17/2013 MICA POWDER KOL S. ARABIA 18000 92293 5.13
12/17/2013 MICA KOL THAILAND 17000 49464.9 2.91
12/17/2013 MICA POWDER KOL POLAND 20000 225410.3 11.27
12/17/2013 MICA SCRAPASPER KOL ROMANIA 25000 894412.5 35.78
12/22/2013 MICA BLOCK CHN BRAZIL 88000 2903600 33.0
12/25/2013 MICA ROUND MUN KENYA 70 30850.77 440.73
12/30/2013 MICA BLOCKS KOL SLOVAKIA 1000 785527.5 785.53
12/30/2013 MICA POWDER JNP PAKISTAN 2000 166155 83.08
Total 2285128.6 47129795.97 20.6
Quartz (other than natural sands)
12/1/2013 QUARTZ GRITS MUN VIETNAM 450000 3362512.5 7.5
12/1/2013 SILICON DIOXIDE (QUARTZ) VIZ MALAYSIA 1369000 11180182.88 8.2
12/1/2013 QUARTZ POWDER MUN VIETNAM 383200 2220062.66 5.8
12/1/2013 QUARTZ SILICA KAN UAE 12000 47486.68 4.0
12/3/2013 QUARTZ POWDER CHN THAILAND 264000 5410442.1 20.5
12/4/2013 QUARTZ POWDER CHN S. ARABIA 5000 14323.87 2.86
12/4/2013 QUARTZ POWDER CHN UAE 5000 14323.87 2.86
12/4/2013 QUARTZ GRITS MUN ITALY 162000 1397088 8.6
12/5/2013 QUARTZ GRITZ MUN BANGLADESH 165000 1378492.5 8.35
12/5/2013 QUARTZ GRITZ MUN IRAN 165000 1378492.5 8.35
12/8/2013 SILICA RAMMING MASS KNA S. ARABIA 1264000 7231619.6 5.7
12/10/2013 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN MALAYSIA 1754000 5852008.7 3.3
12/10/2013 QUARTZ KRI USA 1134000 3769868.8 3.3
12/10/2013 QUARTZ POWDER KOL NIGERIA 1026000 6275971.7 6.1
12/11/2013 QUARTZ SAND MUN UAE 268000 1020264.9 3.8
12/11/2013 QUARTZ POWDER MUN TANZANIA 54000 240791.4 4.46
12/11/2013 QUARTZ POWDER MUN USA 54000 240791.4 4.46
12/11/2013 QUARTZ SILICA MUN UAE 3176000 12655464.72 4.0
12/11/2013 SILICA QUARTZ POWDER MUN MALAYSIA 222000 1503716 6.8
12/12/2013 QUARTZ POWDER KOL KENYA 172000 2401890.72 14.0
12/12/2013 SILICA RAMMING MASS KOL SRI LANKA 54000 340136 6.3
12/12/2013 SILICA RAMMING MASS KOL KENYA 54000 340136 6.3
12/15/2013 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN OMAN 172800 1443918.8 8.4
12/16/2013 QUARTZ POWDER CHN ITALY 40000 605089.5 15.13
12/16/2013 QUARTZ POWDER CHN JAPAN 40000 605089.5 15.13
12/16/2013 QUARTZ POWDER (SILICA POWDER) PET BANGLADESH 800000 3099330 3.9
12/18/2013 BUFF GREY QUARTZITE MUN ITALY 46900 390735.63 8.33
12/18/2013 QUARTZITE MUN ITALY 46900 390735.63 8.33
12/20/2013 QUARTZ POWDER KNA VIETNAM 27650 180785 6.54
12/20/2013 QUARTZ POWDER KNA BANGLADESH 27650 180785 6.54
12/20/2013 QUARTZ MUN OMAN 650000 4619835.02 7.1
12/20/2013 QUARTZ POWDER - MICRON SILICA PET BANGLADESH 512000 2328032.3 4.5
12/20/2013 QUARTZ POWDER CHN KOREA 20000 364609.2 18.23
12/20/2013 QUARTZ POWER CHN KOREA 20000 364609.2 18.23
12/23/2013 ARFURANE C POWDER AHM TUNISIA 19500 1274573.02 65.36
12/23/2013 ARFURANE C POWDER AHM MAURITIUS 19500 1274573.02 65.36
12/23/2013 QUARTZ POWDER MUN INDONESIA 216000 1126256.56 5.2
12/23/2013 SILICA SAND MUN MAURITIUS 212000 1950596.92 9.2
12/25/2013 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN CHINA 1000 15675 15.68
12/25/2013 QUARTZ LUMPS CHN CHINA 1000 15675 15.68
12/29/2013 QUARTZ GRITS VIZ VIETNAM 1104000 9192575.52 8.3
12/29/2013 ARFURANE C POWDER AHM MOROCCO 29600 522155.98 17.6
12/29/2013 QUARTZ GRITS MUN OMAN 736000 3752805.64 5.1
12/29/2013 QUARTZITE GRAINS & POWDER REX NEPAL 206000 1146599.98 5.6
12/30/2013 QUARTZ GRITS CHN KOREA 376000 3232624.3 8.6
12/31/2013 QUARTZ CHN JAPAN 3994000 39992520.38 10.0
Total 21530700 146346253.6 6.8
Kaolin and other kaolinic clays
12/1/2013 KAOLIN CLAY/ CHINA CLAY POWDER /KAOLIN POWDER MUN UAE 72216000 78152774.4 1.1
12/1/2013 CALCINED KAOLIN MUN NIGERIA 80000 2134440 26.68
12/1/2013 CALCINED KAOLIN MUN GERMANY 80000 2134440 26.68
12/1/2013 KAOLIN COC NETHERLANDS 24200 313990.68 12.97
12/1/2013 KAOLIN BCK POWDER COC TURKEY 24200 313990.68 12.97
12/8/2013 CHINA CLAY MUN KUWAIT 1008000 6108379.2 6.1
12/8/2013 KAOLIN LUMPS MUN TAIWAN 300000 1384187.6 4.6
12/8/2013 BENEFITS COC CHINA 1000 31006.3 31.01
12/8/2013 CHINA CLAY COC TURKEY 1000 31006.3 31.01
12/8/2013 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC PHILIPPINES 25000 654476.63 26.18
12/8/2013 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC KENYA 25000 654476.63 26.18
12/9/2013 KAOLIN / CHINA CLAY KAN UAE 20000 80574.9 4.03
12/9/2013 KAOLIN / CHINA CLAY KAN KENYA 20000 80574.9 4.03
12/10/2013 KAOLIN CLAY MUN IRAN 175000 1363250 7.79
12/10/2013 KAOLIN CLAY MUN GERMANY 175000 1363250 7.79
12/10/2013 KAOLIN MUN KOREA 32000 193177.6 6.0
Date Export Items/ Products Port Code Foreign Port Qty (Kgs) Value (Rs) FOB Rate
12/11/2013 CERAMIC INDUSTRIES ( KAOLIN LUMPS) MUN IRAN 350000 2329621.5 6.7
12/13/2013 KAOLENE - CHINA CLAY PET BANGLADESH 200530 1915968.1 9.6
12/13/2013 LIGHT KAOLIN JNP MAURITIUS 238325 5618029.92 23.6
12/16/2013 KAOLINIC CLAYS PET BANGLADESH 328000 2597391.3 7.9
12/18/2013 KAOLIN MUN ANGOLA 1120000 10374896 9.3
12/23/2013 KAOLIN PAN JORDAN 40000 416328 10.41
12/23/2013 KAOLIN PAN GERMANY 40000 416328 10.41
12/23/2013 KAOLIN POWDER MUN CHINA 144000 1017978.5 7.1
12/25/2013 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC OMAN 28000 347966.71 12.43
12/25/2013 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC KENYA 28000 347966.71 12.43
12/25/2013 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC TURKEY 5000 94703.12 18.94
12/25/2013 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC GUATEMALA 5000 94703.12 18.94
12/26/2013 CHINA CLAY MUN KOREA 480000 3146449.9 6.6
12/30/2013 KAOLINIC CLAYS PET BANGLADESH 254000 1633589.8 6.4
12/30/2013 HYDROUS ALUMINIUM SILICATE COC SRI LANKA 58000 681084.44 11.7
12/30/2013 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC GERMANY 775800 10977641.92 14.2
12/31/2013 HYDRO CHLORIDE MUM CANADA 100 522.5 5.23
12/31/2013 HYDRO CHLORIDE MUM GERMANY 100 522.5 5.23
12/31/2013 KAOLIN- (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) MUN S. AFRICA 532000 4144676.8 7.8
12/31/2013 KAOLIN BCK POWDER (PROCESSED CHINA CLAY) COC INDONESIA 240000 4261407.1 17.8
Total 79073255 145411771.8 1.8
Clay
12/4/2013 CHINA CLAY MUN S. ARABIA 236000 1974780.2 8.4
12/4/2013 CHINA CLAY MUN UAE 23000 118389.73 5.15
12/4/2013 CHINA CLAY MUN CHINA 23000 118389.73 5.15
12/4/2013 REFINED CLAY JNP U K 2304 118332.29 51.36
12/4/2013 REFINED CLAY JNP IRAN 2304 118332.29 51.36
12/9/2013 CHINA CLAY PET BANGLADESH 156000 1609939.74 10.3
12/11/2013 FULLERS EARTH POWDER REX NEPAL 80000 364800 4.6
12/15/2013 CALCINED CHINA CLAY POWDER MUN YEMEN 17000 323025.5 19
12/15/2013 CALCINED CHINA CLAY POWDER MUN GHANA 17000 323025.5 19
12/18/2013 CLAY JNP GERMANY 600 1555.52 2.6
12/18/2013 PROCESSED CHINA CLAY COC GUINEA 16000 169736.16 10.61
12/18/2013 PROCESSED CHINA CLAY COC USA 16000 169736.16 10.61
12/23/2013 HYDROUS KAOLIN MUN KOREA 160000 1128280.3 7.1
12/27/2013 CHINA CLAY JNP SRI LANKA 228000 1398488 6.1
12/31/2013 CLAY/EARTH JNP KENYA 120000 1933244.56 16.1
Total 1097208 9870055.68 9.0
Natural Garnet
12/5/2013 GARNET VIZ JAPAN 40000 401555 10.04
12/26/2013 GARNET VIZ MALAYSIA 840000 8275260 9.9
12/16/2013 GARNET VIZ UKRAINE 54000 232702.8 4.31
12/16/2013 GARNET VIZ USA 612000 5947195 9.7
12/16/2013 GARNET VIZ CEI (BALTIC SEA) 784000 5699766.8 7.3
12/22/2013 GARNET VIZ QATAR 840000 8239483.5 9.8
12/22/2013 GARNET VIZ THAILAND 24000 292600 12.19
12/22/2013 GARNET VIZ AUSTRALIA 2122000 20792633.5 9.8
12/23/2013 GARNET VIZ ISRAEL 56000 574750 10.3
12/25/2013 GARNET VIZ UAE 4200000 34596293.8 8.2
12/26/2013 GARNET VIZ CANADA 56000 526680 9.41
12/30/2013 GARNET VIZ EGYPT 224000 2054888 9.17
Total 9852000 87633808.4 8.9
Fly Ash
12/2/2013 PROCESSED FLYASH JNP BAHARAIN 623340 1862761.36 3.0
12/6/2013 FLY ASH MUN UAE 485280 627758.21 1.29
12/15/2013 FLY ASH MUN QATAR 4872000 11865076.48 2.4
12/16/2013 SYNTHETIC ORGANIC MUM BRAZIL 2000 8192.31 4.1
12/16/2013 INSULATING POWDER LUD POLAND 25000 297878.25 11.92
12/17/2013 DRY FLY ASH MUN S. ARABIA 24132120 68803939.8 2.9
12/17/2013 FLY ASH MUN JORDAN 112000 432872.84 3.86
12/20/2013 FLY ASH PIP USA 224050 1101760.54 4.9
12/23/2013 ALUMINA AND SILICA - CERAMIC NAG KOREA 144000 8964288 62.3
12/25/2013 FLY ASH POZZOCRETE JNP EGYPT 2223480 8050149.38 3.6
12/29/2013 FLY ASH MUN BAHARAIN 2016000 5025713.96 2.5
12/30/2013 PROCESSED FLY ASH JNP OMAN 3638780 11636082.64 3.2
12/31/2013 FLY ASH VIZ MALAYSIA 22400 41841.8 1.87
12/31/2013 FLY ASH JNP THAILAND 1000 26799.39 26.8
Total 38521450 118745115 3.1
Alumina
12/3/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP THAILAND 40000 1192429.7 29.81
12/4/2013 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AMORPHOUS JNP KOREA 20000 1897280 94.86
12/6/2013 ALUMINIUM OXIDE AHM USA 400 313174 782.9
12/7/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE JNP S. ARABIA 968000 17852237 18.4
12/8/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP URUGUAY 22000 391314 17.79
12/9/2013 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AMORPHOUS MUM INDONESIA 110400 4977582 45.1
12/10/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP PAKISTAN 511000 7687384.7 15.0
12/11/2013 CALCINED ALUMINA (INDAL CALCINED ALUMINA) JNP KOREA 160000 4739146.1 29.6
12/12/2013 CALCINED ALUMINA (INDAL CALCINED ALUMINA) JNP MEXICO 100000 3482660.8 34.83
12/13/2013 DRIED ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE JNP GHANA 24750 2237586.79 90.4
12/26/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP JAPAN 160000 3239363 20.2
12/15/2013 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE JNP GHANA 3000 371764.5 123.92
12/16/2013 CALCINED ALUMINA (INDAL CALCINED ALUMINA) JNP SRI LANKA 48000 2181733.8 45.5
12/17/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA) CHN PHILIPPINES 660000 8213040 12.4
12/18/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) JNP MALAYSIA 2068000 26928110 13.0
12/19/2013 DRIED ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE GEL JNP PAKISTAN 50000 4013503.34 80.3
12/20/2013 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE HYD IRELAND 20000 1091200 54.56
12/21/2013 DRIED ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE GEL JNP MEXICO 45200 6035904.04 133.5
12/22/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) CHN TAIWAN 2156000 25881428 12.0
12/23/2013 ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE AMORPHOUS JNP AUSTRALIA 76000 7028550 92.5
12/24/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (INDAL ALUMINA HYDRATE) JNP OMAN 40000 790333.5 19.76
12/25/2013 ALUMINA COC SLOVAKIA 400 305196.42 763.0
12/29/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) CHN INDONESIA 1408000 19036325 13.5
12/30/2013 ALUMINA TRIHYDRATE (ALUMINIUM HYDROXIDE) CHN KOREA 2800000 40535952.5 14.5
12/31/2013 ALUMINA COC GERMANY 150 160201.8 1068.01
Total 11491300 190583401 16.59
Barytes
12/1/2013 MINERAL POWDER MICRON BARYTES CHN MAURITIUS 20400 604758 29.65
12/3/2013 BARITE POWDER - API CHN U K 540000 5110798 9.46
12/4/2013 BARITE ORE KRI USA 98800000 342580952 3.5
12/4/2013 BARITE POWDER CHN NETHERLANDS 7 75.46 10.78
12/8/2013 BARIUM SULPHATE BARYTES CHN SINGAPORE 588000 5618104 9.6
12/9/2013 BARYTES POWDER CHN S. ARABIA 9455000 71367413.1 7.5
12/12/2013 MINERAL POWDER MUN MYANMAR 5000 148550.26 29.71
12/13/2013 MINERAL POWDER MUN TANZANIA 4009000 32037947 8.0
12/15/2013 BARITE POWDER API CHN UAE 810000 4291624.5 5.3
12/16/2013 BARIUM SULPHATE BARYTES CHN INDONESIA 24000 476760.75 19.87
12/17/2013 BARRITE POWDER CHN KUWAIT 1890000 8693214.22 4.6
12/19/2013 MICRON BARYTE BAR SPAIN 2000 77447.3 38.72
12/21/2013 BARITE POWDER CHN BANGLADESH 400000 3961547.4 9.9
12/22/2013 BARITE POWDER CHN VENEZUELA 756000 7257305.66 9.6
12/25/2013 BARITE POWDER CHN MOZAMBIQUE 1125000 8938680.75 7.95
12/26/2013 BARITE POWDER CHN OMAN 3240000 27288976 8.4
12/26/2013 MICRON BARYTER BAR AUSTRALIA 5000 153876.26 30.78
12/30/2013 BARITE POWDER - API CHN THAILAND 5130000 42501623 8.3
12/30/2013 MINERAL POWDER MICRON BARYTE CHN SRI LANKA 27000 715250.25 26.49
12/31/2013 BARITE POWDER TON KENYA 468000 8746650 18.69
Total 127294407 570571553.9 4.5
Bauxite
12/3/2013 CALCINED BAUXITE MUN S. AFRICA 198000 2142794.5 10.82
12/9/2013 CALCINED BAUXITE MUN JAPAN 1000000 19588672 19.6
12/12/2013 CALCINED BAUXITE MUN BAHARAIN 25000 308455.65 12.34
12/26/2013 CALCINED BAUXITE JNP ITALY 383720 4890717.5 12.7
12/18/2013 BAUXITE ORE JNP KOREA 162000 1084702 6.7
12/18/2013 BAUXITE JNP GERMANY 1546 8395.22 5.4
12/18/2013 BAUXITE (GROUNDED BAUXITE) KAN S. ARABIA 400000 2778123 6.9
12/25/2013 CALCINED BAUXITE AHM UAE 22000 470249.02 21.37
12/29/2013 BAUXITE CEMENT REX NEPAL 85840 77256 0.9
12/30/2013 CALCINED BAUXITE JNP SLOVENIA 1580840 17298862.08 10.9
12/31/2013 BAUXITE POWDER MUN OMAN 2800000 16093000 5.7
Total 6658946 64741226.97 9.7

3. February 24 - March 02, 2014 3IN PERSON
Jean-Philippe Thierry, QC & Product Development Head, and
Maruti Srivastava, Vice President, Marketing for Lafarge Aggregates
& Concrete India discuss the importance, the need and the necessity of
RMC in construction practices, which can promote sustainability and fulfill
the demand of local market in this interaction with Remona Divekar
Where is the current demand for
RMC coming from -- metro cities
or infrastructure projects, and in
what ratio?
The recent Crisil research reports
that the overall ready mix concrete
penetration in India is around 9 per cent
which is low. However, it is projected
to be 14 per cent by 2017-18. In
India the demand for RMC is highest
from the housing segment, followed
by the industrial and infrastructure
segments.
What are the new techniques or
products developed in the RMC
segment and in coming years
what new developments we will
witness?
Concrete is fully adapted to
today’s needs and the industry
is improving to better respond to
tomorrow’s challenges. It is a modern
contemporary material in constant
evolution and well suited for building
more sustainably.
Lafarge is committed to delivering
unique products and solutions for
building better cities in India. Our
innovations help create products and
solutions which promote sustainable
construction and help meet the
needs of local market: from high
value-added products to affordable
housing solutions. With innovative
technologies, the company has come
up with various types of concrete
which are as follows:
As cities grow the need for vertical
constructions has increased. Lafarge
in India is supporting leading builders
by supplying Mega® High Strength
Concrete which is M90 plus grade of
concrete.
TheMega®HighStrengthConcrete
allows builders to make taller structures
while using scarce land resources
more effectively. The total material
cost is also reduced as use of other
materials like steel reduces.
Most importantly, as the wall
and column width reduces the end-
consumer gets the advantage of a
higher carpet area. Other products
under Mega series include: Mega®
Lightweight Concrete, Mega® PP
Fiber Concrete and Mega® Steel Fiber
Concrete.
Mega Lightweight is low density
concrete as low as 600-1,800 kg per
cum. It enhances thermal insulation
and effectively replaces brickbat coba,
concrete screed, protection screed
thereby reducing dead load on existing
structures. Mortar mix of lighter weight
‘Demand for RMC highest
from housing’
contributes to reduction of cost to
overall structural design.
With the growing need for effective
water management, especially in a
congested city like Mumbai, Lafarge
provides HyrdromediaTM, a pervious
concrete which offers high permeability
and drainage capacity by absorbing
rain water and facilitates natural run-off
into the ground.
It therefore reduces the risk of
flooding. It minimizes urban impact on
natural water cycle, allowing for natural
replenishment of water tables in urban
environments that up till now have
typically been covered with impervious
asphalt or concrete surfaces. Typically
containing 20-35 per cent void space,
it allows water to pass directly through
it at a permeability of 150 -1,000 L per
min/m².
Artevia by Lafarge is a collection of
decorative concretes for indoor and
outdoor usage that combines ‘freedom
of design’ with low maintenance and
durability. The design material keeps
all the advantages of concrete: it is
hard wearing and long lasting and
available in an array of amazing
colours, patterns and textures.
Suitable for home owners,
architects and landscapers, Artevia’s
exciting patterns and textures offer
unrestricted creativity for any project
and can be used to make a variety of
flooring used for kitchens, terraces,
pool sides, garden paths and can be
even applied to walls.
The placing of Artevia involves
technicalknowledgeandskillsthatonly
a professional can acquire. Lafarge
provides the material and installation
service with professional applicators
trained by global experts.
Concrete Master is a range of
ready-to-use concrete and mortar in
bags delivered to your job site. The
unique offering enables customers
to order ready mix concrete in small
quantities and allows up to four hours
of workability before initial setting.
This simplifies the entire
construction process in congested
neighbourhoods by offering an
efficient on-site delivery of ready
to use concrete and mortar in 30
kg reinforced bags. This benefits
contractors and masons who work
in congested areas where ready mix
concrete transit mixers cannot reach,
and allows construction to be made
with quality products of Lafarge.
How is Lafarge helping reduce
environment pollution while keeping
cost efficiency in mind?
Lafarge is committed to reduce
its production costs and reduce its
environment footprint. Lafarge also
produces blended cement which
is preferred for many construction
applicationsandtheuseofcementitious
products as an alternative to clinker
ensure that less CO2 is emitted in the
cement production process and hence
a green solution.
Lafarge uses maximum fly ash
within the stipulated BIS limit. This
reduces the use of clinker and
contributes to waste management by
utilizing fly ash, which otherwise would
be a ‘waste’ product. This approach
significantly reduces carbon footprint
per bag of cement.
Given the scale of construction,
it is crucial to focus on the strength
and longevity of constructions and by
taking full account of environmental
concerns, particularly the energy
cement, concrete and aggregates
solutions serve cities.
Every project has its own peculiar
challenges, however; this project was
different since it was for a hospital.
The project was for Oncology
Radiation Chamber Room, Hiranadani
Hospital, Mumbai. Lafarge had to
retrofit a bunker in the basement
pouring concrete in the RCC wall
covered by 1 mt thick top RCC slab.
It was a challenging project
because we had to pour concrete in
the basement bunker of the operating
hospital without disturbing their daily
routine.
The concrete had to be poured
beneath the existing RCC slab in
the basement with uniform density
throughout the bunker as per the Aerb
(Atomic Energy Regulatory Board)
standards.
It must be mentioned that the
guidelines are stringent and Aerb as
a regulatory body does not permit
commissioning of a facility till the most
stringent specifications are met.
Lafarge India took up the challenge
and ensured that pouring of the
concrete was done in a manner that
did not hinder hospital operation even
for a day.
For the final slab, the pouring of
concrete was done through core cuts
from the ground floor. To achieve the
requireddensityanduniformspreading
of the self-compacting concrete, the
mixing had to be 100 per cent accurate
which was accomplished by Lafarge.
The job was done so meticulously
that the centre passed the Aerb
Radiation Leak Test with flying colours.
It was not a small achievement as the
area above the bunker has 100 per
cent occupancy by people.
To c o m p l e t e t h e p r o j e c t
successfully, Lafarge used Agilia-self-
compacted, self-placed concrete with
a compressive strength of 40 mpa.
Around 700 cu.m concrete was used
for the entire project.
Agilia is a self-compacting, self-
leveling concrete that provides
solutions and opportunities for design
and placement. A fluid concrete that
flows freely around congested steel
reinforcement that is fully compact
without any added placing energy.
The main benefits are as follows:
No vibration, easier to place, worksite
flexibility and reduces labour time.
efficiency of buildings and reduction
of CO2 emissions.
Lafarge India has pioneered
multiple product offers like Concreto,
Duraguard and PSC in cement -–
empowering the consumer to choose
as per his construction needs. These
environment-friendly products are
designedtomeetspecificrequirements
of strong durable construction.
At Lafarge we address the
sustainability agenda by focusing
on a) the production process for
our products b) working closely with
other actors in the construction chain
to recommend more sustainable
solutions.
In the production process we are
focused on the use of alternate fuels
to reduce our carbon footprint. We also
focus on optimizing energy as well as
the use of other resources like water at
our cement and RMX plants.
We also support the use of
manufactured sand which acts as
a substitute for river sand, thereby
preventing damage to our river
systems.
At the construction site, solutions
developed by Lafarge help in more
efficient use of materials as well as
supporting contractors in minimizing
waste generated on site. This has
a significant positive impact on the
environment.
Lastly, Lafarge (through CDL)
is supporting several initiatives to
propagate building systems that
make our homes, offices etc more
energy efficient over the lifetime of
the building.
Whichhasbeenthemostchallenging
project so far?
Lafarge has been redefining
construction in India -- right from
ushering in safe work practices on
site to introducing innovative high
performance concrete in the market.
Everywhere in the world, our innovative
Coffer house
CDL entrance
Lightweight concreteHydromedia
Hiranandani Hospital,
Mumbai

4. February 24 - March 02, 2014 4INFRASTRUCTURE
India’s great challenges
For all its high-profile
infrastructure projects
in recent years, India
chronically struggles to
meet the needs of an
economy that has been
growing at a heady 7
per cent annual clip
In India, ‘indisputable
need’ and ‘significant
potential’ collide with
inefficiency, corruption,
and unbridled
population growth and
urbanization.
For all its high-profile infrastructure
projects in recent years—a national
highway system connecting its
four largest cities; modern airports;
subways in New Delhi, Bengaluru, and
soon Mumbai as well as Hyderabad;
and a score of major power projects—
the country chronically struggles to
meet the needs of an economy that
has been growing at a heady 7 per
cent annual clip.
In fact, analysts suggest that
infrastructure bottlenecks prune gross
domestic product (GDP) by at least 2
per cent annually.
Long-term plan & vision
New Delhi alone is adding 1,400
new cars a day on road systems
unable to handle current volumes,
while the city’s 10-year-old, world-
class underground approaches
overcapacity. Factories across the
country endure almost-daily power
outages—backup generators are a
business necessity in a land where a
summer 2012 blackout put 700 million
people in the dark after a demand
spike shorted three antiquated power
grids.
Rutted roads lead to new
office complexes and residential
developments without water
lines or power connections, while
oversaturated rail lines clog shipments
of commodities and produce moving
between rural areas, ports, and
population centre.
Among its biggest challenges,
India needs to build expansive new
urban areas with adequate municipal
services. Tens of millions of people
are moving from countryside into
informal settlements in cities every
year, as they look for work and a path
out of poverty.
By 2030, about 40 per cent of the
country’s population—close to 600
million people—will be living in cities,
according to estimates.
The cost to build out roads, transit
systems, power grids, and water/
sewage treatment lines to manage
massive population requirements and
limit squalor will be significant.
“In order to catch up—and then
stay ahead of the curve—we need a
long-term plan and vision to work on
all issues in a comprehensive way,
bringing together all public and private
stakeholders,” says an interviewee.
“That’s not happening yet, but it’s
working better than it used to.”
Infrastructure funds
Against undeniable headwinds,
including ‘a rambunctious’ multiparty
democratic political tradition that
discourages top-down federal
imposition (in contrast to China’s
approach), the government of India is
implementing a next-phase, five-year,
$1 trillion infrastructure investment plan
targeted at overcoming deficiencies
and buttressing continued economic
advances.
The policy counts on expanding the
PPPconcessionmodelusedtobuildnew
roads and significant new investment
from the private sector to upwards
of 50 per cent of the cost, including
an infusion from offshore players.
But foreign infrastructure funds are
finding it hard to break through in a
system where ‘a handful of domestic
conglomerates control the economy.
Policy risk, meanwhile, raises particular
hurdles and creates uncertainty,
hamstringing private initiative—various
agencies and authorities vie with state
and federal ministries for control in
counterproductive turf battles. ‘Land
rights, eminent domain, and an
every-man-is-an-island’ approach to
obtaining government approvals ‘can
tie things up for years.’
About 42 per cent of a total 564
infrastructure projects have been
delayed, and the average PPP
initiative takes about five years to
gain approval.
Since 2007, private companies
have pumped about $225 billion
into India infrastructure projects,
with sometimes ‘disappointing’
results. For example, some publicly
listed domestic infrastructure firms
have experienced severe share-
price declines and banks confront a
bevy of workouts. According to the
Economist, Chennai’s new airport
terminal, Delhi’s smart airport, an
express-rail link in Delhi, and one
of the nation’s biggest power plant
constructions in the northwest of India
have all generated unwelcome red ink
for private interests.
Economic reforms
Bureaucratic snafus, poorly
structured contracts, and overbidding
based on unrealistic revenues and
expenses have all contributed to these
disappointments. As part of a recent
push to overcome hurdles and doubts
from foreign capital, the government
enacted economic reforms late in
2012 to make it easier for offshore
players to operate and invest, and
some interviewees find the new
policy landscape more enticing, with
potentially less red tape.
Implementing transactional
safeguards and appropriately
calculating ‘a [higher] risk profile
for PPPs in India,’ investors need
to intelligently weigh the rewards of
working in an economy that ‘will grow
at multiples of any Western country’
and has a more familiar system of law,
against ‘everything taking a long time,’
with reliable, local partners needed to
have any chance at success.
High-profile projects
New roads. The country is
constructing 20,000 km of new and
upgradedroadsoverthenextfiveyears.
Industrial corridor between Mumbai
and Delhi. The creation of an ambitious
industrial corridor between Mumbai
and Delhi, financed in conjunction with
Japanese companies, will develop
as many as six new cities in a multi-
decade undertaking.
Initial projects include power and
desalinization plants and a dedicated
freight-rail line.
Mumbai investments. In Mumbai,
an elevated freight-rail corridor, a new
airport, and a trans-harbour link are in
the works.
Rapid transport connecting to
Delhi. Two rapid-transit corridors are
being built to improve travel between
neighbouring states and Delhi.
Transport. Construction of 120
bridges and the completion of other
road improvements will help connect
rural areas to Chennai, the capital
of the southern state of Tamil Nadu,
where a subway system is scheduled
to open by 2015.
Energy. Investments worth $250
billion in electric plants and power
grids are being made throughout the
power-starved country.
China
Quality-control issues and fast-
paced construction have also
resulted in several notable examples
of construction issues and system
failures, including a handful of high-
speed rail and subway crashes. With
nearly 6,000 miles of high-speed lines
beginning operation in just the last
five years, ‘quantity over quality has
some consequences, but this is part
of their learning process. When you do
so much so fast, there will be bigger
issues, but overall, good results have
pushed growth.’
A longer-term sustainability issue
will be how well the challenges of
ongoing operations, main-tenance,
and capital asset renewal will be met
for the rapidly expanding infrastructure
base.
High-profile projects
Shanghai commercial and
transportation hub. The Hongqiao
Transport Hub, a massive shopping
mall and commercial entertainment
c e n t r e c o n n e c t e d t o m a j o r
transportation links, will serve a
staggering 75 million people within
its high-speed rail lines’ catchment
zone.
Asian rail connections. A web of
new rail lines is taking shape to connect
with neighbours—Thailand, Myanmar,
Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The
lines are designed to extend China’s
regional economic clout and provide
additional access points for trade,
particularly from nearby ports.
Western train connections. A 107-
mile rail track construction programme
is proceeding across three provinces
in western China.
Urban transit expansions. Twenty-
seven subway-building programmes
are proceeding, including expansions
of transit systems in Guangzhou and
Shanghai.
A i r p o r t s . C o n s t r u c t i o n i s
advancing on 82 new airports and
the refurbishment of 100 others by
2015.
Rural highways. Expansion of
rural road net-works is continuing to
connect all cities with populations
exceeding 200,000, bringing the
country’s total highway network to
nearly 2 million miles by 2020.
Barriers to entry
China continues to struggle with
industrial- and car-related air pollution,
as well as a lack of potable water
caused in part by inadequate sewage
treatment and runoff of factory- and
agriculture-related contaminants.
Recent droughts and stepped-up
industrial demand are further straining
water supplies in many areas. Political
pressure to address these issues will
build, requiring greater investment in
water treatment facilities, strategies for
dealing with vehicle congestion, and
altering dependence on dirty carbon
fuels like coal and oil.
China may be fertile territory
for employing hydro-fracturing
technologies to secure natural gas
reservoirs, and the country is becoming
a world leader in wind power.
Foreign infrastructure companies
continue to face high barriers to entry,
often participating only when domestic
players lack expertise as minority
partners with Chinese state-owned
enterprises. Power- and water-related
projects offer the most favourable
opportunities, but many offshore
companies are growing wary of the lack
of transparency, and voice concerns
about Chinese partners appropriating
their proprietary business practices
and technologies.
Japan
In a familiar gambit for Japan, the
country’s new conservative Liberal
Democratic government is looking to
public works spending to jumpstart
the economy, which has stagnated for
more than two decades.
An ‘enormous’ $215 billion stimulus
package will focus on creating jobs
and reviving the tsunami-ravaged
Fukushima region, which lies northeast
of Tokyo. Thanks to an ongoing stream
of generous government allocations,
Japan already features some of the
world’s most advanced, state-of-
the-art transportation infrastructure,
including integrated high-speed rail,
subways, and airports.
But infrastructure spending to fund
corporate enterprise and keep people
working has created overcapacity
in some regions, as the country’s
population ages dramatically and
promises to shrink over the next
generation.
At the same time, population
concentrations in Tokyo and a
handful of other major cities worsen
congestion, requiring new ring roads
and upgrading of aging overpasses,
bridges, and tunnels.
Public debt now equals more than
two times national output, and Japan
ranked as the world’s most indebted
major economy even before this new
round of spending.
Unquestionably, past highway
projects—manyofwhichofferedlimited
mobility benefits—have contributed to
these ballooning credit problems.
Privatize more infra assets
Substantial public deficits likely will
force the government to privatize more
infrastructure assets to cover costs
and deal with debt-service burdens.
The two airports serving Osaka are
looking to raise as much as $15 billion
from a private operator to manage the
facilities over the next 40 to 50 years.
If a deal can be reached in Osaka,
other airport privatizations may follow
and serve as models for PPPs on other
infrastructure franchises, including
a project for underground tunnels to
replace elevated expressways in Tokyo.
Japan’s dependence on foreign
oil, coupled with growing antinuclear
sentiment following the Fukushima
reactor accidents, places new
urgency on finding renewable-energy
alternatives. The Japan Renewable
Energy Foundation is working toward
creating a high-voltage supergrid to
supply not only Japan, but also other
Asian countries. Its first project is a
300 mw wind farm in Mongolia’s Gobi
Desert set to become operational
next year. Japan is also putting a lot
of resources into tapping deep-water
natural gas resources.
(Continued in next issue)
(Courtesy: Ernst & Young)
Patrick Phillips
CEO, Urban Land
Institute,Washington
Howard Roth
Global Real Estate
Leader, Ernst & Young
India plans to increase investment in infrastructure
Energy and Telecom lead the way
Infrastructure investment in India as a share of GDP
%ShareofGDP
0
2
4
6
8
10
5.2
7.5
10.0
12
10th plan
(2003-2007)
11th plan
(2008-2012)
12th plan
(2013-2017)
Sectorial investment planned in 12th Five-Year Plan
planned
Sectorial
investment
Power 31%
Airports 2%
Ports 2%
Railways 7%
Roads and
bridges
12%
Storage 1%
Water supply 4%
Irrigation 10% Telecom 25%
Oil and
Gas 6%

5. February 24 - March 02, 2014 5IN PERSON
scaffolding & form work - ad -10 02 14 .indd 2 2/10/2014 9:37:00 PM
The Gujarat-based Zydex
Industries is one of the hi-tech
research-driven companies striving
for sustainability through innovation.
Founded in 1997, Zydex has rapidly
expanded its business portfolio in
catering to textiles, waterproofing,
paints & sealers, roads, agriculture
and industrial chemicals.
‘We are deeply committed to
becoming an organization to develop
sustainable and eco-friendly chemical
technologies for all our divisions,’
says the company’s motto.
For its roads division Zydex
is looking to develop moisture-
resistant green roads in India using its
nanotechnology, after building such
highways in US, Europe and Africa.
How do you see the current scenario
for construction and infrastructure
projects? When do you expect to
begin the next cycle of construction
and infra activities?
Thoughthereisavastdevelopment
in construction and infrastructure in
India so far, there is still a huge scope
for further developments in coming
20 years. The present situation has
reached a level of high competencies
and only the best in the industry will
be able to grow, taking the growth to
a higher level. This has been initiated
since the past two years and more
progress will take place.
Your expertise lies in patented
n a n o t e c h n o l o g y f o r r o a d s
application. How has been its
acceptance globally?
Yes, we at Zydex are working on
sustainability and extension of life
and usage of roads. This concept
has been extremely well taken and
adopted by many countries like USA,
Canada, Mexico, Spain, Russia,
India, Nigeria, etc.
We were recipients of 2013
Global Road Achievement Award
in Research which was awarded by
the International Roads Federation
(an apex body of the Global Roads
Authority) in November 2013 at
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
‘Zydex strives to reduce road
upkeep, improve safety’
“Our technology for roads works on three clear
parameters ie, preparation of water proof road bases,
creating well bonded tack free top road surfaces,
and chemically bonding of bitumen that removes
moisture damage which happens every season,”
says Dr Ajay Ranka, CEO, Zydex Industries in
an interview with Paresh Parmar
Drum mix plant Firing at drum mix
Zycosoil mixed into these asphalt tanks
We believe this is recognition of all
road authorities who understood our
technology and adopted the same.
We want many more road authorities
and governments around the world,
including India, to adopt our road
technology for building moisture-
resistant roads.
How can the use of the technology
help government save on bitumen
costs?
There is a direct saving factor
of 2-3 per cent in terms of bitumen
costs and additional savings on
maintenance factor which work out
to be in the range of 40 per cent. So
this can work out to be total 42-43 per
cent savings overall.
And if that savings is converted
to, say India’s national savings, it
can go up to Rs 8,000 crore annually.
We feel these figures are very much
effective for any government and road
authorities to adopt our technology
seriously.
What about your quest for zero
maintenance and repairs for roads
in India, and ultimately improving
safety standards?
Our technology for road works
on three clear parameters, that is,
preparation of waterproof road bases,
creating well-bonded, tack-free
top road surfaces, and chemically
bonding of bitumen that removes
moisture damage which happens
every season.
All these parameters ensure that
road bases do not get disturbed
during rains as they are waterproof;
secondly, the middle and top road
surfaces are properly bonded and
can handle traffic movements without
much damage.
As the road bases are waterproof
and well-compacted, the top
surfaces do not get damaged even
during heavy traffic and rains. All
these factors ultimately reduce
maintenance issues and improve
safety on roads.
It is a wonderful experience for
not only users of roads, but also
for road & traffic authorities. The
additional benefits realized due
to improved roads surfaces are
smooth and secured traffic flow
even in harsh weather conditions
saving fuel, human lives and vehicle
damage.
Would you like to highlight your
completed projects?
We have concluded many
projects all over the country and
even out of India. To highlight a few
major ones include Ashoka Buildcon
Ltd, G R Infraprojects Ltd, Ramky
Infrastructure Ltd, GVK Projects, Era
Infrastructure, Gayatri Projects, and
BRO (Border Roads Organization)
Projects like Project Arunank, Project
Beacon, Project Brahmank, Project
Deepak, Project Himank, Project
Udayak, Project Vartak, among
others.
It also includes successful
commercialization and application
in other countries like USA, Canada,
Spain, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, etc.
(contd. on pg 10)

6. February 24 - March 02, 2014 6PROJECTS UPDATE
ADB to fund rail, power,
road projects worth $605 m
Capacity at Ennore Port
to be raised to 65 mt
B’luru projects to get
state govt grant of `1,527 cr
Bentley Systems named
‘Company of the Year’ for second year
Seeking to more than double
its capacity to 65 million tons over
the next few years, Ennore Port has
decided to award the last of the four
expansion projects, envisaging an
investment of Rs 151 crore to build a
multi-cargo berth, to the lone bidder
by the end of the month.
With this, the state-run port will be
meeting its FY14 target of awarding
35 mt capacity addition by the end
of the month, said a top official.
Bentley Systems Inc, one of
the leading companies dedicated
to providing comprehensive
software solutions for sustaining
infrastructure announced that it
was named ‘The Company of the
Year’ at the Construction Computing
Awards 2013 (also known as The
The new projects include an LNG
terminal and one coal and container
berth each.
The port has a capacity to do 30
mt at present and will be adding 35
mt more in the next few years, said
Port Chairman & Managing Director
M A Bhaskarachar.
“We expect to award the multi-
cargo berth project by the end
of February. Security clearance
of the bidder is the only pending
B e n g a l u r u C h i e f M i n i s t e r
Siddaramaiah, while presenting the
budget, said Bruhath Bangalore
Maha Nagara Palike (BBMP) would
get a total grant of Rs 1,527 crore
from the state government under
the Nagarothana Scheme, 13th
Finance Commission schemes, State
Finance Commission schemes, Lake
Development scheme and the Chief
Minister’s special grant scheme. “In
addition to these grants, BBMP will
utilize its own resources to take up
major projects during 2014-15,” he
added.
T h e b u d g e t p r o p o s e s
comprehensive development of
selected arterial and sub-arterial
roads at an estimated cost of Rs
500 crore and widening of important
roads at a cost of Rs 300 crore. The
construction of railway underbridges
and overbridges at an estimated
cost of Rs 200 crore in collaboration
with railway authorities at important
railway crossings.
Comprehensive development of
footpaths at an estimated cost of Rs
100 crore, development of junctions
Hammers) programme – marking the
second year in a row that Bentley has
achieved this recognition.
Bentley further announced that
SpecWave Composer – Bentley’s
specification creation, control, and
compliancesoftware–receivedthetop
award in the ‘One to Watch Product’
permission, after which we can
award the contract,” he said
Bhaskarachar said though six
entities had evinced interest in the 3
mt per annum capacity project, only
one has bid finally. The other projects
awarded this fiscal include the 16-mt
container terminal to Adani Ports, a
5-mt LNG terminal, a 9-mt coal berth
and an upgrading existing terminal
by adding 2 mt more in capacity,
he said.
at an estimated cost of Rs 100 crore,
development of 12 main roads under
Tender Sure model and other roads
at an estimated cost of Rs 300 crore.
Rs 100 crore for development and
protection of 31 lakes.
Implementation of new parking
policy at an estimated cost of Rs 10
crore and allocation of Rs 100 crore
for disposal and processing of solid
waste.
The Bengaluru Development
Authority (BDA) will be taking up
the construction of Peripheral Ring
Road at the cost of Rs 5,800 crore
during 2014-15 with assistance
from the Jica. The construction of
underpass at Goraguntepalya of
Tumkur Road Junction (NH-4) at a
cost of Rs 125 crore will be taken
up under JNNURM during 2014-5
and the elevated corridor from
Alisda to Bel Circle at a cost of Rs
191.86 crore will be taken up under
JNNURM. Construction of Elevated
Corridor from Basaveshwara Circle
(Chalukya Circle) to Hebbal Junction
at a cost of Rs 1100 crore will also
be taken up.
category, which acknowledged new
products launched in 2013 that are
going to become ‘big’ in the next 12
months.
Bentley also was named runner-
up in the ‘Architectural Software
Product of the Year’ category for
GenerativeComponents, ‘Document
& Content Management Product of
the Year’ category for ProjectWise,
and ‘Mobile Technology of the Year’
category for Field Supervisor.
Sponsored by Construction
Computing magazine in the UK,
the Construction Computing
Awards, which are now in their 8th
year, showcase and acknowledge
technology, tools, and solutions for
the effective design, construction,
maintenance, and modification of
commercial buildings, residential and
social housing, and civil engineering
projects of all sizes.
The winners are selected by
Construction Computing magazine’s
readership, which includes IT
Surana Group companies
Bhagyanagar India and Surana
Ventures, which had announced
plans to set up two 5 mw solar power
plants in Andhra Pradesh, have
decided to defer the projects amid
concerns of their financial viability.
Bhagyanagar and Surana have
already commissioned two 5 mw
solar photovoltaic units each in
Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat,
respectively.
While the first unit set up in
Munipally in Medak district of Andhra
Pradesh was commissioned about
six months after it was ready due
to delays in securing linkages and
permissions, the management
is considering deferring the
implementation of the other two solar
projects of 5 mw each, according to
Narendra Surana, Managing Director,
Bhagyangar and Surana Ventures.
The companies have decided
to defer the implementation of new
projects till the government extends
support.
Surana said the erratic mode of
evacuation of power at the Munipally
unit is causing hardship to the
company.
The company has invested about
Rs. 30 crore on the project.
Given this backdrop, the company
is reconsidering its plan to set up two
units of 5 mw each at Medak and
Vikarabad.
“These were to be commissioned
by March and June, respectively.
Instead, we are looking at setting
up another plant of 5 mw in Gujarat,
where a 5 mw solar power farm is
operational,” said Surana.
Surana Group
to defer setting up
solar farms in AP
professionals in construction,
product, project design and service
companies, and a panel of influential
industry experts that judges the
project categories.
David Chadwick, editor, CAD
User and Construction Computing,
UK, said, “Bentley’s ‘Company of
the Year’ award win for a second
straight year is further evidence of this
company’s steadfast commitment
to providing innovative products
and services to the construction
industry that address both project
and infrastructure performance.
“Examples previewed at Bentley’s
recent Year in Infrastructure
Conference in London include
not only SpecWave Composer,
but also ProjectWise Construction
Work Package Server for managing
the lifecycle of construction work
packages and Bentley Connect
services for connecting project
participants in cloud and hybrid
environments.Chris Cowdrey, Former England cricket captain (Extreme Right) and Stephen Grant, Popular
Comedian (Extreme Left) with Bentley systems winners at the award ceremony in London.
The Asian Development Bank
(ADB) and the Government of India
have recently signed loan agreements
worth about $605 million (around
Rs 3,760 crore) for three separate
projects to better rail services, power
and roads in the country.
To improve rail services along
some of its busiest and most critical
freight and passenger transport
routes, a $130 million loan was
signed. The second tranche loan
is part of the $500-million Railway
Sector Investment Programme
approved by the ADB in 2011, and
will finance track components for 840
km of additional tracks along existing
railway lines.
Another loan for $350 million was
signed for improvement in selective
transmission and distribution system
to meet the growing demand of power
in Madhya Pradesh. The project will
carry out physical upgrades to
increase capacity and deliver power
more efficiently, said the ADB in a
statement. It will fund about 1,800
circuit km of transmission lines
and more than 3,100 circuit km of
distribution lines, as well as building
or upgrading transmission and
distribution substations.
To upgrade roads in the North-East
region, a $125.2 million loan was
signed by the two parties. The North-
Eastern States Roads Investment
Programme is designed to reconstruct
roads in Assam, Manipur, Mizoram,
Tripura, Meghalaya, and Sikkim.
“A shared capability of Bentley
offerings is information mobility for
collaboration, achieved through B/
IM – Bentley’s advancement of the
reach and benefits of BIM. On behalf
of the entire Construction Computing
staff, I congratulate Bentley on this
latest recognition.”
Commenting on the awards, Huw
Roberts, Bentley Vice President,
platform advantage, said, “It’s
truly an honour to be recognized
by the readership of Construction
Computing, and we thank them for
their vote of confidence. We also
thank the editorial staff of Construction
Computing for doing a superior job of
encouraging these IT professionals in
construction to explore and consider
the adoption of innovations like our
B/IM advancement that supports
collaborative BIM and helps the
thousands of moving parts in
construction to work as one, reducing
risk and improving profitability for
owners and contractors alike.”
He continued, “We proudly accept
this award on behalf of not only all
of our colleagues but also all of our
construction users around the world,
who innovatively apply our products
to accomplish great things in projects
and asset lifecycles.”

7. February 24 - March 02, 2014 7technology
UltraTech Concrete, a division
of UltraTech Cement Ltd, and
India’s largest manufacturer of
ready mix concrete (RMC) recently
supplied white topping concrete for
the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor
Enterprise (NICE) Road in Bengaluru,
Karnataka.
The 9.5 km link road and 4 km
peripheral road will connect the
proposed 111 km Bengaluru-Mysore
Industrial Corridor (BMIC) expressway
which is expected to reduce the
3-hour drive between the two cities
to an hour.
White topping is the covering of
an existing asphalt road with a layer
of Portland cement concrete. It can
be used on road surfaces where
traditional asphalt surfaces have failed
due to rutting or general deterioration.
White topping concrete is known to
improve the performance, durability
and ride quality of road surfaces.
While the lifespan of ordinary
bitumen roads is 5-10 years, the
designed service life of white topping
concrete surfaces is around 25-
30 years, and includes minimum
maintenance cost. It ensures faster
moving traffic due to improved ride
quality and skid resistance.
White topping is considered energy
efficient as it saves 20-30 per cent
energy required for illumination due
to better reflectivity. This property also
helps to reduce accidents, especially
during nights. Further, it is 100 per cent
Cabinet nod to convert
7,200 km state roads to highways
BASF’s Green Sense
Concrete technology
for Europe
SUPREME INDUSTRIES
Floor protection during construction
The Centre has decided to
convert 7,200 km of state roads into
national highways. “The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs
(CCEA) has given nod for declaring
7,200 km state highways as national
highways,” said a senior minister.
With this the total length of state
highways converted into national
highways during the UPA regime
would reach about 17,000 km. About
10,000 km of state highways were
declared national highways during
the past 10 years.
These roads, sources said, are
spread across states including
Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Bihar and Uttar Pradesh besides
Reasons for introduction of floor
protection product.
While doing the interiors of any
project, flooring is completed prior
to electrical or plumbing work. During
these works, scratches can develop,
even resulting in breaking of tiles/
flooring due to dragging of heavy
equipment.
As 25 per cent of the interior
cost involves modern floorings, it
is necessary to protect floors till
total interior work is completed.
Traditionally, Plaster of Paris (PoP) was
used for this particular application,
but not only laying and removing
of PoP is a time-consuming and a
tedious activity, but it also generates
harmful dust.
What are the salient features of the
product?
DURA floor protector is an
innovative technology that provides
universal cushioned flooring
protection for wood, ceramic and vinyl
floors. It is a closed-cell; polymer-
bordering areas like Leh and
Laddakh regions. The present length
of national highways in the country
is about 80,000 km.
Meanwhile, an official statement
said there would be sufficient funds
to take up improvement on new
national highways.
“Keeping in view the estimated
allocations likely to be made
available for development of non-
NHDP national highways based
on the previous years’ trends, it
is anticipated that there would be
adequate funds available for taking
up improvement works on these new
NHs,” it said.
T h e N a t i o n a l H i g h w a y s
BASF now offers its Green
Sense Concrete technology for the
resource- efficient production and
processing of concrete in Europe
as well. Green Sense Concrete is a
service package from BASF that helps
manufacturers improve performance
characteristics of concrete such as
resilience, workability, durability and
environment friendliness.
The package comprises three
components: The optimization of
the concrete mix design by BASF
experts, the use of hyper plasticizers
from BASF such as MasterGlenium,
and an eco-efficiency analysis of the
concrete mix. The analysis serves to
ascertain economic and ecological
based microcellular foam composed
of thousands of cells trapped in
the foam, with the reinforcement of
high performance polymer which
helps to resist all types of pressure
imparted.
The product offers hassle-free
application process compared to PoP,
rosin paper, plastic runners or drop
cloths. It does not absorb paint, oil,
grease or any cleaning agents.
DURA floor protector is flexible; can
be cut to fit in any space and works
Development Project (NHDP) is the
flagship road building programme
of the Ministry of Road Transport
& Highways, currently running into
seven phases.
It added that there would also be
adequate funds available for taking
up improvement of the remaining
existing NH network of 21,271 km,
not covered under any programme
so far. The statement said expansion
of NH network is a continuous
process and declaration of a new
NH is taken up from time to time,
depending up on requirement of
connectivity, inter-se priority and
availability of funds.
performance criteria of the concrete
in comparison to traditional concrete
mix designs.
The use of the Green Sense
Concrete technology has, for
example, led to savings of around
15,800 tons of CO2
equivalent and
approximately 25,400 megawatt
hours of energy in the construction
of the new One World Trade Center
in New York City, compared with a
conventional concrete mix design.
In this way, BASF provides
solutions for urgent challenges of
the construction industry such as
the high share in primary energy
consumption, in greenhouse gases
and in fine dust emissions.
well on either side -- vacuum or sweep
clean and reusable. It is environment
friendly, inert and does not promote
growth of bacteria and fungi.
Applications and advantages
DURA floor protector keeps floors
safe from damage and debris and
its anti-slip properties provide a safe
work environment. It is a reusable,
reversible surface protection for
concrete, marble, granite and other
counter surfaces.
UltraTech’s white topping concrete
for durable, aesthetic roads
Italsoprovidescushioneduniversal
floor protection during construction
for hardwood, ceramic tile, linoleum
and carpet floors as well as sinks and
tubs and walkways and decks during
building or remodeling.
It is already very well accepted
by all leading architects, interior
decorators, contractors, developers
and builders as there has been an
urgent need for an alternative to PoP
and DURA floor protector now offers
the most appropriate solution.
recyclable after its service life, making
it a green choice.
“White topping concrete represents
an important potential application area
from a sustainability perspective. With
non-renewable resources such as
fossil fuels and quarry-aggregates
decreasing in availability, it is important
to begin making decisions based on
sustainability rather than on a first
cost basis.
“White topping concrete overlays/
pavements are a cost-effective,
sustainable choice for urban roads,
state and national highways, and
other pavement applications,” says
O P Puranmalka, Whole-time Director,
UltraTech Cement Ltd, who has been
elected new President of the Cement
Manufacturers’ Association.
UltraTech currently operates over
100 RMC plants in 35 cities across
India that have world-class IT systems,
quality control and vehicle tracking
systems. UltraTech, a part of the Aditya
Birla Group, has an unrelenting focus
on safety and quality standards.
All of its state-of-the-art automatic
plants are capable of producing the
entire range of concrete including
– UltraTech Concrete Plus, Lite,
Duracon, Colourcon, Fibrecon,
Thermocon, Hypercon, Pervious,
Décor, Freeflow and Stainless.
Apart from supplying concrete
through its commercial plants,
UltraTech specializes in providing
customized solutions to customers
through its various operating models.
It currently operates RMC units
for some of the most prestigious
infrastructural projects in India such
as Jaipur Metro, Mumbai Monorail,
etc. For these projects, UltraTech
also supplies custom designed, light
weight and architectural concrete.
DURA floor protector is an
innovative, cost-effective, new-
generation product introduced
by the Supreme Industries Ltd
for protection of different types of
floors. Ajay Mohta, General
Manager Construction Accessories
Division elaborates.
Representation only
What is the marketing approach for
the product?
Supreme Industries already
has a vast distribution network all
over India for other DURA range of
products related to civil industry. A
lot of new distribution networks have
been created with the launch of this
product including people involved
in trading/retailing of flooring tiles,
plywood and other products related
to the interior decoration industry to
make it easily available.
Other products under DURA range:
D U R A m e m b r a n e : H i g h
performancewaterproofingmembrane
DURA boardHD100: Compressible
filler board for expansion joints
DURA rods: Closed cell, polymer
based foam filler material with a
circular profile
DURA shield: Material for spandrel
insulation in glass façade buildings
DURA roofil: Lightweight, resilient,
soft, polymer based closed-cell foam
closure profile used as gap filler in
roofing systems
DURA blockfiller: Special purpose,
high density filler board
DURA vapourbarrier: High
performance water vapour barrier
material
DURA protector: Membrane
Protection Board

8. February 24 - March 02, 2014 8Budget
Interim Budget
2014 bodes well for
manufacturing sector:
India Inc
The FY15 budget plans fiscal deficit at 4.1 per cent of GDP on the back of 18 per cent net tax revenue
growth and total spending growth of 10.9 per cent and revenue spending of 10.8 per cent.
According to analysts, the FY15BE is less relevant as the current announcement is an interim budget.
But even in these numbers, the 4.1 per cent target is on the back of weak fiscal composition. In addition,
the tax revenue growth projection for FY15 looks optimistic.
In the interim, the FY15 budget promises some sops to consumption led sector such as autos and
consumer durables. In addition, the slant towards the upcoming general elections reflects in support to
the segments like agriculture, rural areas, etc.
While the interim budget FY15 is less relevant, the projections for FY15 are equally unconvincing, say
the industry experts. Here’s what they have to say from the various sectors:
CS Verma
Chairman, Sail
“The Interim Budget is positive for us owing to its
thrust on growth which is good for the steel industry. The
lowering of duties on capital goods & automobiles will help
strengthening the demand for steel. This continued thrust
on development of infrastructure and manufacturing will
help industrial growth in the long term”.
It was again unfortunate that no specific timeline was
given for introduction of GST. A multitude of agencies
and taxes continue to harass the SMEs. Taxes have to
be streamlined for the industry to conduct business
smoothly.
The country needs to focus on innovation to solve its
unique problems and this has to come from the SMEs. It is
unfortunate that the focus on encouragement of innovation
among the SMEs was missing.
Besides, the Finance Minister as always made a general
statement that we must focus on the manufacturing sector
but there was no mention on what and how it intends to
do it with respect to the SME sector. The SME sector is
responsible for more than 50 per cent of the jobs in India
and the government needs to come up with innovative
policies so that the SME’s can thrive in this globalized
world. Hopefully, the new government would look at this
when it presents the full budget later this year.
“The government’s move to provide relief to the
struggling manufacturing sector augurs well for the steel
industry. However, it needs to be noted that the industry’s
problems are more structural in nature. While the Finance
Minister has highlighted the role played by the Cabinet
Committee on Investment in clearing stuck projects,
there is an urgent need for a comprehensive review of
the entire mechanism for grant of clearances (such as the
environmental and forest clearances) to industrial projects
in the country. In order to spark an industrial revival, the
government needs to implement a time-bound, simple
mechanism that is fair to all stakeholders, and encourages
economic activity in the country.”
“The statement made by the Finance Minister was
balanced and largely on expected lines. While industry
expections were limited from an interim budget formality,
the emphasis laid on turning around the growth trajectory
and reviving the manufacturing sector in particular are
well received.
The Finance Minister has stuck to what he had
promised with fiscal deficit being kept at 4.6 per cent of
GDP in fiscal 2014 and lower than the budget estimate of
4.8 per cent. The future direction being given with regard
to central government finances is also good. While this
was the last budget of the government, yet the Finance
Minister refrained from announcing any large populist
measures.
The financial markets also received well deserved
attention in the Vote on Account statement with
announcements pertaining to revamping of the ADR / GDR
Scheme; liberalising the Rupee denominated corporate
debt market; deepening and strengthening the currency
derivatives market; creating one record for all financial
assets of individuals; enabling smoother clearing and
settlement for international investors for investing in Indian
bonds. These measures will help in further broadening of
the Indian financial market and efficient availability and
utilisation of risk capital.
On the excise duty reduction that was affected in select
sectors, FICCI feels that the Finance Minister has chosen
the areas carefully based on the recent performance of
the industrial sector. While the period of relief is small,
this move could provide some reprieve to the identified
industries.”
“The budget will help to boost sagging morale of the
auto Industry, especially the SUV manufacturers. It’s a very
good move for the industry, which has been struggling
in the recent past. The reduction in excise duty would
lower the acquisition price thereby making vehicles more
affordable. The automotive industry is the backbone of
growth for the manufacturing sector, so it’s revival would
support key industries like auto components, capital
goods, raw materials, electronics, chemicals, plastics,
and software. Revived growth in the automotive industry
would have a positive impact on these key downstream
and upstream manufacturing sectors.”
“The Finance Minister has highlighted the importance
of the manufacturing sector, which is key to reviving the
economy. The performance of the manufacturing sector
over the last one year has been consistently poor and is
in need of intervention by the Government. The reduction
in excise duty on sectors such as automobiles, capital
goods and consumer electronics is indeed welcome, as
this will help revive demand in these sectors.
Since the Finance Minister made a special mention of
the forward looking policy to promote electronics sector,
we hope that CII recommendation of abolition of SAD and
reduction in CST for electronics sector will be taken up in
the regular budget. This is important as electronics is a
zero duty sector on account of ITA I. The restructuring of
excise duty on handsets to include 1 per cent excise duty
without CENVAT credit on inputs is welcome as this will
encourage handset manufacturing in India.
In the 10-point vision laid out by the Minister, besides
mentioning reduction in the twin deficits, emphasis was
also given to a balanced monetary policy, implementation
of infrastructure projects and development of cities. CII
hopes that the new government will further strengthen
the support given to industry and extend the support to
other sectors. The implementation of GST should also be
a priority for the coming government.”
“Our manufacturing sector has been facing many
challenges and its growth has been stagnant. It is
heartening to see the emphasis this vote on account puts
on the criticality of manufacturing for the Indian economy.
If the manufacturing sector has to contribute 25 per cent
to India’s GDP, then we need to reengineer our processes
through technology enabled innovation.
Manufacturing is now operating in an experience
economy and the customer buying behaviour is
fundamentally changing. Beyond product attributes,
aesthetic and economics, customers make their
buying decisions in a social and emotional context
beyond technology. Manufacturing sector would need
special attention of the government to become globally
competitive.”
Dr Chandan
Chowdhury
MD - India, Dassault Systems
Samit Jain
Director, Pluss Polymers
T V Narendran
MD, India & South-East Asia,
Tata Steel
Piyush Munot
MD, ZF India
Kris Gopalakrishnan
President, CII
Sidharth Birla
President, Ficci

9. February 24 - March 02, 2014 9EQUIPMENT
Siemens’ best-fit controller
for DCS market
The Construction Machinery
Show 2014, one of the leading heavy
construction machinery events in
the GCC region, showcased a wide
variety of products ranging from
heavy equipment to machinery,
from lighting to generators including
service providers.
The event, dedicated to the
construction machinery sector,
provided a platform for customers
i n t h e A r a b w o r l d b r i n g i n g
manufacturers, distributors and
buyers.
“ W e s i n c e r e l y n e e d t h e
Construction Machinery Show which
is a professional platform for the
people in this industry because
LiuGong can present our image and
service for all the potential partners
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,”
said York Liang, President, LiuGong
Machinery Middle East.
Ahmed AlKooheji, Marketing
Manager, Saudi Diesel Equipment Co
Ltd, said, “The organizers have built
a true business relationship with us
and are helping us reach out to the
market with a focus on our industry,
which has never took place before
anywhere in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia.”
Organised by the Dubai-based
publishing house CPI Media Group,
along with the Dhahran International
Exhibitions Center (DIEC), the event
was co-located with Buildex, the
16th Saudi International Building &
Construction Exhibition.
Visitors to the show also
experienced an array of live
demonstrations at the event. This
year, Construction Machinery Show
hosted a special demonstration area
– a first for the region – in addition to
bringing together an unrivalled line-
up of manufacturers and technical
experts.
Metso, LiuGong in JV to tap
track-mounted CE market in China
Metso and Guangxi LiuGong Group
Co Ltd (LiuGong) have obtained all
necessary approvals from the Chinese
authorities and the 50-50 per cent joint
venture between the two companies
has been officially established.
Headquartered in Shanghai,
LiuGong Metso Construction
Equipment Shanghai Co Ltd (LiuGong-
Metso), will combine Metso’s know-
how in track-mounted crushing &
screening business and technology
with LiuGong’s extensive distribution
resources ( about 900 customer
service locations in China) and
manufacturing capabilities in China.
The initial scope of the joint
venture will cover the design and
manufacture of localized versions of
Metso’s Lokotrack mobile crushers
and screens, first of which is expected
to be launched during the first half
of 2014. The products, whose range
may be further expanded in the future,
will be sold under dual branding:
LiuGong Metso. The joint venture will
also promote Metso’s global track-
mounted crushing and screening
equipment in China. The value of the
investment made in the new company
will not be disclosed.
João Ney Colagrossi, President,
Mining and Construction, Metso
said, “The joint venture enables the
capture of a significant market share
of the fast growing mobile crushing
and screening market in China. Our
target is to build a market driven
technology offering and the joint
venture with LiuGong is a major
step towards this direction. Together
with the acquisitions of the steel
foundry in Quzhou City and Shaorui
Heavy Industries Ltd, announced last
year, the joint venture significantly
strengthen our supply capabilities for
mining and construction industries
in China.”
Construction
Machinery Show 2014
The Industry Sector of Siemens
launched SIMATIC PCS 7 AS 410
SMART - a compact process
automation controller for small to mid-
sized standard DCS applications. A
new addition to the Siemens SIMATIC
controller family, it comes with the
same hardware ruggedness and
proven quality as that of the powerful
AS 410 controller.
This compact, affordable and
easy-to-use controller provides
repeatability, meaning once a
standard solution is designed, the
same can be used for several similar
applications as well. This feature not
only reduces engineering efforts but
also ensures lesser time-to-market.
Designed in Germany for round-
the-clock industrial applications,
AS 410 SMART can withstand
harsh temperature
conditions, vibration/
s h o c k a n d E M C
requirements. It is
also equipped with
a conformal coating,
which is in line with
G3 standards, thus
making the controller
highly robust.
With a speed of 450
MHz, this multi-processor
system is equipped with
48 MB memory and can be
scaled up to 800 Process
Objects. Simultaneous
management and control
of different process tasks
at different cycle times is
yet another advantage of
this high speed controller.
Additionally, owing to
user friendly and simple
configuration, lesser
training efforts are required
f o r p l a n t o p e r a t o r s
a n d m a i n t e n a n c e
p e r s o n n e l . A S 4 1 0
SMART also provides
ease of maintenance to
customers as only one
controller-spare part
needs to be managed.
With the addition
of AS 410 SMART to
the SIMATIC PCS 7
portfolio, Siemens is
now well equipped of
addressing the different
requirements across
all Process Automation
market segments.

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real estate
Brand perception in real estate
Brand loyalty is certainly
not missing in Indian
realty. This is amply
evidenced by the fact
that certain brands
command instant
attention while others
do not even register on
buyers’ radars
Without roads of
sufficient capacity,
public transport
penetration into the core
areas of the city will
remain a problem
developers have maintained
consistency in these aspects and are
even raising the bar on best practices
in construction design, quality and
business transparency. This focus is
a natural consequence of the need to
remain relevant in a highly competitive
market.
Quality developers
Even in smaller cities such as Pune,
quality developers are known for the
higher grade of their deliverables on
the market. This explains why certain
brands command a greater degree of
It is often assumed that Indian
property buyers are more focused
on budget than brand value. This
is a glaring miscomprehension of
the ground realities -- in fact, few
consumer classes are as attuned
to the value of a brand than Indian
homebuyers.
Moreover, developers have been
responding to this trend by making
best practices in their offerings as well
as business operations as an integral
part of their manifesto.
In most Indian cities, reputed
trust among consumers than others.
The fact is that real estate as
a business, from construction to
marketing of the end product, is one
of the strongest contributors to the
country’s GDP. Real estate fulfils a
very necessary need, as is evidenced
by the unrelenting demand for homes
all across the country.
Brand loyalty is certainly not
missing in Indian realty. This is amply
evidenced by the fact that certain
brands command instant attention
while others do not even register on
buyers’ radars unless questionable
marketing ploys such as marked-down
rates in exchange for inferior quality
and location come into play.
In India, home buyers are very
aware of the fact that some developers
can be expected to deliver on their
promises, while others represent a
potentially costly gamble. This is also
why the more reputed developers have
no problems with obtaining domestic
as well as international institutional
financing for their projects.
Persistent image
Nevertheless, the image that has
been created about the real estate
sector in general is a persistent one.
When it comes to changing public
perception, the primary instrument
of change will always be the media.
Unfortunately, the Indian media has
made it its business to portray the
entire real estate domain in a negative
and mercenary light.
Indian real estate is becoming a
force that even global players are
beginning to take very seriously. This
change will become more pronounced
as more and more serious players
come to the fore-front of the sector.
We are already witnessing a
process of consolidation wherein
smaller players are merging with or
selling their stakes to bigger names,
since these banners of repute are able
to sustain their businesses as a result
of their larger market share, higher
credibility quotients and their superior
funding options.
Not surprisingly, many people
continue choosing real estate as
a career because the business is
based on the strongest possible
fundamentals.
With the rapidly improving
transparency norms and considerable
success of reputed developers
despite the challenging economic
environment, it makes a lot of sense for
qualified people to choose top-rated
real estate companies as their career
partners and be part of the great Indian
real estate movement.
Pune Metro: Start to a
long journey
The in-principle approval of the
Pune Metro rail project heralds the
possibility of infusion of new life into
the city’s challenged infrastructure
situation. The Metro has the potential
to overcome the limitations of Pune’s
road network.
Going by available figures, the
two planned corridors -- the 16.59
km stretch from PCMC to Swargate
and the 14.92 km stretch from Vanaz
to Ramwadi -- can certainly help in
reducing the stagnation that plagues
some parts of the city. And yet, the
metro’s implementation will only touch
the tip of the iceberg.
Infra roadblock
If we look at the current picture,
the infrastructure in many inner
locations of Pune has hit an apparently
insurmountable roadblock. This is
especially true for older traditional
localities, from which development
spread outwards like spokes from
a hub.
Getting into and out of these areas,
especially at peak traffic hours, is a
big issue. In other words, the metro
transportation needs. Without roads
of sufficient capacity, public transport
penetration into the core areas of the
city will remain a problem.
Bigger problem
The constant congestion of the
available roads by private and public
transport vehicles has subtracted
significantly from the liveability
quotient of the inner city locations.
In fact, Pune continues to hold the
dubious distinction of being one of
the most polluted cities.
In areas like Shivajinagar, the
volume of traffic has long since
caused air-suspended particulate
matter readings to be far in excess
of the National Ambient Air Quality
Standard.
Lackofcohesiveandcomprehensive
infrastructure, especially in terms of
intra-city connectivity, is becoming a
bigger problem for Pune with every
passing year. Bureaucratic hurdles to
implementation of pending or deferred
undertakings must be removed. The
Pune metro - while a laudable and
noteworthy undertaking - is only the
beginning of a long journey towards
bringing the city up to ‘speed’.
will address only a minuscule part of
Pune’s requirement for better, more
efficient public transport.
The marking of the Metro’s routes
has already been provisioned in the
latest development plan. Altogether,
the Pune metro blueprint appears to
envision 30 stations in the first and
second phases, with 15 of these
along the Vanaz-Ramwadi corridor to
be elevated while five stations along
the Chinchwad-Swargate corrdior to
be underground.
These five underground stations
at Shivajinagar, ASI, PMC, Budhwar
Peth, Mahatma Phule Mandai and
Swargate would play a pivotal role
in the overall easing of Pune’s
commuting issues.
Level of comfort
The metro will also add a very
necessary level of comfort to public
transportation, given that it provides
air-conditioning and generous
standing space and also does away
with the torture of sudden braking.
That said, the 360-degree
implementation of both metro phases
will not be without challenges. As we
have already witnessed in Mumbai,
the very establishment of the base
infrastructure for such services is
liable to bring with it major disruptions
in real-time commuting to Pune’s
citizens.
In any case, the metro is a
not a catch-all solution to Pune’s
Kishor Pate
CMD, Amit Enterprises
Housing Ltd
Arvind Jain
Managing Director,
Pride Group
Representation only
What were the challenges faced
while executing projects across
India?
India is a varied country, and
we do face certain challenges in
terms of obtaining acceptance of
our technology. In many cases road
construction parameters were framed
decades back and it takes more
time for us to get them amended
after successfully conducting trials,
tests and fulfilling other required
confirmation criteria.
We are optimistic that Central
and state governments and road
authorities across India will give full
acceptance in coming few years. The
process has already started.
Whatareyourproductsandsolutions
for the construction industry?
We at Zydex have come up
with similar technology for the
construction industry. Our Zycosil
– nanotechnology-based silane
compound is useful for creating
360o
water-resistant envelope for all
silica-based surfaces like soil base,
foundation, concrete structures, walls
and roofs. It can also create water
resistance on bare brick walls, red
stones, etc.
Z y c o s i l p e n e t r a t e s u p t o
approximately 0.5 - 1 mm into
substrates and converts the
siliceous surface to permanent alkyl
siloxane (water resistant) surface.
This permanent resistance helps in
extending the life of the buildings by
eliminating paint peel offs, plaster
and concrete surface cracks, fungal
growth, etc. In short, Zycosil®
helps
in creating Centurion Buildings!
In conclusion, we at ZYDEX
are committed to environment-
friendly products for roads and the
construction industry for resources
extension and we have taken this as
our global mission. We are hopeful
everyone will be part of this.
What are your strategies and
expansion plans going forward?
We are working with all major
countries globally and obtaining
acceptance for our technology and
marketing them in those countries.
Then in the next phase we would
look to carry out similar exercise in
neighbouring countries and creating
a multiplication effect in each
international regional block. We are
appointing professional managers
and partners to take care of our
business expansion in different parts
of India and internationally.
Your outlook for the industry.
Roads are a life line, they always
need to improve and remain good. So
there is always going to be a growth
for all involved in this industry.
Any message that you would like to
give readers.
We are optimistic that in coming
years our technology will reduce
large sums of money for roads
development and maintenance, and
will help the country and world as a
whole.
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