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27th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition

22 April 2024, Published under Cement News

The 27th Arab International Cement Conference and Exhibition (AICCE27), organised by The Arab Union for Cement and Building Materials (AUCBM), will be held in Laico Tunis Hotel, Tunisia, on 26 - 28 November 2024. More information can be found at:  http://www.aucbm.net/

Cement consumption in Ukraine increased 17% in 2023

19 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Cement consumption in Ukraine rose by 17 per cent last year, up 5.4Mt compared to 2022, says Pablo Kachur, head of the country's cement association, Ukrcement Association. “A similar jump is not predicted this year, but we will probably get 6Mt of domestic cement consumption,” said the representative. Ukraine’s peak pre-war consumption was 10.6Mt (2021), according to The Global Cement Report, 15th Edition . This figure fell to 4.5Mt, following Russia’s invasion of the country in 2022,...

Cemtech Europe 2024

18 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Cemtech Europe 2024 - Decarbonising the cement industry through manufacturing excellence Date: 29 September - 02 October 2024 Location: Hilton Warsaw City Hotel, Poland Cemtech Europe will take place in Warsaw, Poland. Once again, this major annual conference and exhibition will gather world experts in cement manufacturing technology, from state-of-the art technology suppliers to pioneering cement producers, who will share their expertise and insights into manufacturing e...

First Graphene announces third trial at Breedon

18 April 2024, Published under Cement News

First Graphene will start the third trial of its PureGRAPH-CEM ® under full-scale production conditions at the UK’s largest cement producer, Breedon Cement . Following the start of the trial in the 1QFY24-25, the company expects to produce up to 1000t of graphene-enhanced cement at Breedon’s Hope Cement Works in Derbyshire, UK. The new product is based on a PureGRAPH ® grade with a particle size distribution and morphology optimised for use in cement grinding mills, which will enable ...

Holcim Philippines invests US$35m in renewable energy

18 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Holcim Philippines has announced plans to spend PHP2bn (US$35m) over the next three years on co-processing and increasing its use of renewable energy. According to the company, the funds will be spread across its four plants in Bulacan , La Union , Davao and Lugait . Bulacan and La Union will receive the investment this year, with Davao and Lugait receiving the investment in the following year, reports The Philippine Star.  The investments are intended to support activities such a...

Almost 100 start-ups apply for CCUS Innovandi Open Challenge

18 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Nearly 100 tech start-ups from across the globe have applied for a pioneering international programme that offers the chance to work with leading cement and concrete manufacturers on decarbonising the world’s most-used man-made materials. The Innovandi Open Challenge is run by the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), which is working with leading manufacturers on the industry’s net zero mission. The development of new technologies is a key part of the industry’s net zero road...

Pakistan producers to add expiry dates to cement bags

17 April 2024, Published under Cement News

The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a Policy Note under Section 29 of the Competition Act, 2010 to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA). The Policy Note recommends an amendment to the Pakistan Standard Specification for all five types of cement and make it mandatory for cement manufacturers to disclose the ‘manufacturing/packaging and expiry/best before’ dates on their cement bags. CCP observed that ceme...

Iranian cement exports rise 12% in under two years

16 April 2024, Published under Cement News

The head of Iran’s Cement Industry Producers Association, Ali-Akbar Alvandian, said on Saturday that the country had exported 10.5Mt of cement in the first nine months of the Iranian calendar year 1402 (21 March-21 December 2023). He added, that in the previous year, 13Mt of cement had been exported.  Alvandian noted that Iran produces about 90Mta, 60Mta of which is consumed domestically. Moreover, cement production in the country has grown 12 per cent since Ebrahim Raisi came to power in...

Ambuja Cements acquires 1.5Mta Tuticorin grinding unit

16 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Ambuja Cements , part of the Adani Group , has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 1.5Mta grinding unit from My Home Industries Group . The deal, which involves the Tuticorin facility in Tamil Nadu, India, has an estimated value of INR4137.5m (US$49.6m), which will reportedly be funded through internal accruals. The acquisition will take Adani Group’s total cement production capacity to 78.9Mta and will enhance the company’s coastal footprint across the southern markets of Tam...

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries awarded Canadian CCUS project

15 April 2024, Published under Cement News

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has announced that it was awarded, alongside Kiewit Energy Group, a front end engineering design (FEED) contract for the carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) Project in Edmonton , Alberta, Canada. The technology is being deployed by Heidelberg Materials North America to develop a plant that potentially will, when fully operating, capture and store up to 1Mta of CO 2 from the cement plant with MHI’s proprietary CCUS technology. This project is ...