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FICEM Technical Congress 2017

The Inter-American Cement Federation announces that its XXXIV FICEM Technical Congress 2017 will be held on 4-6 Sept...

South Korea: Sungshin Cement back in the black in 2016

South Korean cement producer Sungshin Cement Co Ltd improved its revenues by 1.2 per cent to KRW686.6bn in 2016 from...

Pakistan: FWO seeks approval for new plant in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

According to reports in the Daily Times, the Frontier Works Organization (FWO) is seeking approval from the Pakistan...

Lithuania’s limestone reserves sufficient for decades to come

In 2016 cement companies mined around 680,000m 3 of limestone suitable for cement production in Lithuania, accordin...

Brazil: Votorantim/ArcelorMittal to combine steel businesses

ArcelorMittal Brasil SA and Votorantim SA announced the signing of a definitive agreement, which will see Votorantim...

USA: Summit cement profits rise 45% on back of higher volumes and prices

In a trading statement for 2016, Summit Materials has announced that profits at its cement business rose by 45.1 per...

UK: Quinn Cement seeks sustainable future

To achieve a more sustainable manufacturing process and further decrease imported fossil fuel consumption, Quinn Cem...

Holcim to invest EUR900,000+ in Carboneras in 2017

Holcim has earmarked EUR900,000 to carry out a series of capex projects in 2017 at its Carboneras plant in Spain. Pr...

Mexico: Fives FCB commissions second Horromill® at Tula

Fives FCB has commissioned the second FCB Horomill ® unit at the Tula grinding plant of Cementos Fortaleza SA de CV...

A case for low-lime cement

The cement and concrete industry is re-inventing itself through new and efficient processes to not only reverse its ...

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