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USA: Orcem receives backlash over new plant

Orcem America has said it wants to set up operations in Vallejo, California, opposite the Mare Island peninsula. Und...

Tanzania: rising costs bring Dangote plant to a standstill

Production at Dangote’s Mtwara plant in Tanzania was brought to a halt last week as the company has found itself emb...

Sinai Cement swings into EGP7.7m 3Q profit

Egypt’s Sinai Cement reported a profit of EGP7.65m in 3Q16 vs a 3Q15 loss of 24.47m. In the first nine months of ...

A TEC commissions its Rocket Mill at Wiener Neustadt

To optimise the production of highly-caloric residue-derived fuels for the cement industry the Austrian company ASA ...

Chile: Cementos Bío-Bío sees 8.6% profit slip in 9M2016

Chilean cement producer Cementos Bío-Bío reported a 3.3 per cent rise in profits to CLP221.5bn (US$329m) in the Janu...

Nigeria: UNICEM Mfamosing's second line commissioned

United Cement Co of Nigeria (UNICEM) commissioned its new line at Mfamosing, Cross River State, in September 2016. L...

Pakistan: cement producers see profits of 12% 1QFY16/17

Pakistan's cement manufacturers posted 12 per cent growth in their profits during the first quarter of the current f...

EU urged to end carbon credits system

Carbon Market Watch is urging EU lawmakers to abolish the carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) after it was revea...

Kenya: Dangote seeks limestone on east coast

Dangote Group has expressed interest in prospecting for limestone in Malindi, 120km northeast of Mombasa. The group ...

Colombia's cement market contracts 14.4% YoY in Oct

Cement consumption in Colombia fell 14.4 per cent to 0.994Mt in October 2016 from 1.162Mt in October 2015, according...

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