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Bangladesh: Payra seaport ready to unload first cargo

Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is expected to inaugurate the first deep-sea port in Patuakhali, about 3...

Nigeria: removal of cement tax incentive

The removal of pioneer status tax incentive for the cement industry has caused concerns for operators in the real se...

Canada: Quebec state investment fund to take controlling stake in McInnis

The Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec has agreed to plans to inject an additional CAD250m (US$193m) into McInni...

Nigeria: Lafarge Africa complains of inadequate gas supply

Management at Lafarge Africa’s plants at Ewekoro and Sagamu, Ogun State, have voiced their concerns over the inadequ...

Angola: foreign currency availability restricts Secil Lobito's output

The lack of foreign currency availability is impacting on Angolan cement producer, Secil Lobito. The company needs f...

India: Mangalam Cement conducts new milling trial

Mangalam Cement has undertaken a trial run of its new 0.75Mta grinding unit, located at Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh. Th...

India: Birla Corporation sees Q1 cement profits rise 441%

Birla Corporation has released its quarterly financial results for the three months to the end of June 2016. During ...

Jordan: Northern Cement 2Q16 profits drop

Northern Cement Company have reported a 7.6 per cent decline in profits to JOD3.79m (US$5.4m) for the second quarter...

Crystal inclusions in Portland cement clinker

Arthur Harrisson looks at the formation and presence of crystal inclusions in Portland cement clinker.

DR Congo: US$500m to relaunch Maiko cement plant

The Congolese government has freed US$250m to relaunch production at the former cement plant of Province-Orientale (...

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