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Heracles to permanently close Halkis cement works, Greece

Heracles Cement, the largest cement producer in Greece, is to permanently close the doors on its Halkis cement plant...

SRF - a class of its own?

Untha investigates the case for reclassifying solid recovered fuels (SRF) as a product or a fuel rather than waste ma...

MacGregor wins order for cement handling systems in China

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order with Shanhaiguan New Shipbuilding Industry in China for advanced ...

Eurocement Ukraine swings to profit

Eurocement Ukraine has reported a rise in net profit for 2012 of UAH37.433m (EUR4.6m) compared to a loss of UAH46.04...

Deutsche Bank: Conch to gain greater pricing power, China

In light of slowing demand growth and severe overcapacity in East China, the operating landscape has changed in favo...

South Africa cement project secures loan

South Africa-based Nedbank and Bank of China have agreed to provide a ZAR800m (US$86m) loan for a 1Mta  greenfield c...

TernaCem – a new alternative binder concept

In an effort to tap the further potential for CO2 reduction, HeidelbergCement Technology Center (HTC) has been worki...

China’s transition underway

China’s cement production base is in transition. More modern and efficient plants are being built, while the larger m...

Indian producers struggle with flat market growth

Indian cement companies are experiencing challenging market conditions as subdued demand during the peak season is p...

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe pledges funds towards community development

Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe has pledged US$3m towards the Mashonaland East community share ownership fund to meet the re...

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