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Oil falls after considerable release of reserves, coal rallies after EU sanctions and propels petcoke to new highs

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The markets were still firmly driven by any news from Russia’s war on Ukraine: peace talks will lead to a falling market while new sanctions inc...
News - 25 April 2022

Pakistan cement dispatches and exports slow in 9MFY22

Pakistan’s cement dispatches have slowed amid rising construction costs, a lower development budget and higher freight costs with 9MFY22 dispatches down six per cent, says Topline Securities.     ...
News - 21 April 2022

AfriSam supplies N3 highway construction

Work is proceeding apace on the N3, one of South Africa’s most vital arterial highways, between Durban and Pietermaritzburg. Road upgrades, including extensive bridge work, are being conducted by ...
News - 13 April 2022

Votorantim Cimentos' regional results in 2021 reach almost record levels

Votorantim Cimentos reported close to record growth in all regions for its performance in 2021 with total cement sales of 37.2Mt across all regions. “Our business strategy and recent acqui...
News - 04 April 2022

Calcined clays: making a global impact

This week FLSmidth announced that it would be supporting the largest calcined clay installation in the world in Ghana for CBI Ghana at its Accra plant. It is a good time to look at how many of the...
News - 01 April 2022

PPC Zimbabwe forecasts 25% rise in domestic cement demand

PPC Zimbabwe has projected a 25 per cent increase in cement demand in the local market spurred by government funded projects and rising retail demand. Zimbabwe’s government attributes the increas...
News - 25 March 2022

AfriSam supplies new border crossing project

AfriSam has supplied some 7000t of its High Strength R42.5 Cement from its Roodepoort plant near Johannesburg for a new border control post between South Africa and Zimbabwe at Beitbridge. Th...
News - 23 March 2022

InterCement records total cement and clinker volumes of 20.1Mt in 2021

InterCement ’s total cement and clinker volume reached 20.1Mt in 2021, an increase of six per cent in comparison to 2020, while in 4Q21 volumes were at solid 5.1Mt, stable when compared to 4Q20. ...
News - 21 March 2022

Pakistan's cement/clinker exports observe a mixed trend in 8MFY22

Pakistan's cement and clinker exports have observed a mixed trend in the first eight months of FY21-22. During a presentation, Mohsin Naqvi, group director finance of Maple Leaf Group – the paren...
News - 17 March 2022

Pakistan cement producers turn to Afghan coal

Cement factories in north Pakistan have mostly switched to using a mix of coal sourced from Afghanistan and other countries as record-high world markets are making imports too expensive for the se...
News - 14 March 2022