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White cement: beyond colour

The white cement market is no longer seen as simply a niche market solely dependent on the colour of the product for sales. Recent megatrends have been a key driver for leading white cement produc...
Articles - 23 August 2021

Sharp coal rally drives petcoke higher to widen discounts – new demand fears and OPEC+ agreement sent oil falling

By Brannvoll Aps, Denmark The euro is seen in the US$1.17-1.20 range with the US infrastructure package expected to support the dollar in the short-term. As forecast, inflation fears evaporat...
News - 16 August 2021

Industry majors see success in the 1H21

This week we are taking a look at the first-half results of the cement industry majors, which have all seen a strong overall performance during the course of the year to date. Overall results R...
News - 06 August 2021

Pakistan cement producers looking at Afghanistan for coal

Due to a spike in the price of coal imported from overseas countries, cement companies in Pakistan are considering the import of coal from Afghanistan. “Afghan coal is cheaper compared to the co...
News - 26 July 2021

JK White Cement installs plant in Kenya

JK White Cement has installed a cement plant in Athi River, Kenya, to manufacture white cement, wall putty, plasters and tile adhesives. The company had been importing the product from the UAE in ...
News - 22 July 2021

Matsiloje Portland Cement could reopen by year end

Matsiloje Portland Cement (MPC), one of only two homegrown cement producers in Botswana, is considering a return to production by the end of the year following its closure in 2018. Managing ...
News - 20 July 2021

AfriSam wins Roadstab cement road stabilisation order

AfriSam's specialised Roadstab cement is creating a safer and wider R67/5 road between Queenstown and Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.   The Raubex Construction and Roadmac Surfac...
News - 06 July 2021

Can Mexico’s fiesta continue?

Despite initial concerns that Mexican cement demand would see a sharp contraction in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, domestic consumption held up better than expected through the year. The earl...
Articles - 05 July 2021

Pakistan cement dispatches grow by 13% in June

Pakistan’s cement sector posted a robust YoY growth of 12.73 per cent in June 2021, as total dispatches rose to 5.211Mt against 4.623Mt in June 2020. Cement dispatches rose by 20.40 per cent to 48...
News - 05 July 2021

Scaling up for growth

Cement producers do not just manufacture cement, they need to sell it too. So what happens when a new equity partner invests in the company with a plan to increase factory output sixfold? How do y...
Articles - 29 June 2021