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Cementos Argos

A slowdown in infrastructure spending in its domestic market has been blamed for a 22.1 per cent fall in cement shipments in Colombia by Cementos Argos. Domestic volumes for 3Q16 came in at 1.314M...
Corporate - 01 December 2016

India: Lafarge Surma mine to expand production

Bangladeshi cement manufacturer Lafarge Surma Cement (LafargeHolcim Group) has received environmental clearance from the Indian government for its mining company to more than double its limestone ...
News - 01 December 2016

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 revealed that cement producers took EUR5bn windfall from scheme between 2008 and 20...
News - 30 November 2016

India: marking time

While the monsoon has been kind to India this summer and is likely to help a recovery in cement demand next year, India’s cement producers are still marking time as they wait for more sustained, d...
Articles - 28 November 2016

Developing AF in Egypt

With the increasing scarcity of natural gas and the hike in gas prices, Egypt’s cement producers are seeking alternative ways of firing their kilns. The availability of MSW and agricultural waste ...
Articles - 16 November 2016

Zimbabwe: PPC commissions its Harare grinding unit

PPC Zimbabwe says it expects to increase exports into the region after commissioning a US$85m grinding plant in Harare which will double the firm’s cement production capacity to 1.4Mta. "We have...
News - 15 November 2016

Lafarge Surma Cement and Holcim Bangladesh in merger talks

Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd (LSC) has reportedly started talks with Lafarge Holcim Group to merge with Holcim Bangladesh Ltd (HBL). Lafarge Surma Cement, in a notice to Dhaka Stock Exchange last we...
News - 14 November 2016

Cement producers won't ignore climate change

In a week when Donald Trump, a staunch sceptic of climate change, has become the US President-elect, there was better news for environmentalists – not only because the Paris Agreement came into ...
News - 11 November 2016

Cemtech's 25th Anniversary Conference & Exhibition

Cement professionals from over 40 nations gathered at The Westin Palace, Madrid, to celebrate Cemtech’s 25th Anniversary on 18-21 September. Following major events staged in Dubai and Manila earli...
Articles - 02 November 2016

Lafarge Jordan orders 15MW solar plant

Lafarge Cement Jordan's Rashadiya cement works is to reduce production costs by generating some of its electricity by solar power. The cement producer is contracting Adenium Energy Capital to buil...
News - 02 November 2016