Cement News tagged under: Eastern Europe
Construction of Lebap expansion completed24 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsThe construction of the second phase of Turkmen Cement 's Lebap cement plant in Koytendag, Turkmenistan, has been completed, reports Trend News Agency. The 1Mta expansion was carried out by Turkmen Enjam. The modernisation project began in the summer of 2020 following authorisation by the Ministry of Industry and Construction. The plant’s commissioning is planned for the end of September 2023. |
Two new recycling plants to crush cement for reuse from Turkey earthquake17 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsTwo state-of-the-art recycling facilities are being built in Turkey to process the 200Mt of debris produced by the earthquakes in February 2023. Japan has signed an agreement with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for two rubble recycling plants to remove asbestos and other hazardous waste, separate out scrap metal and other recyclable materials, and crush cement from the debris for reuse as paving and building materials, reports Nikkei Asia. According to the UNDP, previous ... |
Tajikistan lifts ban on cement exports11 August 2023, Published under Cement NewsTajikistan has reported cement production of 2.1Mt in the opening six months of 2023. Of this total, more than 538,000t were exported, down 138,000t compared to the same period a year earlier. The majority of these exports were sent to Uzbekistan (342,000t) and Afghanistan (194,000t), reports Asia Plus. The government had introduced a ban on cement exports in July this year due to a shortage of cement for a number of key projects taking place in the country. However, the ban was lifted ju... |
CRH invests EUR34m in Ukraine31 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsIreland’s CRH is investing EUR34m in a new cement shipping complex in Ukraine. Construction of the “main stage” of the project was completed in early July, according to The Sunday Independent. The complex will be able to receive, store and ship 450,000t of cement each year, and will feature an automated packaging and palletising line. |
Salonit Anhovo to become Alpacem Cement Slovenia20 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsSlovenia’s Salonit Anhovo is changing its name to Alpacem Cement Slovenia. The announcement was made following the company’s general meeting on 14 July 2023. “We have been considering changing the brand for several years, now we think the moment is right,” says Tomaž Vuk, company president. He added that there has been a trend in the cement industry for “brands to connect into larger entities” to provide additional security for customers and enable them to “cope with the new challenges... |
Steppe Cement reports lower volumes in 1H2313 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsKazakhstan-based Steppe Cement Ltd has reported sales volumes of 749,034t of cement in the first half of 2023, down from 837,063t in the same period a year earlier. Revenue over the same period fell from KZT19,579m (US$44.09m) to KZT16,977m. The average price for delivered cement over the 1H23 stood at KZT22,665/t (ex-VAT), compared to KZT23,391/t in the first half of 2022. The ex-factory price over the same period declined from KZT20,485/t to KZT19,205/t. The cement market in Kazakhst... |
Kant Cement Plant completes conversion project10 July 2023, Published under Cement NewsKant Cement Plant OJSC , the largest producer of cement in Kyrgyzstan, has successfully completed conversion of its cement mill No 8 to a closed-circuit grinding system to achieve improve its product quality and energy efficiency. The project forms part of a large-scale reconstruction of production by the United Cement Group . Modernisation of the Kant Cement Plant began in 2021 with the replacement of outdated electrostatic precipitators with modern bag filters, the installation of n... |
Cement production in Kyrgyzstan up by 16 per cent in May27 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsCement production by Kyrgyz cement producers increased by 15.6 per cent to 323,700t in May 2023, according to the country’s National Statistical Committee. In the January-May 2023 period, cement output in the country increased by 11.9 per cent to 1.1Mta. Cement production in 2022 was up 7.1 per cent YoY to 2.7Mt. |
Buzzi Unicem sells Ukraine operations to CRH21 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsBuzzi , through its fully owned subsidiary Dyckerhoff GmbH , has reached an agreement to sell some of its businesses in Eastern Europe to CRH , a leading building materials solutions company, for a consideration of EUR0.1bn. The transactions include the business in Ukraine and ready-mix concrete assets in east Slovakia. Completion of the transaction in Ukraine is subject to the granting of the required regulatory approvals and is expected to occur in 2024. In Ukraine, Buzzi operates... |
Limak Cement addresses Turkey's "Green Transformation"16 June 2023, Published under Cement NewsLimak Cement 's new business platforms will be “the most important catalyst in the Green Transformation," said Limak’s CEO, Erkam Kocakerim, speaking at the ‘Climate Change Summit: Green Transformation’ held in Istanbul, Turkey, on 14 June 2023. In the first such gathering following the formation of the government, more than 200 top business executives and bankers, some of them from the most carbon-intensive sectors of the economy, gathered to exchange views on the efforts needed to ensure ... |