Bangladesh: river vessel worker strike affects imports
The import of clinker in Bangladesh has been affected as a result of the indefinite nationwide strike by Bangladesh River Vessel Workers' Federation (BRVWF), who demand a fixed ...
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Bangladesh to double capacity in the next two years
As the demand for additional housing and rural development projects in Bangladesh been strong, capacity utilisation rates are relatively high in most cement plants and the indus...
Bangladesh: FLSmidth supplies world’s largest VRM
FLSmidth has signed a contract with Bangladesh company, Shah Cement Industries Ltd, for the supply of an FLSmidth OK TM 62-6 vertical mill to its Mukhtarpur plant, Munshiganj, B...
New BOPP film for extra bag protection
Cosmo Films, a speciality films manufacturer, has launched a special biaxially oriented polypropylene film (BOPP) to provide extra protection for cement bags. The BOPP film has ...
Vietnam sees export value rise 19% in Jan-Jul 2016
Vietnam earned US$335.12m as it exported 8.97Mt of cement and clinker in the Jan-Jul 2016 period, up 18.8 per cent YoY in value, but down 6.2 per cent in terms of volume.
Bangladesh: Payra seaport ready to unload first cargo
Bangladesh's Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, is expected to inaugurate the first deep-sea port in Patuakhali, about 320km southwest of Dhaka, through a video conference tomorrow....
Indonesia: Indocement cuts production by 1Mt
PT Indocement Tunggal TBK will cease operations at two production lines at its Citeureup plant due to the national cement excess, resulting in a 1Mta drop in output levels.
Siam City Cement acquires Cemex Bangladesh
Siam City Cement, one of Thailand’s largest cement producers, acquired Cemex Cement Bangladesh Ltd on Tuesday. The Cemex operations are now known as Siam City Cement (Bangaldesh...
Bangladesh: Premier Cement expansion plan
Premier Cement Mills Ltd has plans to more than double its production capacity, with an approximate investment of BDT4bn (US$51m). Current production capacity stands at 6000tpd ...
Bangladesh seeks duty-free export to Nepal
In an attempt to boost bilateral trade, the Bangladeshi government is discussing the possibility of duty-free export of cement and other commodities with the Nepalese government.