Turning the tide on plastic waste in south Asia Premium
The cement industry in south Asia currently co-processes over 1Mta of non-recyclable plastic waste (NRPW). With further efforts, the region has the potential to achieve thermal ...
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COVID-19 in southern Bhutan leads to cement shortage in Thimpu
Builders in Thimphu are reporting cement shortages as cement agents in the town have depleted their stocks. Cement is currently stuck at the cement plants of Penden Cement Autho...
Nuvoco Vistas Corp launch InstaMix Xpress in Bhutan
Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd of India has released its InstaMix Xpress product in Bhutan. InstaMix Xpress is a pre-mixed, ready-to-use, bagged, dry concrete supply. The premium-qualit...
Dungsam Cement reports impact of lockdown
Bhutan’s Dungsam Cement Corp has been adversely affected by the lockdown in India, according to Sonam Jigme, CEO. No export volumes or revenue have been recorded from 21 March t...
Bhutan considers coal alternatives
Bhutan is looking at options to reduce its carbon emissions. Given that the country generates 215t of municipal waste (MW) every day, about 50t of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) coul...
Dungsam Cement reduces losses in 2018
Bhutan’s Dungsam Cement Corp Ltd (DCCL) has reported the narrowing of its losses to BTN30m (US$430,624) in 2018 from BTN720m in the previous year. The company has attributed the...
Penden Cement gear box failure sees output falter
Cement production at Penden Cement Authority Ltd (PCAL) in Gomtu, Samtse, Bhutan, was affected last month as a gearbox in one of the two coal mills broke down.
Bhutan reportedly experiencing delivery delays
With demand for cement rising in Bhutan, two of the countries leading cement manufacturers have been unable to deliver product to their customers on time, according to local pre...
Bhutan: Dungsam Cement resumes cement supplies to dam projects
Dungsam Cement Corporation (DCCL) has resumed the supply of cement to two major hydropower projects in Bhutan after deliveries were halted for 10 days, Kuensel Online reports.
A new dragon rises Premium
It has been a protracted project to finally establish a commercially-viable 1.36Mta capacity cement plant in Bhutan. The development of Dungsam Cement was hit by several setback...