Chhatak Cement modernisation stalled, costs escalate amid delays
Bangladesh’s only state-owned cement plant, Chhatak Cement Factory , has been idle for over six years after halting production, despite BDT14,180m (US$115.2m) already spent on i...
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Saint-Gobain expands construction chemicals and plasterboard capacity in Latin America
In Peru, the group has completed the acquisition of QSI Productos para la Construcción, expanding its construction chemicals platform in the country. The business joins Saint-Go...
Votorantim’s Midwest moves Premium
Brazil’s Midwest has emerged as one of the country’s most dynamic growth regions, driven by the expansion of agribusiness, rapid urbanisation and increasing demand for infrastru...
Cemex US opens new Tampa Bay aggregate terminal expansion
The project significantly increases the terminal's capacity to receive, store and distribute the aggregates used in concrete, asphalt and construction projects across the region...
Fassa Bortolo to set up new plant in Derbyshire
The purpose-built production and distribution facility will include the capacity to produce 300,000tpa of specialist pre-mix renders and plasters as well as 13,000m 2 of warehou...
Century Peak Cement to operate new Cebu plant
The new plant will equipped with its own pier for barge shipments to island markets. Century Peak has applied for an environmental compliance certificate for its cement and powe...
India’s cement industry set for record INR1.2trn expansion drive
This week, a report by Crisil Ratings highlighted that India’s cement sector is about to enter another phase of phenomenal growth and expansion. For the next three years, (FY26-...
Silvi Cement expands terminal capacity
Silvi Cement announced a major expansion of its cementitious products business as it officially opened a temporary cement rail load-out facility at the deepwater port of Morehea...
Fassa Bortolo to open new production site in UK
The plant will produce ~0.3Mta of pre-mixed plasters and renders. The site will include 2800m 2 of office space, a Fassa Academy training centre and 13,000m 2 of warehousing. It...
JK Cement commissions 1Mta Bara expansion
India-based JK Cement Ltd has commissioned a new 1Mta grinding facility at its Bara plant, near Prayagraj, increasing its capacity to 3Mta. The expansion project is part of the ...