Exshaw’s epic expansion Premium
This year’s IEEE plant tour will be held at the Lafarge Canada Exshaw Plant, a member of LafargeHolcim. The cement works recently completed a major upgrade, which saw the facili...
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Cementos Argos
Cementos Argos has officially opened its new 0.3Mta grinding plant in San Lorenzo, Honduras. The plant, which was formerly known as the Cesur grinding station, was purchased fro...
ARM cement plans Kenya capacity boost
Kenya's ARM Cement plans to expand its grinding capacity at its Athi River plant in Kenya to add 0.5Mta of cement to the company's production.
PT Indocement
PT Indocement’s new line in Citeureup is one of three new projects that will see Indonesia’s cement production capacity hit 92Mta by early next year and reach 100Mta by 2018, ac...
Banco Santander: positive outlook for Mexican cement companies
Banco Santander analysts have upgraded their forecast on share prices of two key Mexican cement producers. The bank expects the company’s share price to rise 8.5 per cent in the...
Ecuador: a challenging recovery Premium
With severe earthquakes, massive debts and low crude oil prices, Ecuador’s way ahead appears uncertain. The country’s future is dependent on the outcome of the 2017 elections an...
Pakistan prepares for positive future
The outlook for the Pakistan cement industry is positive with expansion expected over the next few years. Key reasons include improved sector fundamentals backed by higher deman...
Holcim Indonesia expects capacity up 12% in 2016
Following the acquisition of PT Lafarge Cement Indonesia, Holcim Indonesia increased its domestic production capacity by 1.6Mta to 15Mta, the company said in a statement.
Can China bounce back? Premium
Ahead of the 17th China International Cement Industry Exhibition, which is due to take place in Nanjing, China, on 12-14 May 2016, this article presents an update on important r...
CRH interested in HeidelbergCement US and Belgian units
CRH has expressed an interest in acquiring HeidelbergCement’s US and Belgian assets. The Germany-based company is expected to divest in such units to comply with the requirement...