Unprecedented fall in global cement output
The biggest fall in worldwide cement production in two decades has been recorded, according to the World Cement Association (WCA). The WCA reports that global cement output ...
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Kenyan cement consumption grows by 18% in 1H22
Kenyan cement consumption grew 18 per cent in the half year ended June, driven by increased construction activities in the private sector that defied a surge in cement prices, ...
UltraTech Cement opens second clinker line at Hirmi
UltraTech Cement , the country’s largest cement producer, has added 2.7Mta of capacity by commissioning a second clinker line at Hirmi Cement plant in Chhattisgarh. The comp...
Redecam commissions Bamburi Cement baghouse
Redecam has commissioned a new bag filter at Bamburi Cement ( Holcim Group ), Mombasa , Kenya. The project required a turnkey solution to convert the main kiln and electr...
VICEM goes for green
Vietnam Cement Corp (VICEM) has used the COVID-19 period to increase its use of alternative fuels and waste raw materials. ICR highlights Tai Nguyen and Moi Truong's recent rep...
Holcim publishes agenda for 2022 AGM
The Holcim annual general meeting will take place on 4 May 2022 at 10am CEST at company headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. In accordance with applicable Swiss COVID-19 legisla...
PCA Spring Economic forecast growth of 1% for US cement demand in 2022
Ed Sullivan, PCA executive vice-president and chief economist, reports that the PCA's Spring 2022 USA economy, construction market and cement consumption forecasts were given a...
InterCement records total cement and clinker volumes of 20.1Mt in 2021
InterCement ’s total cement and clinker volume reached 20.1Mt in 2021, an increase of six per cent in comparison to 2020, while in 4Q21 volumes were at solid 5.1Mt, stable whe...
Spain's cement sector closes plants as energy prices rocket
This week Spain's cement industry reacted to rising energy prices with the temporary closure of several cement plants. Cementos Portland Valderrivas, Tudela Veguin and FYM-Heid...
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 A...