Sinoma and Primus Capital to invest US$200m+ in Aktobe plant
China-based Sinoma Cement Co and Kazakhstan’s Primus Capital plan to invest more than US$200m in the construction of a 1.3Mta cement plant in the Aktobe region of Kazakhstan, ac...
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Uzbek cement output up 32% in 11M24
Cement companies in Uzbekistan produced 14.743Mt of cement between January-November 2024, according to the country’s statistics agency. This represents an increase of 32 per cen...
Moldovan plant is shut down due to energy shortage
The 1.2Mta Rybnitsa cement plant in Moldova has been stranded without gas and electricity, due to the energy crisis caused by Gazprom's refusal to supply gas to Transnistria. On...
GCCA approves concentration in Georgian grey cement market
The Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency (GCCA) has approved the acquisition of equal 50 per cent stakes in LLC Max Import by Levan Varsimashvili and Gia Varsimashvili. Desp...
Uzbekistan’s growth challenge Premium
While Uzbekistan’s cement demand is rising, the country’s cement sector has expanded rapidly, with capacity reaching 35.3Mta in 2023 and projected to hit 41Mta by the end of 202...
Ukrainian imports threaten Polish industry
The latest statistics show that during the first seven months of 2024, as much as 343,000t of cement were imported to Poland from Ukraine. This is more than in the full-year 202...
Dal Engineering and Fons Technology International update on recent orders
Dal Engineering and Fons Technology International in Turkey have completed a number of orders for the cement sector in recent months. From the DAL workshop, a kiln shell Ø3.8m x...
The EIA process starts for Çimsa AS's Calcium Aluminate Cement expansion
The project introduction file has been submitted to the Mersin Governorship for the "Calcium Aluminate Cement (CAC) Production Facility Capacity Increase" project of Çimsa Çimen...
GCCA releases low carbon cement definitions at COP29
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its international definitions for low carbon cement and concrete. The definitions are seen as crucial to providing...
Charting the progress of biodiversity in Europe's quarries
As the first week of COP29 draws to a close, we consider the issue of biodiversity and the cement industry's impact on this important sustainability indicator. This week, CEMBUR...