Turkmenistan targets Russia's Tartarstan for cement exports
Following the start-up of two new 1Mta cement plants in Turkmenistan this year, the country's cement industry is now in a position to begin exports. The Lebap plant completed...
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Chinese to build greenfield plant in Kyrgyzstan
A cement plant and a small hydroelectric power station and a will be built in Tyup, Kyrgyzstan by Chinese investors, reports The office of the Presidential Envoy to Issyk-Kul r...
Danucem orders Mercedes electric trucks
Danucem ( CRH ) and its logistics company, TransPlus, have been testing the fully-electric Mercedes Benz eActros 300 truck in Slovakia. As transportation is a significant con...
Kyrgyzstan sees acute cement shortage
The expansion of the construction market on an unprecedented scale has led to a critical cement shortage in Kyrgyzstan, according to Syrian Omorov, head of the regulated sector...
Ukraine's reconstruction efforts boosts cement production
Ukraine 's cement association, Ukrcement, reported that the country has increased its cement production by 25 per cent in response to growing reconstruction needs. Data for th...
Antimonopoly committee conducts market test on CRH deal
On 1 August, the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) conducted a market test for the acquisition of two Buzzi cement plants by CRH . This test was the penultimate step on...
"Norm" OJSC increases sales by 11% in 2023
"Norm" OJSC ’s audited financial results of 2023 saw sales income increased by 11 per cent YoY to AZN226m (US$132.9m), while total profit increased by 21.1 per cent to AZN109m...
Heidelberg Materials closes recycling loop in Poland
Heidelberg Materials has commissioned an innovative recycling plant for selective separation at its production site near Katowice, Poland. The first-of-its-kind facility feat...
Rising imports pressurise Russian cement producers
Cement imports to Russia are steadily growing. Belarus and Iran have been increasing supplies and local cement producers have seen their market shares fall and come under press...
Ukrcement appeals to the government to amend electricity import rates
Ukraine's cement association, Ukrcement, has appealed to the government to amend the current electricity import rate of 80 per cent. Under the country’s martial law, cement pro...