Heidelberg Materials divests its joint venture in Georgia
Heidelberg Materials has completed the divestment of its joint venture in Georgia. The company previously held a 45 per cent stake in CaucasusCement Holding BV, the parent co...
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IKN progresses Małogoszcz clinker cooler installation
IKN is installing a new clinker cooler at Holcim 's Małogoszcz cement plant, Poland. The new modern production line with a capacity of 3700tpd of clinker is being built next...
Steppe Cement sees volumes fall 24% in 1Q23
Kazakhstan-based Steppe Cement has reported sales of KZT4.94bn (US$10.96m) in the opening quarter of 2023, compared to KZT6.3bn in the same period a year earlier, representin...
Akmenes Cementas to import SRF to replace coal
Lithuania-based Akmenes Cementas plans to import up to 200,000t of solid recovered fuel (SRF) each year, replacing its use of coal. According to the Baltic Business Daily, th...
Holcim acquires Polish recast concrete producer
Holcim has acquired HM Factory, a provider of precast concrete solutions with net sales of CHF18m. Its solutions cover a wide variety of needs, such as walls, staircases and ...
Nexe plans EUR400m decarbonisation investment
Croatia-based Nexe announced a EUR400m project to construct a new carbon-neutral clinker production line at its Našice cement plant. The project will also enable the transp...
Uzbekistan produced 15Mt of cement in 2022
Uzbekistan produced 14.6Mt of cement in 2022, reports UzDaily, giving a per capita production figure for the year of 415kg. This compares to 1770kg in Turkey, 519kg in China a...
Kyrgyzstan production up 7% in 2022
The Kyrgyz cement industry produced 2.666Mt of cement in 2022, according to the Eurasian Economic Commission. This represents a YoY increase of 7.1 per cent. Kazakhstan’s cem...
Eurocement becomes Cemros
Eurocement has changed its name to Cemros. The rebranding is aimed at renewing the company on a new stage of development since its acquisition by Smikom in 2021 for around US...
Akçansa Çimento reports increase in revenue and profit
Turkey’s Akçansa Çimento has announced revenue of TRY8.9bn (US$471.7m) in 2022, compared to TRY2.87bn in the previous year. Net profit over the same timeframe has risen from ...