Riyadh Cement signs SAR85m contract to build power grid
Riyadh Cement Co signed a SAR85m (US$22.7m) contract with Chengdu Design and Research Institute of Building Materials Industry Co to build an electrical grid under the Liquid Fu...
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Raising energy price caps harms Ukraine cement exports
Ukraine, the cement industry is not operating at full capacity. “ Only 60-70 per cent of our capacity is currently being utilised,” reports Lyudmila Kripka, executive director o...
Power cuts shut down half of Iranian concrete plants
“The reduction in cement production due to severe power supply shortages has directly forced concrete plants to close,” said Mohammad Hossein Raisi. He added, “This production s...
Fuel restrictions impact Iranian cement industry
Iran’s cement industry faces deepening energy challenges as fuel restrictions impact production, according to the Secretary of the Cement Industry Employers’ Association (CIEA)....
CRH develops wind farm to power Romanian plant
CRH has developed a new wind farm to provide renewable electricity to its Medgidia plant in Romania. The wind farm is the first of its kind in the country to exclusively power a...
High electricity costs trigger price hikes among Vietnamese cement producers
Vietnam’s leading cement manufacturers, including Vicem Bim Son, Bút Son, The Vissai, Thành Thang Group, and Xuân Thành Cement, have announced price hikes starting from 20 Octob...
Ignites to supply green electricity to Akmenes Cementas
Smart energy solutions company Ignites will supply electricity generated by its wind farm in Mažeikiai to Akmenes Cementas , Lithuania. Ignites and Akmenes Cementas, which is ow...
New power supply agreement promises reduced costs for Cemex Holdings Philippines
Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP) announced on Monday, 15 July that its subsidiary, Apo Cement Corp , has signed a supply contract with Semirara Calaca Reserve Corp to provide 44...
Rohrdorfer Zement invests in new PV system
Rohrdorfer Zement has installed a new photovoltaic (PV) system as its plant in Rohrdorf , Bavaria, Germany. The system, which covers around 2000m 2 of roof space, has a peak out...
Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments
Lafarge Canada ( Holcim Group) is among the companies counting on investment tax credits (ITCs) for its plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, where it has a plan to capture 1Mta of ...