Lafarge Malaysia's 3Q14 pretax down 54.2%
Lafarge Malaysia reported a 54.2 per cent drop in third-quarter pretax profit on lower revenue and higher operating cost arising from the increase in electricity and fuel prices.
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Nepal: moves to facilitate production
The government of Nepal has said it will expand access roads to 11 cement plants and supply electricity to eight factories during the current fiscal to facilitate cement product...
Sinoma Energy Conservation signs Tajikistan contract
Sinoma Energy Conservation announces that it signed a contract to build a 25MW self-generation power plant for 3000tpd clinker production line in Khudzhand, Tajikistan for Huaxi...
Dangote applies to build Tanzania coal-fired plant
Dangote Cement has applied for a licence to build a 75MW coal-fired plant in Tanzania that would power its 3Mta cement plant under construction.
Kenya: National Cement to build 15MW power plant
Kenya’s National Cement, part of the Devki Group, plans to build a KES1.7bn (US$19m) coal-fired power plant to serve its clinker plant and limestone mining operation in Kajiado,...
Egypt: Suez Cement reports 18.3% rise in 3Q14 EBITDA
Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC) reported a 48.2 per cent increase in revenues for the third quarter of this year. EBITDA during the three-month period rose by 18.3 per cen...
Suez Cement starts trial production using coal at its Kattameya plant
Suez Cement has started trial production using coal at its Kattameya plant in Egypt. Commercial production is scheduled to start next month, its chairman has said. Preparations ...
Beni Suef reaches agreement to build coal mill, Egypt
Beni Suef has reached an agreement to build a coal mill worth in 12 months, the cement producer announced in a statement to the stock market. The project, worth EGP200m, will be...
Ethiopian producer looks to secure electricity supplies
Ethiopia-based producer East Cement SC is seeking to increase its electricity supply as shortages have led it to operate at half of its production capacity.
Suez Cement diversifies fuel sources
Suez Cement, part of the Italcementi group, is working towards diversifying its fuel sources with coal to be used in one of its factories before year-end.