At the edge of the desert Premium
Exposed to the Sahara desert climate, a new cement plant has been taking shape some 40km north of Biskra, Algeria. In the hot arid summer with temperatures reaching 49.4˚C and a...
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India: Shree Cement set for more expansion
Shree Cement, the fourth largest domestic cement company, is looking to ramp up capacity by another 10Mta in the coming three years. The cement producer has lined up a capital e...
Dangote Cement full-year boosted by new African plants
Dangote Cement posted a 25.6 per cent rise in 2015 revenues to NGN491.7bn (US$2.47bn) as new plants performed strongly across Africa, the company reported yesterday.
Indonesia: a return to higher ground?
As Indonesia’s cement sales growth disappointed last year, the industry is hoping a revival of government infrastructure spending will help overcome recent challenges and return...
Eurocement and Sinoma sign modernisation contracts
Eurocement Group and Sinoma International Engineering Co have signed an agreement for the modernisation of three plants at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in...
PCA: new capacity projections unchanged
Previously announced plans of more than 6Mta of new capacity during 2016-18 remain unchanged, according to the Portland Cement Association’s (PCA’s) latest capacity report. Ther...
Cemex invests in Dominican Republic operations
Cemex is carrying out investments DOP989m (US$22.75m) worth of investments in the Dominican Republic to improve energy efficiency as well as enhance bagging and distribution cap...
Canada: competitors annoyed at government funding of cement project
The Quebec government has drawn criticism regarding its CAD250m (US$225m) guaranteed loan for the new McInnis Cement plant at Port-Daniel-Gascons.
Myanmar: government names successful joint venture cement plant bids
Myanmar's cement sector is set to expand with the prospect of several new state-led joint ventures coming into existence after the government gave the go-ahead to 13 companies t...
Thailand: slower consumption for Siam Cement
Domestic cement consumption for Thailand's Siam Cement (SCC) is expected to be weaker over the next year, according to local paper The Nation. An SCC group meeting of local inve...