Huaxin - turning tired African plants into industry leaders
The NPC Simuma upgrade has been described as a 'surgical-style' modernisation , increasing clinker production at the plant from 1500tpd to 4000tpd in just nine mon...
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Taiwan Cement Corp secures green loan
Taiwan Cement Corp has announced a US$591.71m green loan through its Dutch subsidiary, aimed at supporting its carbon-cutting and renewable energy projects. The cement ma...
Cement production goes up in North Korea
The Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s state news agency, is reporting that cement production across the country is surging. The Sangwon cement complex is said t...
Cemtech Asia 2025: Korean government pledges support for cement industry's decarbonisation drive
The Korean government has pledged strong policy support for the domestic cement industry’s path to carbon neutrality, in a keynote show of support at Cemtech Asia 2025, the lea...
Taiheiyo Cement announces blended cement export hub
Taiheiyo Cement Corp has announced plans t o establish a new production and shipment facility of blended cement using classified fly ash as part of its carbon reduction strat...
Striving for carbon neutrality
ICR: Could you tell us more about the scale and economic importance of the cement industry in South Korea? Geun-Sik Jeon (GSJ): The cement industry is a key national infras...
Lucky Cement reports 2% drop in 5M revenue
Taiwan-based Lucky Cement Co has posted a revenue of TWD388.571m (US$13m) in May 2025, down 10.8 per cent from TWD435.713m. In the first five months of 2025 the company r...
South Korea's carbon challenge
In 2024 South Korea’s GDP growth rate reached two per cent, up 0.6 percentage points when compared with 2023, driven by strong semiconductor exports and easing inflation. In 20...
WCA President outlines cement industry challenges at AGM
The World Cement Association (WCA) has concluded its 8th General Assembly (GA), held on 16 May in Hefei, China, at the Steigenberger Icons Hotel. The hybrid event brought toget...
Chinese jointly-invested cement plant opens in Cambodia
A US$250m cement production plant, jointly invested by Chinese and Cambodian interests, entered operation in western Cambodia on 20 May. The 2.2Mta capacity plant, built on ...