Heidelberg Materials opens revamped Mitchell plant
Heidelberg Materials celebrated the opening of its new cement plant in Mitchell, Indiana, USA on 13 June 2023. The state-of-the-art facility will be the second-largest cement pl...
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Lafarge Africa appoints new CEO
Mr Lolu Alade-Akinyemi has been appointed group managing director/chief executive officer (GMD/CEO) of Lafarge Africa (part of Holcim ) with effect from 1 July 2023. Prior to th...
JK Lakshmi to ramp up capacity to 30Mta by 2030
JK Lakshmi Cement has announced plans to invest INR80,000m (US$972m) over a six-year period to increase its cement production capacity to 30Mta. According to Business Line, the ...
BCMA calls on government to lower customs duty on clinker
The Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers Association (BCMA) has urged the country’s government to reduce the customs duty on clinker. Cement producers are currently required to pay a...
Cemcor completes upgrade work
Cemcor has completed the upgrade work on its Cookstown plant in Northern Ireland, UK. Following the company's acquisition of the plant, it committed GBP6m (US$7.54m/EUR6.98m) to...
Brazilian cement market expands 1% in May
Cement sales in Brazil (excluding imports) increased by 1.2 per cent to 5.56Mt in May 2023, when compared with 5.494Mt in May 2022, according to the Brazilian cement association...
Aalborg Portland signs letter of intent on CO2 storage hub
Aalborg Portland and Fidelis New Energy have signed a letter of intent enabling the cement producer to potentially supply more than 400,000t of CO 2 to the Norne Carbon Storage ...
Bekabadcement carries out plant modernisation
United Cement Group (UCG) is undergoing a large-scale modernisation of its JSC Bekabadcement plant to transform it into a modern high-tech plant. Since the start of the modernis...
JK Cement agreement to purchase Toshali Cements
JK Cement has seen its shares rise after agreeing in principle a share purchase agreement for Toshali Cements for INR1570m (US$19m). The Board of Directors in its meeting has ac...
US and Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments down 6% in March
Total shipments of Portland and blended cements, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by six per cent YoY to 8.7Mt in March 2023, according to the US Geologica...