Bolivian cement consumption up 41% in July
Cement demand in Bolivia advanced 40.6 per cent to 325,789t in July 2021 from 231,662t in July 2020 but remained 9.3 per cent below its 2019 level of 359,307t, according to nati...
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SBTi validates Cemex's 2030 global emission targets
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has validated Cemex’s 2030 global emissions targets. Cemex’s targets are in accordance with the Paris Agreement, citing global warmin...
HeidelbergCement divests Spanish assets to Cemex
HeidelbergCement pushes forward its portfolio optimisation programme, and has signed agreements to sell its regional aggregates and ready-mixed concrete businesses in the region...
Italy's cement output slips 6% in July
Italy's cement production index (base year 2015=100) reached 114 in July 2021, down six per cent when compared with July 2020, according to Federbeton, the Italian cement and co...
Martin Marietta completes Lehigh West Region acquisition
US-based Martin Marietta Materials Inc has successfully completed the acquisition of Lehigh Hanson’s West Region business for US$2.3bn. The acquisition provides the company with...
Argentina's market resurgence
Argentina's economy posted growth of 17.9 per cent YoY in the second quarter of 2021, recovering strongly after the contraction in the same period of 2020. One of the areas driv...
Ribblesdale cement plant hosts first UK net-zero commercial fuel trial
A UK cement kiln has successfully been operated using a net zero fuel as part of a world-first demonstration using hydrogen technology. Led by the Mineral Products Association (...
Medcem orders 9000tpd kiln line from Sintek
Sintek has signed a contract with Medcem for a new integrated production line in Turkey. The new line will have a clinker production capacity of 9000tpd and will cost approximat...
Indonesia's cement demand up 3% in August
Indonesian cement consumption increased by 2.9 per cent to 6.03Mt in August 2021, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). In the January-August 2021 period, demand...
Sinoma Overseas wins Turkish kiln line project
This September, Sinoma Overseas was awarded the contract by Kentcim Group for the main equipment supply and technical services for a 4250tpd cement production line in southern T...