Record production at Caribbean Cement in 2020
Caribbean Cement Company (TCL/Cemex group) says it reached a new record in 2020 by manufacturing more than 940,000t of cement in response to market demand in Jamaica. "The marke...
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Cement demand slips 1% in Morocco in December
Cement demand in Morocco declined 0.8 per cent YoY to 1.18Mt in December 2020, according to the Ministry of Housing and Urbanism. Deliveries to the infrastructure segment increa...
US Portland and blended cement deliveries up 3%
Shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports in the USA and Puerto Rico, increased by three per cent YoY to 9.8Mt in October 2020, according to the US Geological ...
ACC Ltd starts brownfield expansion of Sindri cement plant
ACC Ltd (LafargeHolcim group) has started its new Sindri cement plant in Jharkhand, India. The new facility will add 1.4 Mta of cement capacity to its existing 3Mta unit at this...
Malaysian Cement sector to see 5% consumption growth in 2021
Malaysia's cement industry is expected to see modest growth in 2021 as operating conditions improve. Cement sales prices are forecast to rise by eight per cent to MYR260/t (US$6...
Holcim (Belgium) NV takes over Givet quarry
Holcim (Belgium) NV takes over the quarry of Givet in the Ardennes department, northeastern France. The Givet quarry has an exploitation licence of 1Mta. It is located on the ba...
Cooperativa Cruz Azul councils take control of Oaxaca plant
The administration and surveillance councils of Mexico’s Cooperativa Cruz Azul have reportedly taken back operational and administrative control of the company’s cement plant in...
AdBri given approval for AUD199m project
Australia’s Adbri Ltd has been given board approval for an AUD199m (US$151.7m) project that will consolidate two existing cement production sites into a single operation serving...
Loma Negra resumes production
The Argentine Miners Union (AOMA) and Loma Negra have reached an agreement after a 10-hour round of negotiations resulted in new basic and additional salaries for the employees ...
CCP finds evidence of cartelisation in Pakistan
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has finalised an inquiry report that shows evidence of cartelisation by the cement sector, reports Dawn. The inquiry report was fina...