Colombian cement demand declines 33% in May
Domestic dispatches of grey cement in Colombia fell by 33.1 per cent to 705,900t in May 2020 when compared with May 2019, when they stood at 1.055Mt, according to the country’s ...
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Power Cement begins commercial operations at 7700tpd plant
Pakistan’s Power Cement Ltd has announced that its 7700tpd clinker production plant has reached its rated capacity and will therefore begin commercial production from 1 July 202...
BCIC and EDII to build cement plant in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corp and Saudi-based Engineering Dimension International Investment have agreed to build a cement plant under the name of Saudi Bangla Integrated ...
Cemex cancels El Musel project due to COVID-19
Cemex is cancelling its terminal project that would see the company import 150,000tpa of cement via the Ingeniero Olano dock in El Musel, Gijón, Spain. In February 2019 Cemex ap...
LafargeHolcim's Mannersdorf plant set for carbon capture project
Austria’s energy and petrochemicals company OMV and polymers firm Borealis have signed a memorandum of understanding with Verbund and LafargeHolcim to jointly develop the “Carbo...
Nepalese government terminates two cement producer licences
The government of Nepal has terminated the licences of two cement producers for selling cement that did not meet the quality standards set by the government. The Nepal Bureau of...
HeidelbergCement highlights achievements and plans in 2019 sustainability report
HeidelbergCement reiterated its sustainability focus on climate protection in its newly-published 2019 sustainability report. By 2030 the company plans to reduce its specific ne...
CMA highlights positive sector prospects and continued sustainability drive
India’s cement industry is providing self-sufficiency and is well-placed to cater to the existing and future demand of cement, according to Marendra Singhi, CMA president, in th...
Titan posts rise in 5M EBITDA
Titan Group reported a drop in consolidated revenue by 2.1 per cent to EUR641.8m in the January-May 2020 period, following a 6.1 per cent growth in the 1Q20 and a subsequent slo...
Saudi Arabia records 10% demand increase in 5M20
Saudi Arabia’s cement sector has reportedly seen a 10 per cent YoY demand growth in the first five months of 2020, according to Al Rajhi Capital. Qassim Cement and Yanbu Cement ...