Makoju retires; Dangote Cement appoints new CEO
Michel Puchercos, a former managing director of Lafarge Africa, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Dangote Cement Plc, according to a report in The Sun, Nigeria. H...
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LafargeHolcim obtains SBTi validation for its CO2 reduction targets
The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated LafargeHolcim's targets to reduce its global carbon emissions. According to SBTi, LafargeHolcim’s targets are adequate ...
OYAK to merge five companies on Istanbul Stock Exchange
Turkey's leading cement group, OYAK Holding is merging five cement companies traded on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. OYAK Group is an industrial and financial conglomerate owned ...
LEILAC 2 is in the pipeline
The success of the The Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement (LEILAC) project to separate and capture CO 2 from the cement production process will enable a second LEILAC 2 pro...
Tan Thang plant set to begin operations in 2020
Vietnam’s Tan Thang cement plant is expected to be put into operation in the central province of Nghe An next year, according to Vietnam News. The project represents a total inv...
Semen Indonesia volumes surge 44% in November
Sales volumes of the Semen Indonesia Group, including Thang Long Cement Co (TLCC) and former Holcim subsidiary, PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI), surged 44.2 per cent in Novembe...
US-Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments up 13% in September
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 13 per cent in September 2019 to 9.4Mt, when compared with September 2018, according to the la...
CRH reportedly in talks to sell stake in Indian joint venture
CRH is reportedly in talks to exit its joint venture with India’s My Home Group, according to VC Circle. In 2008, CRH acquired the 50 per cent stake in My Home Industries for ar...
Cement Innovation for Climate research initiative created
On 6 December 2019, Dyckerhoff (Buzzi Unicem group), HeidelbergCement AG, Schwenk Zement KG and Vicat founded the joint research corporation CI4C – Cement Innovation for Climate...
Power Cement starts new production lines
Power Cement Ltd (PCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that its new 7700tpd clinker production plant has started producing clinker from 10 December, says a notificati...