Fancesa's new plant 85% complete
The construction of the new cement plant of Fábrica Nacional de Cemento Sucre SA (Fancesa) in Cal Orck'o, Bolivia, is 85 per cent complete, according to the company’s President,...
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GCC signs agreement for clean energy supply
Mexico’s Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) has signed an agreement with a US-based clean energy provider for the supply of solar and wind energy to its cement plant in Odessa, Texa...
RAK Cement cancels cement plant acquisition plans
UAE-based Ras Al Khaimah Cement has reportedly cancelled a deal to acquire a cement plant and quarry as financing could not be arranged, according to Reuters. While the name of ...
Brazil's cement market expands 3% in August
Apparent cement consumption in Brazil edged up 2.9 per cent YoY to 5.1Mt in August 2019, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. Domestic cement sales increased thr...
Colombian cement market expands 12% in July
Colombia’s cement consumption increased 12.4 per cent YoY in July 2019 to 1.113Mt, reports the country’s statistics office, DANE. Domestic cement production increased 9.5 per ce...
UltraTech MD to step down in December
Krishna Kishore Maheshwari will be appointed as UltraTech's first non-executive vice chairman as he retires from his managing director role on 31 December this year. Kailash Cha...
Emirates Cement to be sold to HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd
UltraTech Cement Ltd (Aditya Birla group) is in the final stages of selling its stake in Emirates Cement Bangladesh to HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd. Emirates Cement operates ...
San Miguel's acquisition of Holcim Philippines undergoes further review
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is conducting a further review of the US$2.15bn acquisition of Holcim Philippines by San Miguel Corp. As the initial 30-day review of...
Loma Negra to turn San Juan plant into grinding and dispatch unit
Argentina's Loma Negra has announced that it will be converting its 400tpd integrated plant in San Juan into a grinding and cement dispatch facility. "In the plant no more cemen...
PPC Zimbabwe's cement sales volumes fall by 25%
PPC Cement's Zimbabwean cement sales volume contracted by 25-30 per cent in the four months ended 30 June 2019. The country has been hit by fuel and electricity shortages and ot...