Cemex to sell white cement plant to Çimsa
Cemex has announced that it has reached a binding agreement with Çimsa Çimento to divest its white cement business, including its Buñol plant in Spain, for approximately US$180m...
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Niger's president inaugurates Malbaza Cement plant
Niger's President, Issoufou Mahamadou, inaugurated the new Malbaza Cement Co plant in the Tahoua region of Niger, on 20 March 2019. Owned by private capital from Niger, the plan...
Votorantim acquires New York ready-mix and aggregates business
US-based ready-mix concrete, aggregates and building materials supplier United Materials has been acquired by Votorantim Cimentos North America. Located in Depew, New York, Unit...
New cement facility inaugurated in Iran
Monde Dashti Cement’s new 1.2Mta cement production unit has been inaugurated by Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, through a video conference, according to the Tehran Times. The...
US cement demand up 3% in 2018
Apparent domestic consumption advanced 2.9 per cent from 97.4Mt in 2017 to 100.2Mt in 2018, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The higher sales volumes were supported...
Thamesport Cement to build 0.5Mta grinding plant in UK
Thamesport Cement has submitted a full planning application of its proposed site on the Isle of Grain, Kent, UK. Backed by France-based Cem’In’Eu, the company promises to bring ...
SNIC reports rise in February sales but warns of uncertainty
Cement sales in Brazil increased by 6.4 per cent YoY to 4.1Mt in February 2019, according to the country's cement association, SNIC. According to SNIC President, Paulo Camillo P...
Argentinian demand stable, exports rise in February 2019
Cement demand in Argentina remained largely stable YoY at 921,112t in February 2019, but fell 5.4 per cent MoM, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. Domestic dem...
Vietnamese exports rise 15% in February
Vietnamese exports have risen 15.2 per cent in volume and 36.3 per cent in value for February 2019, rising to around 2.5Mt and US$105m, respectively. The average export price ha...
Sinai Cement records improvement in 2018
Egypt’s Sinai Cement has reported that its standalone loss has narrowed by 13.7 per cent YoY in 2018 to EGP305.89m (US$17.56m), compared to EGP354.73m in the previous year. The ...