India to auction 10 coal blocks
The government of India said Thursday it will auction 10 coal blocks with extractable reserves of 356Mt to cement and steel companies. The auction process will begin on 8 Jun...
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Paraguay: INC expects to use up 20% biofuel
Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) announced that subject to satisfactory analysis results, the cement producer will be including biofuel in its fuel mix. A series...
PCA: 'global cement consumption on the rise'
Global cement consumption is expected to grow through 2015 and 2016, with North America leading recent gains in the developed world, according to a report released by the Portl...
Siam City Cement announces INSEE Alliance
Siam City Cement (SCCC) this week announced one of Thailand's first industry-wide distribution channels and marketing collaborations in the building material sector with 11 oth...
US monthly shipments ahead, imports up 66%
Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico in March 2015 rose by 3.5 per cent YoY to 6.3Mt, latest data from the US Geological Survey (USGS) show. Shipmen...
Savannah welcomes new presidential directive
Kenya's Savannah Cement has welcomed a presidential directive, seeking to ensure that public institutions source 40 per cent of their requirements from local manufacturers, say...
Ramco boosted by cost control, stable pricing
India-based Ramco Cements reported a 274 per cent rise in 4QFY14-15 net profit to INR934.2m (US$14.6m) on better cost management and stable cement prices. Revenues for the t...
Vietnamese producer targets new export markets
La Hien Cement JSC, a subsidiary of the Vietnam National Coal Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin), is seeking new export markets in Asia and Africa, an executive of the compa...
Pakistan: hopes of FY15-16 budget boost
The Pakistan cement industry has submitted a number of proposals to the government ahead of Budget FY15-16. The All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers’ Association has proposed ...
Arabian Cement Co 1Q revenue rises 11% YoY
Arabian Cement Company (ACC) said first-quarter revenue increased by 11 per cent to EGP585m (US$76.6m) compared to EGP529m a year earlier. The advance was mainly attributed to ...
Argentinian cement deliveries up 8.3% YoY in May
In May 2015 Argentina’s cement plants shipped 1,001,540t of cement (including exports), representing a five per cent drop compared to last April, but up 7.8 per cent YoY, accor...
Devnya Cement officially inaugurates new line, Bulgaria
Devnya Cement, part of Italcementi Group, has officially launched the new line at its plant in Bulgaria in the presence of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov. Also present at the ce...
Dangote begins trial operations at new Ethiopian plant
Dangote Cement Plc began trial production of cement last week at its 2.5Mta cement works in Ethiopia, AllAfrica press reported. The milestone of kiln ignition was achieved in...
Indian output down 2.4% in April
The output of eight core industries in India contracted for the second consecutive month in April, on poor performances by the cement, electricity, natural gas refinery product...
Secil 1Q15 boosted by Angola operations
Semapa, the Portuguese holding company that controls Secil, said turnover in its Cement and Derivatives Business unit for the first quarter of 2015 increased by 2.4 per cent Yo...
Cameroon: Medcem plant to enter service in June
The Medcem cement works, owned by Turkey-based Eren Holdings, is scheduled to come online in June, entering a market already supplied by Lafarge, Ciments d’Afrique and Dangote....
EPC contract signed for new Limak cement works, Turkey
China's Sinoma International Engineering Co signed a contract on Friday with Turkey's Limak Holding to build a US$155m cement factory in the capital Ankara. The factory will h...
TCC International to raise HK$3.63bn in rights issue
TCC International Holdings Ltd is seeking to raise HKD3.63bn (US$468m) in a rights issue to fund acquisitions and for general working capital. The company said Monday it plans...
Chinese firm signs MoU for Masvingo plant, Zimbabwe
Masvingo Rural District Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Xhing Xhong Cement Co of China for the establishment of a new cement plant in Zimbabwe. “I can co...
Pakistan to contest ITAC ruling
The government of Pakistan is to challenge South Africa’s recent decision to impose duties on imported cement from the country. “We are analysing the detailed report of Inte...
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