Sintek commissions major new facilities at Oyak Iskenderun
Sintek has successfully completed and commissioned two key facilities at the Oyak Iskenderun plant in a record 13 months, including a 100tph capacity horizontal mill and a ...
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Wonder Cement completes cold cooler commissioning of Line 2 at Nimbahera plant
Wonder Cement has announced the successful cold commissioning of Line-2 at its Nimbahera facility in Rajasthan, marking a major milestone in the company’s ongoing expansion...
Senegal sees slipping construction material prices
Prices of construction materials in Senegal have slipped 0.5 per cent in July 2025, compared to the previous month.
Sumitomo Osaka Cement to acquire 15% stake in Philcement
Japan’s Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co Ltd will acquire a 15 per cent stake in Philcement Corp, parent company Phinma Corp announced in a disclosure to the stock exchange. The agre...
Kenyan MPs question transparency in proposed sale of East Africa Portland Cement shares
Kenyan lawmakers are voicing strong concerns over a proposed acquisition of shares in East Africa Portland Cement (EAPC) by Tanzania-based Kalahari Cement, warning that the ...
Ghana Cement Chamber urges action on rising Cimco imports from Togo
The Chamber of Cement Manufacturers, Ghana (COCMAG) has called on the Ministry of Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry to act swiftly against what it describes as a worrying influ...
SCG strengthens Cement position in Vietnam amid market growth
Vietnam remains the most important overseas market for Siam Cement Group (SCG), contributing nine per cent of consolidated sales in the first half of 2025, according to the c...
Villagers protest Adani’s proposed cement plant in Kalyan
Residents of several villages in Maharashtra’s Kalyan have strongly opposed Adani Group ’s proposed INR 14,000m (US$115.4m) cement grinding plant, citing environmental, health...
Steel demand to shift from China to India and Southeast Asia
The demand for steel by China is forecast to fall by an average of 5-7Mta over the next 10 years, according to Wood Mackenzie.
GEORIS transforms industrial waste into sustainable paving
Greece-based engineering company Enalos is leading the GEORIS initiative, which has validated a new technology that turns industrial byproducts, such as steel slag and bauxite r...
Cement leaders open FICEM 2025 with call for sustainability
The 2025 FICEM (Inter-American Cement Federation) Technical Conference opened in Lima, Peru, on 15 September with a united call from industry leaders and policymakers to advan...
Bolivian cement consumption up 14% in July
Cement demand in Bolivia advanced 14.4 per cent YoY to 371,762t in July 2025 when compared with July 2024 when demand reached 325,082t, according to the national statistics ins...
Birla Corp to raise capacity to 27.6Mta
Birla Corp Ltd, part of the M P Birla Group, is planning to raise its production capacity to 27.6Mta by 2028-29 through the addition of new clinker and grinding plants, Chair...
Bestway Cement posts 73% profit growth in FY25 despite lower sales
AKD Research has released key takeaways from Bestway Cement Ltd ’s (BWCL) analyst briefing held on September 15 to review its FY25 performance and outlook. BWCL reported...
Government-supported investors to acquire stake in Dongwu Cement
Goldview Development is selling most of its stake in Dongwu Cement International Ltd, which is based in Wujiang City, Suzhou Prefecture, Jiangsu province, China. Following the ...
Fire at Cementos Alfa plant
A fire broke out shortly before 20h on 15 September at the alternative fuel storage next to the kiln at the Cementos Alfa plant in Mataporquera , Spain. Firefighters fro...
Boral trials Australia’s first carbon-captured concrete
Boral Ltd has successfully produced concrete using recycled concrete aggregates recarbonated via carbon capture technology at its Berrima cement plant. The trial used r...
Vietnam’s cement and clinker exports rise 15% in June
Vietnam exported 2.66Mt of cement and clinker worth US$107m in June, up 15.2 per cent in volume and 20.6 per cent in value YoY, according to the latest figures from the gove...
Afrimat Index shows strong 2Q construction rebound
Afrimat , the mid-tier mining and construction materials group, has released its Construction Index (ACI) for the second quarter of 2025, compiled by economist Dr Roelof Botha...
Lucky Cement's renewable sources now meet over 55% of its power needs
Lucky Cement has commissioned a 28.8MW wind power project at its South (Karachi) plant in the second quarter of FY25, expanding its renewable energy portfolio to around 160MW...
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