Spain’s cement demand expands 5.2% in January
Spain’s cement consumption rose by 5.2 per cent YoY to 769,838t in January 2015, according to Oficemen, the domestic cement association. The latest figures show an acceleratio...
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Vulcan Materials adds two new members to its board
Vulcan Materials has named Southern Co CEO Thomas A Fanning and former US Secretary of Labor Elaine L Chao to its board of directors. Fanning has been president, CEO and chair...
Dongwu raises US$6.70m in private placement
Dongwu Cement International Ltd has completed a private placement of 40m shares at a price of HKD1.30 ($0.16) per share for gross proceeds of HKD52m (US$6.70m). The company ha...
KHD appoints new CEO
The Supervisory Board of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD) has appointed Johan Cnossen as a member of the Management Board, effective 1 May 2015. Mr Cnossen will serve ...
Peru: Pacasmayo's net income up 24% YoY
Peruvian producer Cementos Pacasmayo's net income increased 24 per cent in 2014 to PEN188.8m (US$61.3m) as a result of operating efficiencies, a reduction in administrative exp...
Iranian full-year export expectations
Iran’s exports are expected to reach 18Mt by the end of the current Iranian calendar year ending 20 March 2014, an Iranian official has said. Secretary of the Guild Associati...
AdBri secures Western Australia supply agreement
Adelaide Brighton has secured an ongoing supply agreement with a cement customer in Western Australia for a term of three years until 31 December 2017, the company announced in...
Thatta Cement 1H net profit surges 51% YoY
Pakistan-based producer Thatta Cement posted a 51 per cent jump in net profit to PKR139m (US$1.2m) in the first half of the current Pakistan fiscal. Earnings per share improv...
Beni Suef begins construction of coal mill, Egypt
Beni Suef Cement has began the construction of the coal mill worth EGP200m (US$26.3m), to be used as an alternative to natural gas and heavy fuel oil at its cement plant in Egy...
New appointments at McInnis Cement, Canada
McInnis Cement has announced two new members of its management team for the Port-Daniel-Gascons cement plant currently under construction in the Gaspesie region of Canada. A...
CAC applauds Ontario government's leadership on Climate Change
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) commends the Wynne Government for its 'comprehensive and thoughtful' discussion paper on climate change, Ontario's Climate Change 2015, r...
Semen Baturaja reports January sales decline
State-owned cement producer Semen Baturaja recorded a 9.7 per cent decline in January sales volumes, due to increased rainfall and weakening commodity prices which resulted in ...
SITA to start commissioning new SRF facility, UK
SITA UK is to start the commissioning process for its solid recovered (SRF) plant in Rugby to be used at Cemex UK's local cement works. The processing plant will undergo a ser...
Japanese producers increase exports
Japanese cement producers have increased export levels in a bid to help offset a slowdown in domestic consumption due to a slump in housing investment. According to the Japan...
Saudi full-year output update
Saudi Arabia, the largest cement producer in the GCC, produced over 57Mt of cement in 2014, according to a report in Arab News. Demand in the kingdom continues to grow fuelled...
Indocement sees volumes rising 6% YoY
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa expects volumes to grow six per cent this year, reported Kontan, citing CEO, Christian Kartawijaya. The HeidelbergCement group reported cement...
Indonesia's January sales decline
Indonesian cement sales fell by 2.9 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt in January 2015, as heavy rains affected construction activity in several areas. Most region of the country registe...
Ash Grove Cement names new VP and CFO
David Meyer joins Ash Grove Cement Co as vice president and chief financial officer Ash Grove Cement Company announced David G Meyer is joining the company as i...
India Cements posts third-quarter net loss
India Cements Ltd posted a net loss for third quarter, compared with a profit a year ago, dragged down by muted cement sales in the south. The Chennai-based firm posted a net...
Binani reportedly in talks to sell Rajasthan grinding unit
Binani Cement is in discussions to sell its 1.2Mta grinding unit at Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan, to reduce debt. The company is looking for prospective buyers and is hoping to co...
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