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Kenya: Savannah Cement to widen its east African sales
Savannah Cement has confirmed plans to develop its business to the wider east African market as part of its regional integration support. The project will see the company pur...
Trinidad Cement 9M14 revenues rises TTD97.2m
Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has seen its revenues rise by TTD97.2m (US$15.4m) in the first nine months of 2014. Revenues increased to TTD1.587bn from TTD1.49bn when compared with...
India: VP Cements plans a two-phase plant
VP Cements is planning a two-phase integrated cement project in the village of Gundlakunta, Andhra Pradesh. Land acquisition is in progress, but both phases still await environ...
Ghana: Dangote sets retail price reduction deadline
Dangote Cement says it expects all retailers of its cement to reduce the price by GHS2.70 by Friday, 24 October following concerns that retailers have failed to cut prices afte...
Thailand: Siam Cement suffers market dip
Thai domestic cement demand dipped around three per cent YoY in 3Q14, as no new infrastructure projects broke ground during 9M14, while many old projects were completed, claims...
UltraTech sees 47% rise in net profit
UltraTech Cement reported a 47 per cent YoY increase in its consolidated net profit to INR4.16bn (US$67.9m) for July-September, driven by a strong volume growth of 11 per cent ...
Ethiopia: Chinese producers report tough market conditions
Ethiopia’s sudden slump in cement demand has left an oversupply situation with Chinese cement producers in the country reporting toughening market conditions. There is increas...
TPI Polene to invest THB3bn to double WtE power plant capacity
TPI Polene, Thailand’s third-largest cement producer intends to spend THB3bn (US$93m) to double the capacity of its waste-to-energy (WtE) power plant in Saraburi to 120MW. P...
Sagar Cement posts INR2.82 net profit
India-based reported a net profit of INR2.82bn in the quarter ended 30 September 2014, compared with a INR115m loss the previous year. The cement maker’s revenues rose by 23...
India: Ambuja Cement launches Ambuja Plus
Ambuja Cement has launched a new cement product, Ambuja Plus, in the state of Maharashtra, India. This innovative product is created with an advanced formula, offering addition...
India: cement producers target government road projects
High-ranking representatives of 17 cement manufacturers promised road transport minister, Nitin Gadkari, that their companies would put in lower bids to encourage development p...
Ras Al Khaimah-based cement company sees temporary environmental shutdown
The UAE Ministry of Water and Environment has closed a Ras Al Khaimah cement factory in Khor Khuweir for a month. The plant has not complied with rules under Cabinet Resolution...
HeidelbergCement recognised as 'best improver'
HeidelbergCement has been honoured as the 'best improver' in disclosure of environmental information among the 350 largest-listed companies in the Germany-Austria-Swittzerland ...
Italcementi completes Devnya modernisation
Italcementi has completed the modernisation of its Devnya cement plant in Bulgaria, taking the plant’s capacity to 1.5Mta and employing best available technology. “With one of...
Holcim Awards 2014 winners for Africa Middle East announced in Beirut
The 12 winning projects of the Holcim Awards 2014 Africa Middle East have been announced in Beirut, with a green building in Turkey, an urban forest rehabilitation in Lebanon, ...
Saudi Arabia: strong annual 3Q gains for Yanbu despite weak start
Yanbu Cement reported a 16.4 per cent rise in third-quarter net profit to SAR163m (US$43.4m), driven by lower cost of sales due to increased production and the government's sub...
Cemengal launches new Plug&Grind®XL
Cemengal has introduced its new Plug&Grind®XL. The grinding concept is the same as the company’s original and patented Plug&Grind® Classic but allows capacity to reach more tha...
Cemex Lloseta completes environmental upgrade
Cemex’s 0.804Mta Lloseta plant in Mallorca, Spain, has concluded its US$16m environmental upgrade. The work included noise abatement systems, paving roads for heavy traffic as ...
HAZEMAG & EPR wins three new MEA cement contracts
Materials processing and crushing specialists HAZEMAG & EPR has received a trio of orders in the Middle East and Africa during the third quarter of this year. El Arish's new ...
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