Construction started on second Chad cement works
Chad’s president, Idriss Déby Itno, launched the construction of a second cement plant on a 10ha site in Ndajemena, north of the country’s capital. It will help to end cement i...
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Semen Indonesia plans Padang power plant
State-run cement producer, PT Semen Indonesia, is considering building a 100MW coal-fired power plant to supply its facilities in Padang, West Sumatra, the construction of whic...
India: NMC plans second phase of cement roads
Following directives from India's Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has started to plan the second phase of ...
India: Telangana Government seeks cement price cuts
On Monday, the Telangana Government in southern India asked local cement companies to reduce prices. Chief Secretary to the Government, Rajiv Sarma, had asked the firms to rati...
Cemtech Asia 2014 gets underway in KL
Cemtech Conferences & Exhibitions has officially opened its doors to over 200 delegates from over 30 countries in the thriving city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for its annual ev...
HeidelbergCement outlines Georgia investment strategy
Georgia's Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development recently signed an agreement with HeidelbergCement which will see the German multinational invest US$100m in the count...
Lafarge and Holcim to make portfolio decisions in India
Holcim Ltd and Lafarge SA may sell some assets in India to clear the competition hurdle and are considering units in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where the two companies have com...
Semen Indonesia to fund Thang Long expansion
State-run cement producer Semen Indonesia is planning to spend US$300m to establish a new plant in Vietnam as part of its business expansion in southeast Asia. The new facility...
Nigeria: authorities urged to sanction slow regulation compliance
Cement distributors and block makers in southeast Nigeria have urged the regulatory authorities not to back down on the recently-reviewed quality standard and grading of cemen...
Holcim's Fontana walks into a barrage of problems in Sri Lanka
Bernard Fontana, Holcim CEO, arrived in Sri Lanka to formally open a grinding facility in Galle, but found Holcim being accused of various charges by the local press. Communic...
Ciments Français: Paris stock exchange delisting
The offer of voluntary actions to buy Ciments Français shares at the price of EUR79.50 promoted by Italcementi, was approved by the AMF on 10 June and will run from 13 June unt...
Vietnam sees cement demand pick up
The Vietnam National Cement Association (Vicem) says domestic cement consumption in the first five months of 2014 reached 20.42Mt, up 9.3 per cent on the same period last year....
Turkey: follow-up Bolu Cimento order for Gebr Pfeiffer
During its 150th anniversary celebrations Gebr Pfeiffer SE received another order from Bolu Cimento Sanayii AS, Turkey. In addition to the three MPS mills ordered in December 2...
Vessel with clinker imports sinks in Bangladesh
A light local vessel, MV Brishti, laden with 9500t of clinker imports capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Patenga beach in Chittagong, Bangladesh following a collision with the ...
UK: environment agency approves Cemex recycling plant
The UK Environment Agency (UKEA) has given the go-ahead for a solid fuel recyling unit to supply Cemex's Rugby cement plant in Warwickshire. Work is expected to start later thi...
India: UltraTech completes deal to buy Jaypee Cement
Jaypee Cement Corporation unit in Gujarat, India, will come into UltraTech Cement's possession following approval for the acquisition from the Bombay and Ahmedabad High Courts....
Fives FCB awarded a new contract by Qatar National Cement Co
Qatar National Cement Co (QNCC) has selected Fives FCB (France) to implement its fifth production line with a clinker capacity of 5000tpd on a turnkey basis. This new produc...
India: Cargotec enters partnership with Citec
Cargotec and Citec are forming a partnership in India, where Cargotec transfers its local engineering centre and its 110 employees in Pune to Citec. "This is a significant ...
UK: Hope chairman wins regional Institute of Directors award
Amit Bhatia, chairman of Hope Construction Materials, has been crowned Young Director of the Year for London and the South East, alongside Ross Williams, CEO of Global Personal...
Armenia: Mika Cement finds buyer
Russia-based Armenian businessmen are said to be poised to buy Mika Cement plant, according to the Zhghovurd newspaper. The cement plant was owned by Mikhail Baghdasarov but ...
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