Cement companies drive fly ash market growth
The cement industry's sustainability targets will drive growth in the greener fly ash cement market, effectively resulting in its doubling in size to US$47bn by 2018, according...
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India: Ramco Cements to improve limestone quarrying efficiency
Ramco Cements has commissioned two limestone beneficiation plants to improve efficiency in cement production and extend the life of its limestone quarries. The 200tph benefi...
Senj Sant to receive US$65m EBRD loan for Mongolia plant
Mongolia’s Senj Sant is building a greenfield cement plant in southern Mongolia to meet the growth in demand generated by the country’s rapidly-expanding economy. Part of a ...
New chairperson for Lafarge South Africa
After two terms in office, Nonkqubela Mazwai has stepped down as chairperson of Lafarge South Africa and handed the reins over to Thandi Orleyn, previously a non-executive dire...
Colombia’s cement producers raise output by 16% in March 2014
Colombia’s cement production rose in March 2014 by 16 per cent, particularly in Cundinamarca (+35 per cent), Antioquia (+33.3 per cent), Bogotá (+22 per cent) and Valle del Cau...
Alfonso Gallardo Group sells cement business
Alfonso Gallardo Group is to sell its cement and paper business to focus on the iron and steel sector to ensure its viability, according to a statement by the group. The compan...
Egypt production disrupted by gas shortages
Securing sufficient fuel to operate production facilities has become one of the key challenges for Egyptian cement manufacturers with output rates dropping and input costs risi...
Steppe Cement profit rises as Kazakh market grows 13%
Kazakhstan-based Steppe Cement Friday reported an increase in profit and revenue in the full year 2013, as domestic demand grew by double-digit figures. Steppe posted pretax...
Lafarge Pakistan hosts groundbreaking ceremony for CSR project
The groundbreaking ceremony of a fully-equipped medical unit and parking complex was held at Lafarge Pakistan’s operations in Kallar Kahar, Chakwal district, earlier this week....
Asia Cement expects rise in shipments following Sichuan acquisition
Asia Cement Corp expects a strong rise in shipments from its Chinese unit during the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period a year ago, as it is set to benefit from...
Catic wins waste heat recovery project from Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento, Tukey
Turkish cement maker Goltas Goller Bolgesi Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret said it has contracted Chinese company Catic Beijing Co Ltd to set up a waste heat recovery power plant at ...
Cemex increases first-quarter volumes
Cemex' first-quarter turnover increased by 8.2 per cent to US$3590.7m, while the EBITDA improved by 2.7 per cent to US$535m. The trading profit rose by 11.7 per cent to US$267....
Expressions of interest for Lafarge Pakistan acquisition
Two parties have officially expressed an interest in acquiring control of Lafarge Pakistan Cement, according to local press reports. Sofima SAS, a fully-held direct subsidia...
Siam Cement Group plans greenfield Laos plant
Siam Cement Group, Thailand's largest industrial conglomerate, is set to construct a greenfield cement factory in Laos, president and chief executive Kan Trakulhoon, has reveal...
MPA: strong first-quarter points to positive start to 2014
MPA results for 1Q14 indicate significant increases over the same period of 2013 for the British minerals products and construction sectors, albeit lower than the last quarter ...
Pakistan export volumes and revenues fall
Pakistan export volumes have seen a decline in the first nine months of the current fiscal both in terms of volumes and dollar value. However, latest monthly figures show a sig...
JK Lakshmi explores further avenues of growth
JK Lakshmi Cement, part of the HS Singhania Group, is looking to lift capacity to around 20Mta over the next five years after its latest round of expansion is complete. By end...
Xinjiang Tianshan floats CNY500m bills in April
Xinjiang Tianshan Cement Co Ltd issued CNY500m (US$80m) worth of financial bills on 29 April 2014 with a maturity of 365 days and a coupon rate of 5.97 per cent, according to a...
Orient Cement net profit falls 27%, India
Orient Cement Ltd on Wednesday announced it has reported a decline of 27.06 per cent in its net profits for the fourth quarter ended March 2014. “The net profit of the company...
Chinese sector set for turbulent ride – MS
The Chinese cement industry is in for a turbulent ride, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley, as falling construction starts and infrastructure investment affect demand. "...
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