China expected to announce relief measures to stimulate consolidation
China's State Council is expected to release specific measures to stimulate cement industry consolidation to address three key areas. A report published by China Perspective, ...
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Cementos Cosmos restarts Toral kiln, Spain
After a two-month shutdown and an investment of around EUR2m, Cementos Cosmos has lit the kiln at its Toral de los Vados plant following an upgrade project. The works were ...
India: Himachal Pradesh state revokes Jaiprakash MoU
The state cabinet of Himachal Pradesh (HP) has revoked the cement license granted to Jaiprakash Associates for a 2Mta cement plant for failing to get construction of the projec...
Lafarge sees improved operational trends in fourth quarter
Lafarge saw a continued improvement in fourth quarter volumes, supported by ongoing growth in most emerging markets, the recovery in the US and stabilising conditions in Europe...
Lacklustre start to year for Spain
Spanish cement producers can only hope for a better 2014 as demand figures for January 2014 show a 13.6 per cent fall to 764,011t, according to the country’s cement association...
Buzzi in strategic agreement with W&P Cementi
Buzzi Unicem is paying some EUR22m for a 25 per cent stake in Salonit Anhovo, the leading cement producer in Slovenia with an capacity approaching 1.4Mta and for a 25 per cent ...
China prices dragged down by eastern decline
China’s cement prices fell 0.7 per cent in the week through 16 February due to a 2.8 per cent decline in eastern China. Prices in all other regions were largely flat, according...
FLSmidth establishes Colombian office
FLSmidth is expanding its operations on the Colombian market through the establishment of a new office in the city of Barranquilla in the northern part of the country. “The ne...
Zambia: Dangote’s Ndola plant on track for July commissioning
Dangote is expected to commission its new cement factory in Ndola in July this year, senior general manager for Dangote Projects, Anand Kameshwar, has indicated. In an intervi...
Indonesian president inaugurates Tonasa V project
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono of Indonesia has officially inaugurated Semen Tonasa’s Line V project and power plant in Pangkajene Island District, South Sulawesi. Semen T...
HeidelbergCement takes over logistics company
HeidelbergCement has increased its participation in the logistics company Kerpen & Kerpen GmbH & Co KG from 30 per cent to 100 per cent, the German cement major said in a state...
Eurocement deliveries advance 5% in 2013
Eurocement, the largest building materials group in Russia and the CIS states, reported a five per cent YoY increase in cement deliveries last year, exceeding 2012’s level by 1...
Guangdong Tapai Group and China Resources sign cooperation agreement
Guangdong Tapai Group has reached an all-round strategic cooperation agreement with China Resources Cement Investment. According to reports by Sinocast, the two parties will st...
Vietnam: cement plant project licence withdrawn
Authorities of the Quang Tri province in central Vietnam are to withdraw the investment licence of a cement plant project due to sluggish implementation. Construction of the...
Kuwait Portland Cement full-year net profit up slightly
Cement trader Kuwait Portland Cement said in a bourse statement today its net profit stood at KWD7.85m (US$27.8m) for 2013, slightly up from KWD7.28m in the previous year. Ear...
FLSmidth wins Hope Construction process optimisation contract, UK
FLSmidth has been awarded a contract for process optimisation of Hope Construction Materials’ cement plant in Derbyshire, UK, using FLSmidth’s ECS/ProcessExpert® system. The s...
Savannah Cement selects SAP All-in-One solution, Kenya
Savannah Cement has signed an agreement with Sperkejet East Africa Ltd (SEAl) and SAP Africa for the installation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solution known as SAP...
ASEC Minya Cement launches sulphate resistant cement
ASEC Minya Cement has launched its sulphate resistant cement (SRC) entitled ‘ASEC Al Mokawm.' The SRC type protects concrete from the effects of sulphate salts which are usu...
FLSmidth wins Indonesian greenfield order
FLSmidth has received an order worth approximately EUR42m (approximately DKK310m) from Indonesian cement producer PT Semen Gresik for a greenfield cement plant with a capacity ...
Suez Cement inaugurates waste treatment plant
Suez Cement, part of the Italcementi group, inaugurated its first waste treatment plant in Egypt on Sunday with investments totalling around EUR5m. The project is part of the...
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