USA: cement company seeks to stop pipeline
Essroc Cement Corp is suing to stop a natural gas pipeline from running through its Lawrence County property. Nazareth-based Essroc Cement Corp filed the lawsuit last Tuesday t...
Cement industry news
Earlier cement industry news and analysis from International Cement Review's global newsroom.
Earlier news
Newest first
Holcim’s cement sales in Romania down 0.7% in 1H13
Swiss building materials producer Holcim’s cement and clinker sales fell 0.7 per cent in the first half of the year in Romania, compared to the first six months of 2012, while ...
Pakistan: Attock Cement to set up Basra grinding unit
Attock Cement plans to invest US$25m in a new grinding plant in the city of Basra, Iraq, making it the third Pakistan-based cement manufacturer to venture into the Middle East ...
Cementos Cosmos exports 13% of clinker to Brazil
The Brazilian market is offering Spain’s Cementos Cosmos the opportunity to maintain its clinker production at a high level. Of the 1.5Mt clinker produced at its Toral de los V...
Tanga Cement breaks ground on new line
Tanga Cement Company Ltd (TCCL) has launched construction of a new clinker production line involving an investment of US$165m. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Lau Mas...
Anhui Conch first-half net profit rises, China
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd reported a net profit of CNY3.06bn (US$500.6m) in the first half of 2013, a rise of 4.89 per cent rise compared to the same period of the year before....
Peruvian seven-month dispatches rise 10.8%
Cement deliveries in Peru increased by 10.8 per cent YoY to 5,785,150t between January and July 2013, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Output from Asoce...
Cemex opens new marine terminal in Norway
The southern Norwegian port of Kristiansand is now home to Cemex’s fifth marine terminal. “With this strategically-located terminal in Kristiansand we close the gap between t...
Thang Long Cement launches new product, Vietnam
Thang Long Cement has launched a new cement product onto the market for large-scale construction projects, folllowing R&D carried out under the supervision of holding company, ...
Ecuador cement sales rise over 12% YoY
Domestic cement sales in Ecuador climbed 12.1 per cent in July to reach 584,767t from 521,828t in the same month of the previous year, data from Instituto Ecuatoriano de Cement...
Najran Cement appoints new board chairman, Saudi Arabia
Najran Cement has approved the appointment of Mohammed bin Mani bin Sultan Aba al-Ala as board chairman and managing director, with a three-year term. The company also named Da...
Holcim profit leaps, sales below expectations
Holcim’s first-half results were boosted by higher net income but sales disappointed, particularly in India, the group's key market in Asia.
Cost cuts help Holcim 2Q net profit edge ahead
Holcim has reported a slight increase in 2Q net profit as cost cuts helped boost profitability but weaker demand in India, Canada and Mexico fell short of expectations. ...
Taiheiyo Cement ordered to close Nanjing plant, China
Taiheiyo Cement Corp has been ordered by the Chinese city of Nanjing to close a local production facility by the end of next year due to pollution concerns. Shutting the Nan...
Asia Cement first-half profit surges, China
Asia Cement reported a surge in profit attributable to shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2012 thanks to an increase in the sale cementitious products and declining ...
Pakistan cement producers consider price hike
Pakistan cement producers are considering increasing cement prices following government hikes in electricity prices and general sales tax. A source from the All Pakistan Cemen...
Cuba’s Siguaney produces first low-carbon cement
Siguaney saw its first low-carbon cement produced on an industrial scale. The Cuban cement plant in Sancti Spíritus delivered a pilot output of 130t of SIG-B45 cement, accordin...
Fujairah sales fall in first-half 2013
UAE-based producer Fujairah Cement Industries reported a net loss for the first six months of 2013 due to declining sales. The company registered a drop of AED3.6m (US$968,00...
Holcim Philippines reports strong 2Q net profit
Holcim Philippines reported better-than-expected rise in second quarter net profit on the back of seasonal demand and effective cost controls. It is now preparing to restart it...
Argentina's July cement demand gains 11% YoY
Argentina’s cement plants dispatched 1.015Mt of cement to domestic and export markets, representing a MoM rise of nine per cent and a YoY increase of 11.3 per cent. The domes...
Stay Informed in this ever-changing landscape
Don't miss the latest cement industry updates. Subscribe to International Cement Review today!
