India: Mahuva farmers fined for opposing proposed Nirma cement plant
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of INR100,000 (US$1675) on farmers and on the Union Ministry of Environment & Forest (MOEF) who opposed Nirma Ltd's propose...
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Vicat starts production tests for new cement type
France-based cement producer Vicat has started testing to produce a new low-carbon cement, Alpenat, on an industrial scale in its Créchy dans L’Allier factory. After several...
Morocco’s 2013 consumption forecast to fall 8%
The Moroccan cement market is expected to end the year significantly down. At the end of 2012, the country noted an 11.5 per cent decline in housing starts, impacting on cemen...
Brazilian cement sales edge ahead
Brazilian cement sales during May 2013 edged ahead by 0.3 per cent YoY to 6Mt, preliminary data from the country’s Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC) shows. D...
India: Jaypee shelves Gujarat plant sale, eyes further expansion
Jaypee Cement has decided to defer plans to sell its Gujarat unit and is now looking to expand capacity through acquisitions and the construction of new plants. “We did not...
Ghorahi Cement launches Sagarmatha brand, Nepal
Nepal-based cement producer Ghorahi Cement Industry has launched its Sagarmatha brand into the local market with an unveiling ceremony held on Thursday. According to the comp...
Spanish demand falls 24% in first five months
Cement consumption in Spain fell by more than 20 per cent to 1,027,597t in May and accumulated figures for the the first five months of the year show demand has declined by 24 ...
Sumitomo Osaka to increase capacity in China
Japanese cement producer Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co will increase cement capacity in China's Yunnan Province by 2016 through the construction of new facilities. According to re...
Venezuela imports 24,000t of cement
Although government spokesmen assure Venezuela’s cement production is sufficient to meet local market demand, the country has imported 23,991t of cement from Cuba. The port ...
Dominican Republic cement association names new president
The Dominican cement producers association, Adocem, has appointed Carlos González, as president for 2013-14. Mr González is also president of Cemex in the country. "We must al...
Vietnam cement sales slip during Jan-May 2013
Vietnam cement sales declined by 2.1 per cent in the first five months of this year to 19.5Mt compared to the same period of last year, data from the Ministry of Construction s...
EPA settlement with Ash Grove Cement, USA
Ash Grove Cement Co has agreed to pay a US$2.5m penalty and invest approximately US$30m in pollution-control technology, the US Department of Justice and US Environmental Prote...
European Council authorises EU & Australia ETS link
On 13 May 2013, the European Council adopted a decision authorising the European Commission to open negotiations regarding the linking of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ET...
Votorantim Cimentos reschedules IPO, Brazil
Votorantim Cimentos SA has postponed its US$4.8bn initial public offering until later this year, after cancelling plans to launch the deal this week. On Wednesday, Brazil's ...
Texas Industries announces new chairman of the board, USA
Texas Industries, Inc announced that its Board of Directors has named Tom Ransdell as its Chairman of the Board following the untimely death of Bob Rogers on 11 June 2013. M...
First Gebr Pfeiffer raw mill for Uzbekistan
Turkish company DAL Teknik Makina has placed an order for a Gebr Pfeiffer MPS 3350 B vertical roller mill for raw meal which is to be used for the manufacture of grey cement an...
Mixed bag from Euroconstruct as forecasts are reduced even further
Euroconstruct has further reduced its forecasts for European construction output, according to figures released last week. Although 2013 is still expected to be the trough, wit...
Loesche delivers LM 56.4 mill to Pansania Group, Indonesia
High Pinnacle Construction Pte Ltd, Singapore, has opted to use a Loesche Mill Type LM 56.4 at its cement plant in Bandung, Indonesia. The vertical roller mill (VRM) will be...
Proposal for Nagaland cement plant, India
The state government of Nagaland, India, plans to establish a cement factory to meet local requirements and export to Southeast Asian markets. Chairman of the Nagaland State M...
CIMAF starts Gabon cement plant construction
Morocco’s Ciments de l’Afrique (CIMAF) laid down the first stone at its new cement works in Gabon on 13 June. Located in Owendo, some 15km south of Libreville, the XAF9.67bn...
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