Yamama Saudi Cement to upgrade Riyadh works
Yamama Saudi Cement Company is to carrying out the rehabilitation of an existing cement plant in Riyadh. This project is in Saudi Arabia. It aims at replacing five old clinker...
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ARM Cement boosted by higher sales
ARM Cement, Kenya's second-largest producer, has reported an eight per cent advance in 2012 net profit and says it expects improved profitability on the back of new capacity. ...
Lafarge to reopen revamped Danao plant, Philippines
Lafarge Republic is to reopen its facility in Dano, Cebu, in the Philippines as part of the company’s drive to raise output due to increasing domestic sales. “The revamped p...
Moody’s: West China Cement investment slowdown ‘positive sign’
West China Cement’s (WCC) slowdown in investments is also a positive, according to Moody's analyst, Jiming Zou, lead analyst for WCC. WCC's shift from an aggressive expansion...
MoU signed for new mini cement plant in Nigeria
Sokoto State Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brewtech Nigeria Ltd, to establish a mini cement company in the state. The project is expected to ha...
MPA welcomes news on possible climate change levy exemption
The UK's Mineral Products Association (MPA) has welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s announcement that the government will introduce exemptions from the climate change le...
Iran reports strong export gains in first 11 months
Cementitious exports from Iran have risen by 35 per cent in value terms during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar (beginning 20 March 2012), to reach a total o...
Lafarge Pakistan Cement swings to profit
Lafarge Pakistan Cement (LCP) has earned a net profit after tax of PKR1.488bn (US$15.17m) for the year ending 31 December 2012, compared to a loss of PKR118.42m in the previous...
West China Cement sees 2012 net profit jump
West China Cement Ltd has reported a rise in net profit and operating revenue for 2012 and says it expects an improved operating environment going forward due in part to increa...
Spain's February consumption down 25%
The downward trend in Spanish cement demand shows no signs of abating as cement consumption in fell 25 per cent in February, the latest data by domestic association Oficemen sh...
Euro-area construction output falls 1.4%
Euro-area construction in January 2013 fell 1.4 per cent from the month before as gains in Germany were offset by slumps in Spain and France, according to latest figures by Eur...
Calls for a review of Vietnam's cement industry master plan
Vietnam’s Building Materials Association has used the Ministry of Construction (MoC) to adjust the master plan for the cement industry for the 2011-20 period and has suggested ...
Loesche awarded new contract for ACC project
Loesche, in a consortium with KHD, has been awarded a contract for its vertical roller mill technology to be employed at ACC’s Jamul plant in India. Loecshe will supply its ...
Cimpor's restructuring gives temporary lower numbers
Cimpor's turnover from continuing activities declined by an underlying 3.1 per cent to EUR1510m and compares with the actual EUR2275.3m shown in 2011 on the old structure. ...
Burundi Cement Co doubles production, eyes capacity expansion
Burundi Cement Co (BUCECO), the central African country’s sole supplier, has doubled production and profits in its first two years of operation and is considering doubling capa...
NEXE Group completes annual overhaul, Croatia
The NEXE Group has successfully completed a EUR1.6m annual routine maintenance of its kiln at its Nasicecement works and clinker production resumed on Friday. Maintenance wa...
COMPAT reserves order on cement firms appeal, India
India’s Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has reserved its order over a batch of appeals filed by cement producers contesting the INR63.07bn (US$1.1bn) penalty imposed by...
Chinese producers report declines in net profit
Three China-based cement producers have reported declines in net profit and operating revenue for 2012. China Shanshui Cement reported a 31.8 per cent decline in net profit ...
Nigeria considers new tariff on imports to protect local producers
The Nigerian government is considering imposing a new tariff on imported bulk cement following an influx of volumes which are said to have caused a glut in the market. The cur...
TPCC reports 22% rise in net profit, Tanzania
Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC), part of HeidelbergCement, posted a 22 per cent increase in net profit despite competition from regional imports. Net profit for th...
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