Dangote to eliminate Tanzania’s cement shortages
When it comes on-stream in 18 months’ time, the new 2Mta Dangote cement plant at Mtwara is expected to reduce the cement deficit in Tanzania. Since 2011, the country’s cement d...
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Ghana: Government backs pozzolana cement
New schools and housing units in Ghana are to be built with pozzolana cement after the government signed an agreement with Pozzolana Ghana Limited (PGL). The Architecture Eng...
USA: Martin Engineering opens new Wyoming facility
Bulk materials handling technology specialist Martin Engineering has announced it is opening a new factory-direct and service centre in Gillette, Wyoming, USA. The new facilit...
Dry bulk rates continue summer slip
The past fortnight has seen handysize and panamax rates decline considerably and the BDI is edging down towards a new low.
The Philippines: 1H12 cement sales up 20%
Philippine cement sales from January to June this year reached 9.54Mt, up by about 20 per cent YoY, according to data from the Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippi...
USA: TXI Hunter Cement has job offers
Texas Industries’ (TXI) Hunter Cement plant, near New Braunfels, is nearing completion of the commissioning of its new kiln line, which will add another 1.4Msta of cement capac...
India: Chincholi to receive giant cement plant
Shiva Shankar Minerals Limited has successfully approached the government for permission to construct a 3.5Mta cement plant on 1500 acres of land at Burigpally and Ghanapur, Ch...
USA: New CEO at Giant Cement
Jose A Llontop has been named as the new president and CEO of Summerville-based Giant Cement Holding Inc (GCHI), a subsidiary of Madrid-based Cementos Portland Valderrivas. M...
India: ABB to modernise Century Cement in US$18m order
Power and automation group ABB has won an order worth US$18m to design, engineer and supply integrated automation and modern electrification systems for Century Cement’s Manikg...
Thailand: Siam Cement Group signals Asean logistics expansion
Siam Cement Group (SCG) says its logistics unit will cover Asean and southern China within five years, partly through mergers and acquisitions. Kan Trakulhoon, president and C...
Russia: New CEO at Zhigulevskie Stroymaterialy JSC
Nikolay Skornyakov has been appointed CEO of Zhigulevskie Stroymaterialy JSC which is part of the Eurocement group Holding. Until now, Nikolay Skornyakov was Zhigulevskie Stro...
Holcim's profit ahead, reshuffles top management
Holcim increased its consolidated sales of cement fuelled by the emerging markets and North America in the 1H12. However, the group said it is advancing a cost-cutting programm...
India: “Cement factories must adhere to safety norms to check pollution”
Cement factories should play a vital role in checking pollution by strictly adhering to specified norms, said D Vasudevan, former chief inspector of factories and advisor to Na...
Lafarge to export clinker to Malawi
Lafarge Cement Company has signed an agreement with Central Eastern African Railway System (CEARS) in the exportation of clinker from Zambia to Malawi. CEARS Company Engineer...
Pakistan loses Afghan cement market share to Iran
The declining trend of cement exports continues to worry Pakistani manufacturers as cement exports to Afghanistan have plummeted by 10 per cent annually, owing to availability ...
Australia: construction downturn has cement maker reduce profit expectations
AdBri reduced its market expectations at its full-year results presentation on Thursday, after worse than expected construction activity in the residential and non-residential ...
Nigeria: Dangote Group employment drive
To generate more employment in the area, Dangote Group has unveiled plans to establish an agro-sacks manufacturing company at Ibese, Ogun state, to complement the Dangote Cemen...
Trinidad Cement Limited sees revenue up 4% but 20% EBITDA cut
For the six months ended 30 June 2011 Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) reported a loss per share (LPS) of JMD0.59 (from continuing operations) which compares with an LPS of JMD0.2...
China Tianrui 1H net down 38.7% to CNY402m
China Tianrui Group Cement said its profit attributable to owners dropped 38.7 per cent YoY to CNY402m for the six months ended 30 June 2012. Its basic earnings per share were ...
FLSmidth 2Q operating profit hit by one-off writedown
FLSmidth reported a drop in operating profits for the second quarter hit in part by a one-off writedown. EBIT fell to DKK 349m (US$57.78m) in April-June from DKK404m in the ...
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