New rotary kiln is ready for operation at EQIOM K6 project
CBMI has successfully completed the installation of the rotary kiln at EQIOM Lumbres K6 project in France. This is one of the first carbon-neutral cement plants to be equip...
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UltraTech Cement increases domestic cement capacity to 183.36Mta
UltraTech is pleased to announce the commissioning of 3.35Mta of brownfield clinker capacity along with the first of two cement mills with a capacity of 2.7Mta at the company’s...
Titan report sales of EUR2644m in FY24
The year 2024 marked another record year for the Titan Group , exceeding the results achieved in 2023 with both Titan’s sales and profitability growing. Group sales in 2024 to...
Drax signs legacy ash processing agreement
UK power company Drax has signed 20-year deal with Power Minerals Ltd to enable the development of a plant to process millions of tonnes of legacy ash into supplementary cement...
Kawasaki delivers CK Mill to Anhui Conch Cement
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd (KHI) announced that Anhui Conch Kawasaki Energy Conservation Equipment Manufacturing Co Ltd, a joint venture between Kawasaki and China’s Anhui...
Ciments du Maroc increases domestic cement volumes in 2024
Ciments du Maroc SA, part of Heidelberg Materials, saw its domestic sales volumes increase in 2024 across all sectors but this decrease was partially offset by the drop in expo...
Bangladesh cement producers demand incentives in the next central budget
Private-sector construction in Bangladesh has significantly slowed due to considerable financial losses impacting various industries, including housing, cement, steel, sand, c...
Hanil Cement Danyang plant overview
The Hanil Cement Danyang Plant is a large-scale cement production facility covering 5.22Mm 2 , equipped with six kilns and 10 cement grinding units. Established in 1964, the pl...
CIF calls on Australian government to impose cement product carbon border tax
The Cement Industry Federation (CIF) in Australia claims that the government’s unwillingness to impose a carbon border tax on imported cement products is undermining the sector...
Gebr Pfeiffer wins Iraq MVR vertical roller mill order
Gebr Pfeiffer has received an order to supply a vertical roller mill (VRM) for Sanya International Co's Al Amir cement plant in Najaf, Iraq. The MVR 5000 R-4 mill is equipped w...
Cemex Ventures invests in Terra CO2
Cemex announced its most recent investment in climate-friendly and zero-carbon cement company Terra CO2, carried out through its corporate venture capital (CVC) and open innova...
Anhui Conch reports 25% drop in net profit in 2024
China based Anhui Conch Cement posted a 35.5 per cent drop in revenue to CNY91.03bn (US$12.55bn) in 2024 when compared with 2023. The gross profit margin slipped by 0.52 percen...
Algeria steps up Djelfa relaunch
Algeria’s Minister of Industry, Sifi Ghrieb, has instructed to accelerate the creation of a joint venture responsible for project managing the relaunch of the Djelfa cement pla...
Misr Cement Group posts 136% jump in net profit
Egypt-based Misr Cement Group reported a net profit of EGP272m (US$5.38m) in 2024, up 136 per cent when compared with 2023. The increase is attributed to the company’s cost o...
CIMAF signs agreement for third line
CIMAF has signed a new agreement with Gabon’s Minister of Trade and SMEs, Parfaite Amouyeme Ollame, to strengthen local cement production, according to the Gabonese Press Age...
Heidelberg Materials to increase dividend by 10%
Heidelberg Materials plans to raise its dividend by 10 per cent to EUR3.30 per share for the 2024 financial year, pending shareholder approval at the Annual General Meeting o...
PPC and Yellow Door Energy sign 24.5MW solar PPA
PPC Ltd and Yellow Door Energy (YDE) have signed a landmark 24.5MW solar power purchase agreement (PPA). YDE's solar park in Leeudoringstad, North West, will deliver clea...
USG Supramax freight market sentiment mixed and uncertain
The USG Supramax spot freight market strengthened overall during the month, despite uncertainty among the market players amid the US government’s various back and forth moves r...
Afrimat Construction Index improves in 4Q24
In the 4Q24 the Afrimat Construction Index (ACI), which reflects the level of activity within South Africa's building and construction sectors, has improved for the third-conse...
Holcim appoints Amrize designated executives
Holcim takes the next step towards the planned spin-off of its North American Business, Amrize, with the appointment of the future company’s designated executive leadership ...
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