Misr Cement Qena sees 151% profit rise in 2024
Misr Cement Qena Co reported a 44.9 increase in sales to EGP5.839bn (US$115.4m) in 2024 from EGP4.029bn in the prior year. The company’s net profit attributable to equity h...
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Heidelberg Materials reports stable financial performance in 2024
Heidelberg Materials has reported stable financial results for 2024, with group revenue amounting to EUR21.16bn (US$22.2bn), reflecting a marginal 0.1 per cent decline from t...
East Africa Portland Cement to begin KES1.9bn loan repayment to Kenyan government
East Africa Portland Cement Co (EAPC) is finalising an agreement with the Kenyan government to commence repayment of a KES1.9bn (US$21.9m) loan originally sourced from the Over...
Pakistan cement export data continued to depict a mixed trend in 7MFY24-25
Pakistan's cement sector has shown impressive export performance in the first seven of FY24-25 (July 2024-January 2025). According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), ...
Industria Nacional de Cemento sees 39% increase in sales in 2024
Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cement (INC) sold 12,105,570m bags of cement in 2024, up 39 per cent YoY when compared with sales in 2023. The level enabled the state-owned ...
CEMBUREAU: What we expect from the Clean Industrial Deal?
On 26 February, the European Commission will present the Clean Industrial Deal. The cement sector is looking forward to a set of policy initiatives that will allow for a compet...
Lucky Cement saw strong exports to Africa, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh in 1HFY25
Lucky Cement held its corporate briefing on 21 February to discuss its 2QFY24-25 operational and financial performance. The company reported a consolidated NPAT of PKR21.4bn...
USG freight market suffers further losses
The USG Supramax spot freight market sentiment was quite pessimistic throughout the month and rates were falling on the back of limited fresh cargoes and a long list of availab...
Fives installs e-Ductflame burner for Saint-Gobain
Five has installed a first e-Ductflame™ hybrid burner at Saint-Gobain's the h-old site in Biandrate, Italy. The expected results, consisting in a significant direct CO 2 emiss...
Construction sector crisis pushes Melón to 2024 loss
Chilean cement producer Cemento Melón , owned by the Peru-based Brescia group, posted revenues of CLP249.794bn (US$264.9m), up 3.3 per cent YoY, in 2024. The increase was supp...
GCCA launches Innovandi open Innovation Challenge 2025
The Innovandi Open Innovation Challenge 2025 brings together start-ups with world-leading cement and concrete manufacturers companies will be working on innovative ways to make...
Martin Engineering expands Australian manufacturing operations
Martin Engineering is expanding its operations in Australia to offer solutions to more customers nationwide. The company first entered the Australian market in 1978. By buildi...
Lucky Cement Ltd announced a 5-for-1 stock split
Lucky Cement Ltd announced a five-for-one stock split in its notice to PSX on 21 February 2025. The recommendation was made in its Board meeting on 20 February 2025, and is s...
Vecoplan reports strong performance in 2024
Vecoplan AG has reported a successful 2024 despite challenging economic conditions. The Germany-based company, a specialist in machinery and systems for processing waste materi...
Kiln electrification is one step nearer
This week, kiln electrification has seen positive developments with the ELECTRA project while SaltX and Coolbrook are taking the next step in evolving this type of technology t...
EBRD provides EUR25m to Arabian Cement Co
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing up to EUR25m in financing to Arabian Cement Co , Egypt, according to the bank. The sum aims to sup...
Adani Group to invest INR300bn in Kerala over five years
Adani Group has announced plans to invest INR300bn (US$3.6bn) in Kerala over the next five years, significantly expanding its presence in the state. The diversified conglomerat...
Gebr Pfeiffer wins Go4ZERO mill order
Gebr Pfeiffer has received an order to supply a vertical roller mill of the type MVR 5000 R-4. The mill is intended for the new 4800tpd kiln line of Holcim (Belgique) SA in t...
Kohat Cement Co saw significant growth in profit in 1HFY24-25
Kohat Cement Co Ltd (KOHC) announced its financial results for the 2QFY24-25 and 1HFY24-25 on the PSX’s website on 20 February. Sales grew to PKR10.6bn In the 2QFY24-25, mark...
Kyrgyzstan's cement industry saw notable growth and resilience amidst recent challenges
In January 2025 Kyrgyz cement production surged by 20.4 per cent compared to the same month in 2024, reaching 117,900t, as reported by the National Statistical Committee. This ...
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