Peruvian cement market remains stable in 2024
Domestic dispatches in Peru edged up by 0.1 per cent YoY to 0.967Mt in December 2024, according to the country's cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total, 0.897Mt were supplie...
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Cementos Progreso Holdings takes over Cemex's Dominican Republic and Haiti operations
As of today, the consortium led by Cementos Progreso Holdings takes control of Cemex 's operations in the Dominican Republic and its client portfolio in Haiti, after having ...
Tokuyama Corp reports 2% drop in cement sales
Tokuyama Corp saw its total net sales edge up by one per cent to JPY253.3bn (US$1638.5m) in the 3QFY24-25 when compared with JPY250.2bn in the year-ago period. Of this to...
Lucky Cement sees earnings increase in 1HFY24-25
Lucky Cement Ltd , Pakistan’s largest cement producer, announced its financial results for the year ended 1HFY24-25 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange website on 30 January. The c...
Zanini Renk wins St Marys Cement gear box order
Zanini Renk has received a repeat order from St Marys Cement ( Votorantim group ) for four additional gearboxes at its Charlevoix, Michigan plant. In 2016, St. Marys Cement’s C...
Successful Silia Australia Pty Ltd installation
Sila Australia Pty Ltd has completed a successful installation of an SRC cooler bullnose and cooler roof blocks at a cement plant in Australia. This project highlights the dura...
Herat Cement appoints new COO
Herat Cement Co Ltd in Afghanistan has appointed Tanvir Ahmed Bihari as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective from 27 January 2025. He brings extensive experience ...
Spain's cement market expands 3% in 2024
Cement consumption in Spain has increased by 2.9 per cent YoY to 14,880,019t, according to the latest data by Oficemen. The final total is similar to Spanish demand in 2021-22....
Unitherm-Cemcon commission Côte d'Ivoire burner
Unitherm Cemcon has commissioned a new 35MW multi-fuel burner in the Côte d'Ivoire. The Austrian burner company has commissioned a MAS Disc Technology ® kiln burner in a 1200t...
Rock Tech partners with Schwenk to develop cement additives from lithium by-products
Rock Tech Lithium Inc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Schwenk Zement GmbH & Co KG to use by-products from Rock Tech’s Guben lithium converter in Schwenk’s...
SCCC joins ‘Saraburi Sandbox’ for low-carbon city
Siam City Cement Plc has participated in the Saraburi Sandbox event, titled "Uniting Forces to Create Thailand's First Low-Carbon City". Chaired by the Saraburi Governor, Ban...
Robtek to overhaul Khayah Cement's Harare plant
The Khayah Harare Cement plant in Manresa is preparing to resume full production and is undergoing a significant refurbishment. Robtek’s scope of work includes replacing 10...
EUA prices driven sharply up by TTF gas and contract shift – limited liquidity in December
December EUA prices were up due to higher TTF gas prices and an illiquid market in the holidays. Coal burning led to higher emissions and compliance buying increased. As no act...
Ambuja Cements announces volume growth of 17% in 3QFY25
Ambuja Cements Ltd has announced sustainable financial results for 3QFY24-25 (ended 31 December 2024) and 9MFY24-25. The Adani subsidiary announced cement sales volume grow...
Ecocem announces first ACT plant in Dunkirk
Ecocem has announced the construction of its first production facility for ACT, its low-carbon, globally scalable cement technology. The new production site, located in Dunk...
Titan America launches NYSE IPO
Titan Cement International has announced the launch of an initial public offering (IPO) for its Belgian subsidiary, Titan America, the parent company of its US operations. Th...
GCC reports surprise EBITDA growth despite Mexico market slowdown
GCC , formerly Grupo Cementos Chihuahua, posted mixed results for 4Q24, with a 1.3 per cent decline in total sales driven by weaker cement and ready-mix volumes in Mexico. Ana...
Government reduces Côte d’Ivoire cement price
Côte d’Ivoire’s government lowered the price of a tonne of cement by XOF7000 (US$11.12) by decree on 26 December 2024, according to local press reports. The price change applie...
Titan sees strong 2024 financial result
Titan Cement International SA provided a trading update, based on the current unaudited consolidated financial results, ahead of the group’s full-year results on 27 March 202...
Nuvoco Vistas sees improving sales but EBITDA falls in 3QFY24-25
Nuvoco Vistas Corp announced its unaudited financial results for the 3QFY24-25, ended 31 December 2024, reporting a consolidated sales volume of 4.7Mt, up 16 per cent YoY. ...
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