Carthage Cement reports 2024 revenue of TND421m
Tunisia-based cement manufactuer, Carthage Cement , has reported a total revenue of TND421m (US$135m) for 2024, representing a two per cent decline compared to TND429.2m in th...
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Cemcor pioneers UK’s first low-carbon cement trial
Cookstown-based Cemcor has successfully trialled CalcinX, the UK’s first low-carbon cement product. CalcinX, a calcined clay material, is produced at lower temperatures than ...
Attock Cement Pakistan’s earning falls in 6MFY2024-25
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd announced its financial result for the 1HFY24-25 on the website of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 27 January, posting earnings of PKR643m ...
UltraTech Cement in talks to acquire HeidelbergCement India
UltraTech Cement , the flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire HeidelbergCement India Ltd from German cement major Heide...
Puerto Rican cement sales decrease 1% in 2024
Cement sales in Puerto Rico slipped by 0.8 per cent to 14.6m bags in 2024, according to the Economic Development Bank (DBE). In 2023 cement sales increased by 1.3 per cent foll...
Pakistan's cement sector saw impressive exports in 6MFY24-25
Pakistan's cement sector has shown impressive export performance in the first half of the FY24-25 (July-December 2024). According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), ex...
Qatar National Cement Co reports sales revenue decline to QAR397m in 2024
Qatar National Cement Co (QNCC) report a 13.8 per cent decline in sales revenue to QAR397m (US$109m) in 2024, compared to QAR460.7m in the previous year. The company's net pr...
JK Cement to buy 60% stake in Saifco Cements
India-based JK Cement Ltd announced it will acquire a 60 per cent stake in Saifco Cements , located in Khunmoh, Srinigar. The INR1.74bn (US$20.1m) deal is expected to enable...
City Cement Co of Saudi Arabia announces the reappointment of the Chairman
City Cement Co of Saudi Arabia has announced the reappointment of the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BoD) and his deputy for the current session. In a recent notifica...
How "great" will Trump's impact be on US cement's green transition?
This week, Donald Trump took residency in the Oval Office and, as the new US president, signed executive orders, including the declaration that the US would withdraw from the 2...
Dalmia lays out US$120m capex plans
Dalmia Bharat is set to invest around INR10bn (US$120m) in capital expenditure in the quarter ending March 2025, bringing its total spend for the current fiscal year to INR30...
Pakistan business people urge the government to facilitate construction and allied industry
Pakistan’s leading trade bodies have called on the government to support the construction industry, particularly the cement and related sectors. Syed Mazhar Ali Nasir, the form...
Holcim Spain announces CO2 necta project
Enagás, Holcim and Saggas are driving the transformation of the Spanish cement industry with the pioneering CO 2 necta project. The three companies have announced an agreeme...
Republic Cement & Building Materials signs solar power deal
A joint venture between Philippine power producer AboitizPower and Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP) has been signed for a solar farm to serve local cement and building materia...
Nepal Public Account Committee demands explanation for cement price rises
The House of Representatives' Public Account Committee has directed the Nepalese government to carry out an extensive study on the reason behind the hike in the price of cement...
KHD to modernise Conch Zongyang preheater
The Conch Zongyang Line No 4 preheater modernisation project has been selected as a pilot project under the Sino-German Energy Efficiency Improvement Demonstration in Key Indus...
Polish cement sales rise in 2024 but remain below pre-2017 levels
Polish cement sales increased by 3-4 per cent in 2024 to just over 17Mt, according to the Institute of Economic Forecasting and Analyses (IPiAG). Despite the growth, sales rema...
Heidelberg Materials invests in Helwan plant to increase exports and efficiency
Heidelberg Materials is leading the export and plant efficiency charge in Egypt. Its Helwan cement facility, near Cairo, has been upgraded to include a new waste heat recov...
Mannok Cement bags EUR350,000 saving
Ireland-based Mannok has successfully addressed a plastic bag weight issue at its cement plant in Ballyconnell, leading to up to EUR350,000 in savings per year. The cement ...
USG Supramax market experienced mixed sentiment and volatile fixing activity
The USG Supramax spot freight market had a mixed sentiment throughout December. At the beginning of the month, the segment showed improved activity levels as charterers and own...
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