Mbeya Cement announce US$320m expansion
The Tanzanian government has signed an agreement with the Amsons Group to invest US$320m for the expansion of the Mbeya Cement plant and the construction of a new cement pl...
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Obstacles and solutions for Europe's decarbonisation
On 16 October, CEMBUREAU hosted a panel on the key issues the industry faces with decarbonisation. Prominent industry leaders came together to discuss the decarbonisation agend...
New near-zero emissions cement
Researchers from UCLA’s Institute for Carbon Management (ICM) have developed a method to reduce carbon emissions in cement production drastically. Their new ZeroCal process ...
DG Khan Cement posts a profit after tax of PKR804m in 1QFY24-25
DG Khan Cement announced its financial results on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website on 17 October, reporting a profit after tax of PKR804m (US$2.89m) in the 1QFY24-25...
Buzzi and Nuada present Monselice CO2 capture project
On 10 October 2024 the Monselice cement plant in Italy hosted a meeting to present the Nuada CO 2 capture and decarbonisation project, launched last spring, to the local com...
Cement prices in Niger expected to see significant drop
Cement in Niger is expected to be sold at significantly lower prices following the signing of an order determining the special tax regime applicable to importing, producing and...
Open Compute Project launches 'green concrete' trials with hyperscale giants
The US-based Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP) has teamed up with major hyperscale companies, including Meta, Google, AWS and Microsoft, to test and promote low-embodied ca...
Cherat Cement Co appoints Azam Faruque as CEO
Cherat Cement Co Ltd has announced key executive appointments following its recent board elections. According to information from the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX), Omar Faru...
UltraTech Cement expands capacity to 156Mta
UltraTech Cement , the cement flagship of the Aditya Birla Group, has announced the completion of a significant capacity expansion, bringing its total cement production capaci...
Korcem clinker line is ignited
Sinoma (Liyang) Heavy Machinery has successfully ignited the 3500tpd (1.15Mta) clinker production line of the Korcem project in Kazakhstan. Sinoma (Liyang) Heavy Machinery ca...
Pakistan producers expect mixed results in 1QFY24-25
Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) listed cement firms have yet to start posting their financial results for 1QFY24-25. However, Topline Pakistan Research believes that its Cement U...
Environmental groups call on Holcim to cut emissions
US environmental groups have stepped up campaigns to make Holcim (Switzerland) reduce its carbon footprint, writing to its chairman and potential investors in its North Ameri...
AVIC International Beijing and Humboldt Wedag to build CIMAF calcined clay plant
AVIC International Beijing, together with Humboldt Wedag GmbH (KHD), has been awarded an order by Ciments de l'Afrique (CIMAF) for a 900tpd state-of-the-art clay calcination pl...
Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corp to collaborate with Malaysia on CCS project
Mitsubishi UBE Cement Corp (MUCC) – in collaboration with The Kansai Electric Power Co Inc, Kyushu Electric Power Co Inc, Cosmo Oil Co Ltd, The Chugoku Electric Power Co Inc,...
Dr Shiva Shirani wins GCCA's Innovandi NanoCem prize
A post-doctorate researcher from Spain, whose research could help understand how to reduce the time it takes for low carbon concrete to harden, has been honoured with an intern...
US cement sales continue to slide in July
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico amounted to 9.286Mt in July, down 2.9 per cent year-on-year (YoY) from the 9.338Mt ...
Lingering weakness for Swiss cement sales
Cement deliveries in Switzerland declined 3.7 per cent to 914,625t in the third quarter of 2024, down from 950,101t in the same quarter of 2023. According to Cemsuisse, the slu...
Sinoma Overseas Brazil Co joins Rede Transformar initiative
Sinoma Overseas Brazil Co is the newest member of Rede Transformar, joining 15 other companies that are currently participating in the initiative called Rede Transformar. By be...
Arabian Cement introduces hydrogen fuel at Ain Sokhna
Arabian Cement Co (ACC), a leading cement producer in Egypt, has embraced UTIS hydrogen technology in alignment with its decarbonisation plan. ACC has implemented UC3 ® tech...
PT Amita Prakarsa Hijau to supply biomass to Indocement
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk , through its subsidiary PT Sari Bhakti Sejati established a company with PT Amita Tamaris Lestari under the name PT Amita Prakarsa Hijau on...
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