The battle begins for the control of Mozambique's cement market
Mozambique is in the midst of a cement capacity rise. The country's oldest cement producer, Cimentos de Mocambique is looking to consolidate its lead by expanding its Dondo and...
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Kyrgyzstan lawmaker urges government to lift ban on Uzbek imports
A Kyrgyz lawmaker has called for the removal of the country’s ban on importing cement from Uzbekistan, highlighting the potential benefits for consumers and the local construc...
Kinshasa cement prices surge on cement shortage
A lack of supply is driving up cement prices in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The price of a 50kg bag of grey cement has increased to XAF40,000 (US$67.91), up from XA...
The Northern Lights carbon storage project starts up
Heidelberg Materials Northern Europe is the first industrial customer to deliver captured CO 2 by ship to the storage facilities of the Northern Lights JV in Øygarden, Norwa...
Viacha cement plant to co-process electronic equipment waste in first
Bolivia-based SOBOCE will be the first cement producer in the country to co-process waste electrical and electronic equipment at its Viacha cement plant. The company plan...
Cemex recognised for social impact
Cemex announced that it has been included in Fortune’s 2024 Change the World list for the fourth time. The list showcases businesses out of about 250 companies that are havin...
Eco Material Technologies releases sustainability report
Eco Material Technologies, US sustainable material supplier, has released its latest sustainability report covering the progress it has made to decarbonise the cement and concr...
Gharibwal Cement posts 15% increase in FY net profit
Gharibwal Cement Ltd reported a net sales revenue of PKR18.165bn (US$65.5m) in the financial year ended 30 June 2024 (FY23-24), down 0.8 per cent from PKR18.316bn in the FY22...
SRSMES to upgrade Dalmia Bharat classifier
SRSMES Pvt Ltd has been awarded the contract to upgrade the existing classifier at Dalmia Bharat Ltd’s Bengal Cement Works in Midnapore, Line 2 (OK mill 66.6), India. This up...
Hoffman Green Technologies to supply clinker-free cements for eco-friendly swimming pools
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies , a leading innovator in the development of clinker-free cement, has signed a partnership with Groupe Piscines Magiline, a prominent swimmin...
Ambuja is first global cement company to join Alliance for Industry Decarbonization
Ambuja Cements , part of the Adani Group, has become the first cement company in the world to join the Alliance for Industry Decarbonization (AFID). The alliance, coordinated ...
SCIMAT exports 60,000t of clinker in YtD
Société des cements d'Ain Touta (SCIMAT), part of Group Industriel des Ciments d'Algérie (GICA), has exported 60,000t of clinker since the start of 2024, according to Maamar Ba...
Regenerative building report calls for acceleration of low-carbon built environment
Systemiq and Holcim have launched a report at Climate Week NYC 2024 calling for a “regenerative revolution” in the built environment to accelerate positive impact for people ...
Val d'Azergue plant benefits from new dust filters at Cruas lime works
The Lafarge France’s lime plant in Cruas has commissioned new dust-proof bag filters to significantly reduce kiln dust emissions. The design and installation of the filters ...
Cement Hranice records 29% rise in 2023 profit
Czech cement producer Cement Hranice , owned by Germany’s Dyckerhoff AG , recorded a 29 per cent increase in net profit in 2023, reaching a record CZK916.2m (US$40.8m), compa...
Votorantim Cimentos and Enagás sign CO2 management agreement
Votorantim Cimentos and Enagás have signed an agreement to jointly develop projects for the sustainable management of CO 2 in Spain. They will jointly participate in Europea...
Davenport plant installs FuelFlex Pyrolyzer system
Summit Materials Inc has installed FLsmidth’s FuelFlex Pyrolyzer system, which enhances the use of non-hazardous alternative fuels at its Davenport cement plant in Iowa, US...
Minister inaugurates hot gas project at Bokajan factory
India's Steel and Heavy Industries Minister, H D Kumaraswamy, recently visited the Cement Corp of India (CCI) factory at Bokajan in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district and said ...
Study unveils fly ash geopolymer concrete as potential SCM
A new study from Zhejiang University of Technology, China, sheds light on the potential of fly ash geopolymer concrete (FAGC) as a sustainable alternative to Portland cement co...
Carbon price sees sharp falls, testing major support
The EUA price has been steadily falling in alignment with the lower energy complex. A rally towards EUR74 in mid-August, talking the market back in the long-term uptrend, was p...
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