Rising imports pressurise Russian cement producers
Cement imports to Russia are steadily growing. Belarus and Iran have been increasing supplies and local cement producers have seen their market shares fall and come under press...
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Votorantim's Edealina plant to double cement capacity
Votorantim Cimentos has announced an investment of BRL200m (US$36.8m) in the expansion of its Edealina cement plant, in the state of Goiás, Brazil. The modernisation projec...
Loesche wins UK mill order
Loesche has been awarded an order by Aggregate Industries UK Ltd ( Holcim group ) for the delivery of a grinding plant for the Port of Tilbury, London, in 2025. The centrepi...
CCP hosts session on the disclosure of material information on cement bags
On Thursday, 11 July, Pakistan’s Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) held a stakeholder engagement session regarding the ‘Manufacturing/Packaging' and 'Expiry/Best Before’...
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers unveils dual-fuel vessel
NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers, a joint venture between Nova Marine Group and Algoma Central Corporation, has placed a purchase order for a methanol dual-fuel cement carrier in Chi...
Senegalese cement imports not subject to higher taxes
Gambia will not levy higher taxes on cement imported from Senegal, confirmed Gambia's Minister of Trade, Industry, Regional integration and Employment, Mr Baboucar Ousmaila Joo...
Mbeya Cement Co Ltd appoints a new CEO
Mbeya Cement Co Ltd , a member of Amsons Group and building materials manufacturer, under the 'Tembo Cement' brand has appointed Dr Mohamed Ismail Elsaidy as its new CEO and...
Bamburi Cement receives acquisition deal
Amsons Group, Tanzania's leading manufacturing and energy giant, has offered to acquire a 100 per cent share in Bamburi Cement of Kenya in a proposed US$180m deal. The off...
Brazilian cement market expands 2% in June
Cement sales in Brazil increased by 2.4 per cent to 5.372Mt in June 2024 from 5.248Mt in June 2023, according to the country's cement association, SNIC. Per working day, cement...
Ukrcement appeals to the government to amend electricity import rates
Ukraine's cement association, Ukrcement, has appealed to the government to amend the current electricity import rate of 80 per cent. Under the country’s martial law, cement pro...
Iranian cement rebounds in May
Iranian cement sales rebounded in May to come in at 6.240Mt, up from 4.051Mt a month earlier and up 7.2 per cent YoY from 5.820Mt in May 2023, according to the Iranian cement a...
Ras Al Khaimah White Cement becomes a subsidiary of UltraTech Cement Middle East
Following UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments Ltd' s (UCMEIL) partial cash offer for acquiring shares (25 per cent) of Ras Al Khaimah Co for White Cement (RAKW) and Con...
Command Alkon acquires Marcotte Systems
Command Alkon has acquired Marcotte Systems, a technology leader providing best-in-class software solutions for producing and delivering concrete. This strategic acquisition in...
Carbon8's CO2 capture technology is validated by DNV
DNV has validated the methodology developed and used by Carbon8 to reduce carbon emissions. Carbon8’s patented technology permanently captures CO 2 at source from hard-to-ab...
Swiss cement market contracts 8% in 2Q24
Cement deliveries in Switzerland declined eight per cent to 965,157t in the second quarter of 2024 from 1,049,481t in the 2Q23, according to cemsuisse. While market contraction...
Nigerian House of Representatives threatens to issue arrest warrants for Dangote
A committee from Nigeria’s House of Representatives, investigating the hike in cement prices, has warned it will issue arrest warrants for Dangote Cement’s management after exe...
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signs US licensing agreement
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has announced the signature of a 30-year licensing agreement in the USA. Julien Blanchard and David Hoffmann, co-founders of Hoffmann Gre...
KOdeCO project added to Croatian Strategic Investment Projects
Holcim Hrvatska is proud to announce that its KOdeCO net zero project has been included in the List of Strategic Investment Projects of the Republic of Croatia. Worth EUR2...
Cemex invests in KC8 Capture Technologies
Cemex has announced its latest investment in the carbon capture start-up KC8 Capture Technologies (KC8) through its venture capital and open innovation unit, Cemex Ventures. ...
Geocycle helps Cement Australia to maximise alternative fuel recovery
During 2023 Geocycle, in partnership with Cement Australia, managed to process approximately 60,000t of solid, liquid and gaseous industrial wastes. This resource was used safe...
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