Mastek to optimise Yanbu Cement's new production line
Mastek announced that it has won the multi-tower deal from Yanbu Cement Co (YCC) to optimise the efficiency of YCC's production line. YCC is investing in a digital and cloud ...
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Carbon Upcycling makes milestone fly ash delivery
Canada-based Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a leader in circular decarbonisation solutions for hard-to-abate sectors including cement, steel and mining, has made its first del...
Innovandi GCCA meeting attracts a global network of scientists to Lausanne
A network of 450 scientists and industry leaders from around world have met in Switzerland to drive decarbonisation of cement. Leading academics and industry players from aroun...
Closure of The Board of Cement & Concrete SA
The Board of Cement & Concrete SA (CCSA) has closed its non-profit organisation and been de-registered from the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) in line wi...
Holcim breaks ground on Lägerdorf climate-neutral plant
Holcim (Deutschland) AG held a ground-breaking ceremony on 22 April for its climate-neutral cement plant in the Steinburg district of Lägerdorf, Germany. The ceremony was att...
UltraTech agrees to acquire India Cements grinding facility
India’s leading cement producer, UltraTech Cement , has agreed to purchase a 1.1Mta grinding facility in Parli in Maharashtra for INR3.15bn (US$37.8m) from India Cements Limi...
DG Khan Cement posts 6% YoY profit growth in 9MFY24
DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (DGKC) announced its financial results for the 9MFY24 and 3QFY24 on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) website on 19 April. It posted a profit after tax ...
RHI Consultancy is awarded a contract with SESCO for Amreyah Cement
On its 20th anniversary, Reliance Heavy Industries (RHI) has been awarded a consultancy contract with SESCO Cement for the upgrade of Amreyah Cement Co Line 2. The RHI team ...
Turkey exports to Georgia up 7% in 1Q24
Turkey has increased its exports of cement products to Georgia by 6.8 per cent YoY to US$17m in the January-March 2024 period, according to the country’s Trade Ministry. Howeve...
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh to change its name
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd has called the Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for 8 May 2024 to approve some important company matters and change the company’s name i...
Botswana to restrict cement imports
Botswana’s government plans to introduce new restrictions for the import of cement in 50kg bags and only allow 1000kg bags from 1 October 2024, according to the Minister of Tra...
Holcim El Salvador receives positive packaging certificate
Holcim El Salvador received the 100% Recovered Energy (Positive Packaging) distinction, awarded by the international certification company Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS...
Gloomy outlook for Germany's cement industry
The 2024 outlook for the German cement market is gloomy. According to the German Building Materials Association, Bundesverband Baustoffe, production of building materials contr...
Moroccan cement deliveries fall 14% in March
Cement deliveries in Morocco dropped 14 per cent YoY to 1,028,481t in March 2024, according to the country's cement association, APC. Sales by its members – Asment Témara , C...
Pakistan's cement/clinker exports rose 33% in the 9MFY23-24
Pakistan’s cement and clinker exports increased by 32.51 per cent in the 9MFY23-24 to US$179.47m (4.63Mt), compared to US$135.43m (2.90Mt) in the 9MFY22-23, the Pakistan Bureau...
PT Semen Jawa increases AF use
Indonesia-based PT Semen Jawa , part of the Siam Cement Group , has significantly increased its use of industrial waste as fuel and alternative raw materials, setting a new s...
Mexico's demand expected to cool down
Cement demand in Mexico is forecast to cool down with the country's major cement producing expecting modest growth in 2024 following the completion of some of the government's ...
Anhui Conch revenue up 7% YoY in 2023
Anhui Conch Cement has beaten analyst expectations by posting revenue of CNY141bn (US$19.5bn). This marks a 6.8 per cent increase on the previous year. Net income in 2023 came ...
Taiwan Cement Corp to introduce electric tractor units
Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC) will bring Taiwan Transport and Storage Corp's (TTSC) first electric tractor units into operation to transport cement – the first company in the countr...
Martin Engineering sees in its 50th year of air cannon manufacturing
Martin Engineering is marking the 50th anniversary of its invention of the world’s first low-pressure air cannon. Air cannons have transformed material flows in bulk processing...
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