How soon can Vietnam's cement sector emerge from its crisis?
This week the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA) wrote to the country's Prime Minister with proposals to relieve the build-up of inventory at plants that are running at...
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Cement consumption in Ukraine increased 17% in 2023
Cement consumption in Ukraine rose by 17 per cent last year, up 5.4Mt compared to 2022, says Pablo Kachur, head of the country's cement association, Ukrcement Association. “...
Tianrui stock crash linked to margin call
The 99 per cent drop in the stock of China Tianrui Group Cement Co last week triggered a margin call for a major shareholder and wiped out nearly all of its market value. Abo...
IKN supply cooler for Kukurdih cement plant
UltraTech's Kukurdih greenfield cement plant in India, has become IKN’s 14th clinker cooler installation with five more coming soon, says IKN. IKN is proud to join UltraTec...
Bestway Cement posts a fall in profit in 9MFY23-24
Bestway Cement Ltd (BWCL) announced its 3QFY23-24 (January-March 2024) and 9MFY23-24 (July 2023-March 2024) results on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 17 April 2024. The...
Udaipur Cement Works inaugurates Dabok cement mill
Udaipur Cement Works Ltd (UCWL) , part of JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd , has inaugurated cement mill IV at its Dabok plant in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. The new mill increases ceme...
thyssenkrupp announces new CEO
thyssenkrupp has announced the appointment of Christian Myland as the new chief executive officer of thyssenkrupp Polysius, effective 1 June 2024. He succeeds Pablo Hofelich, ...
First Graphene announces third trial at Breedon
First Graphene will start the third trial of its PureGRAPH-CEM ® under full-scale production conditions at the UK’s largest cement producer, Breedon Cement . Following the st...
Gautam Adani raises stake in Ambuja Cements
Gautam Adani and his family have made a further investment in Ambuja Cements . Injecting another INR83,390m (US$998.3m) into the business has increased their stake in the ceme...
Holcim Philippines invests US$35m in renewable energy
Holcim Philippines has announced plans to spend PHP2bn (US$35m) over the next three years on co-processing and increasing its use of renewable energy. According to the compan...
Almost 100 start-ups apply for CCUS Innovandi Open Challenge
Nearly 100 tech start-ups from across the globe have applied for a pioneering international programme that offers the chance to work with leading cement and concrete manufactur...
FLSmidth wins 5-year supervisory support agreement with SSBIL
FLSmidth will provide expertise and supervisory support to SSBIL for its operations and maintenance contract with Abayak Cement ’s plant in Akoga , on the mainland of Equator...
CEMEX UK supports Port of Tilbury dredging campaign
CEMEX UK has used the dredging expertise of its UK Marine team to support the Port of Tilbury, with essential dredging to the working berths along the River Thames. The work ...
Attock Cement adds a new line at Hub
Irfan Amanullah, company secretary at Attock Cement , informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on 16 April that construction and installation work concerning the additional 1.275M...
Shree Cement predicted to see 2% sales advance
India-based brokerage, Prabhudas Lilladher, has announced its estimated earnings for Shree Cement in the January-March 2024 period, with a forecast of INR5572m (US$66.58m) in...
Pakistan producers to add expiry dates to cement bags
The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has issued a Policy Note under Section 29 of the Competition Act, 2010 to the Ministry of Science and Technology and Pakistan Stan...
Gebr Pfeiffer wins UltraTech mill orders
India's UltraTech Cement Ltd is building three new clinker production lines and will use Gebr Pfeiffer vertical roller mill (VRM) technology. Gebr Pfeiffer SE (Germany) and ...
West China Cement welcomes new CEO
West China Cement has announced the resignation of Mr Wang Fayin as an executive director of the company, effective from 16 April 2024. It has also named Ms Wang Rui as t...
Eureka Shipping announces new energy-efficient cement carrier
Eureka Shipping Ltd, a leading transporter for the cement industry, has announced that it will construct a new cutting-edge vessel for operation in the Great Lakes. The company...
Iranian cement exports rise 12% in under two years
The head of Iran’s Cement Industry Producers Association, Ali-Akbar Alvandian, said on Saturday that the country had exported 10.5Mt of cement in the first nine months of the I...
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