Kant Cement Plant builds new clinker line
Kyrgyz Republic-based Kant Cement Plant OJSC has commenced construction of a new dry clinker production line. The new line will have a clinker production capacity of 2500tpa,...
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East African Portland Cement begins second phase of Athi River upgrade
East African Portland Cement (EAPC) has commenced the second phase of its upgrading programme at its Athi River plant. The programme, which will involve a 25-day maintenanc...
Pakistan hopes to resume cement and other trade with India
Two federal ministers of Pakistan, Foreign Minister, Ishaq Dar, and Minister for Maritime Affairs, Qaiser Ahmed Sheikh, have shown intention to resume trade with India, which h...
Kohat Cement Co's enhances Line 2 capacity and plans solar project
Kohat Cement Co (KOHC) has recently completed the BMR of its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Line 2, enhancing its line capacity to 2.1Mta from 2Mta previously, taking total capacity to 5...
Titan has released its Integrated Annual Report 2023
Titan has released its integrated annual report 2023 (IAR), which outlines the group’s financial, as well as environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance. 2023 was...
PPC's success in Zimbabwe is contrasted by surrounding regions
South Africa-based cement manufacturer PPC Cement SA (PTY) Ltd has announced that its operations in Zimbabwe are now debt free, with EBITDA improving 13.6 per cent, for the 1...
UltraTech Cement raises capacity with debottlenecking programme
During the course of its capacity expansion programme, the UltraTech Cement ( Aditya Birla Group ) had identified opportunities for debottlenecking and efficiency improvement...
Fauji Cement Co becomes Pakistan’s third-largest cement producer
Fauji Cement successfully commissioned its greenfield cement plant with a clinker capacity of 6500tpd at Shadan Lund district, Dera Ghazi Khan , within a record time of 13 m...
HGH USA appoint new executive VP and general manager
HGH is delighted to announce the appointment of Johanne Lecomte as the new executive vice-president and general manager for HGH USA. Her new role has been effective since Febru...
Southeast Cement sees 2% YoY revenue increase
Taiwan-based Southeast Cement has reported revenue of TWD2.27bn (US$70.88m), up two per cent on the previous year. Net income in 2023 came in at TWD149.5m, on a par with 2022...
Gautam Adani injects US$799m into Ambuja
Gautam Adani and his family have invested a further US$799m in Ambuja Cements Ltd , raising their stake in the cement producer to 66.7 per cent. According to Bloomberg News, t...
Votorantim Cimentos reduces its global CO2 emissions by 4% in 2023
In 2023 Votorantim Cimentos emitted, globally, 556kg of CO 2 /t of cement produced, four per cent less than in 2022, acording to a company statement. The company’s 2030 decar...
UltraTech to buy stake in clean energy plant
Indian cement producer UltraTech , part of the Aditya Birla Group , will by a 26 per cent stake in O2 Renewable Energy XXII for approximately INR160m to meet the energy requi...
Cemento Polpaico reports CLP4722.8m loss in 2023
Chile-based Cemento Polpaico SA , part of the Hurtado Vicuña Group , posted a loss of CLP4722.8m (US$4.81m) in 2023, compared with a CLP3921m profit in 2022. Revenues fell 7....
Afghanistan in talks over new cement plant
Turkey-based construction company 77 INSAAT has reportedly expressed an interest in setting up a cement plant in Jawzjan province in the north of Afghanistan, close to the bord...
Ecocem announces plans to expand production in The Netherlands
Ecocem agrees deal with Overslagbedrijf Moerdijk to expand production and storage capacity in The Netherlands (© Ecocem) Europe’s leading provider of low-carbon...
A top official of Attock Group receives the highest civil award
Attock Group of Companies in Pakistan congratulates Shuaib A Malik, Group CEO, on being conferred with the prestigious Sitara-e-Imtiaz by the government of Pakistan. He has b...
Carbon markets tested EUR50 before correcting 20% higher – political uncertainty in EU and US main drivers
By Frank O Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The EUA December 2025 contract prices fell briefly to EUR50 levels not seen since the COVID-19 pandemic and sent shivers through...
MDG Americas supplies material handling and storage
Titan Cement , located in Medley, Florida , has initiated a project to add limestone to its existing cement production circuit. The project was designed by MDG Americas Inc a...
Green cement in the US is becoming big business
The US cement market has been playing catch-up with markets such as Asia where the share of the market held by supplementary cementitious materials (SCM) has grown substantiall...
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