Misr Cement becomes an exclusive agent for MAN in south Upper Egypt
Misr Cement Maintenance has collaborated with Kastour Egypt for Trade and Industry, the exclusive agent of the International German truck brand MAN along with other brands. ...
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Should we be talking more about hydrogen for cement production?
There are many routes to decarbonising the cement sector. While fossil fuels are destined to play a greatly reduced role in the future of cement manufacture, the alternatives o...
CEMEX to use solar power for Caracolito plant
CEMEX Colombia will source 42,865MWh of electricity per year for its Caracolita plant in Colima from Celsia's new 19.9MWac solar farm in Ibague upon commissioning of the new so...
Heidelberg Materials investigates ammonia as hydrogen carrier
Heidelberg Materials UK is working with Cranfield University to explore the use of ammonia as a hydrogen carrier, which is then ‘cracked’ to create hydrogen fuel for use in c...
Fremantle Port inflates new clinker dome
Fremantle Ports has inflated a 40m-high cement clinker dome at its Kwinana Bulk Terminal in the Outer Harbour, marking the first time such a structure has been installed in W...
S&P upgrades CEMEX's credit rating
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has upgraded CEMEX ’s long-term global scale issuer credit rating to Investment Grade (BBB-) due to its strong financial and operating pe...
Holcim Mexico appoints Jorge Gonzalez as CFO
Jorge Gonzalez has been named as the new CFO of Holcim Mexico , the Mexican division of one of the largest global producers of building materials. This move, by the company, i...
WCA host 7th General Assembly in London
The World Cement Association (WCA) held its 7th General Assembly on February 27th in London at the National Liberal Club. Representatives from member organisations participated...
CEMEX Croatia awarded contracts for three solar power plant projects
CEMEX Croatia has been awarded EUR5m (US$5.5m) in contracts for the construction of three solar power plants, co-funded by The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency ...
Heidelberg Materials launches Airvault CCUS project
Marking the latest addition to its portfolio of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiatives, Heidelberg Materials has announced another CCUS project at its Ai...
Humboldt Wedag India & KIMA Process Control form strategic alliance
Humboldt Wedag India Pvt Ltd (HW India) has partnered KIMA Process Control in a strategic alliance. HW India becomes the exclusive sales and service partner for KIMA Process Co...
CEMEX Holding Philippines addresses plastic waste
CEMEX Holdings Philippines Inc has teamed up with Liwayway Marketing Corp to address the management of plastic waste in the Philippines. Under the deal, Liwayway Marketing Co...
PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia reports uptick in YoY sales
PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk has posted net sales of IDR12,371bn (US$798m) in 2023, marginally up from the IDR12,262bn seen in the previous year. Net income in 2023 came in...
Shree Cement enters RMC sector
Shree Cement has acquired five ready-mixed concrete (RMC) plants from StarCrete LLP. The plants, which have an aggregate capacity of 422m 3 /h, are all located in Mumbai, rep...
Hsing Ta Cement reports a 72% growth in net profit in 2023
Hsing Ta Cement Co Ltd has reported a 71.8 per cent increase in net profit, from TWD399.2m (US$12.7m) in 2022 to TWD685.9m in 2023. The net profit growth comes after a 1.6 pe...
Furno Brick's 'mini kiln' enables compact, scalable cement production
US-based Furno, a start-up aiming to mitigate climate change through its novel combustion technology, has launched its end-to-end cement production unit, the Furno Brick. Accor...
Cement sales in Brazil up 4% in February
The Brazilian cement market expanded by 4.2 per cent YoY to 4.615Mt in February 2024 from 4.429Mt in February 2023, reports the country’s cement association, SNIC. Looking a...
Flying Cement Co posts a profit rise of 23% during 1HFY23-24
Flying Cement Co Ltd has released detailed interim financial statements for the 1HFY23-24, which ended 31 December 2023. The company earned a net profit after tax of PKR170.9...
Ramco Cements opens new cargo terminal
Ramco Cements has inaugurated its new Gati Shakti Cargo Terminal at Jayanthipuram in Andhra Pradesh, India. The terminal will enable Ramco to transport crushed limestone from...
Turkey's cement industry requires US$30bn to meet net-zero targets
Representatives for the sector are highlighting that the Turkish cement industry will need at least US$30bn in investments to reach the ambitious goal of net-zero carbon by 205...
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