Bangladesh cement export momentum continued in 8MFY23-24
Bangladesh has recorded a 51.9 per cent YoY growth in cement export revenue to US$12.35m in the first eight months of FY23-24 (July-February 2024) from US$8.13m in the same cor...
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José María Barroso to lead Canacem
José María Barroso Ramírez, CEO of Cemento Moctezuma , has been appointed as the new president of Mexico's cement association, Canacem, for 2024-25. He succeeds Jaime Hill Tin...
Essential women in an essential industry, marking International Women's Day 2024
To mark International Women’s Day 2024, the GCCA invited women working in its member companies around the world on their perspectives on working in global heavy industry, the i...
Is cement falling behind in its CO2 removal efforts?
In a week when it has been recorded that the cement sector is falling short of its commitments to reduce carbon emissions, the fear of the sector's over-reliance on the value o...
Oman Cement Co envisages a series of upgrade plans
Oman Cement ’s decision to set up a new cement plant at Duqm with a capacity of 5000tpd clinker remains under consideration. Simultaneously, the company is upgrading its capac...
Disappointing trend continues in Japan
Japan cement sales shrank 5.5 per cent YoY in the first month of 2024, marking a continuing trend. Sales were 2.389Mt in January, down from 2.527Mt a year earlier, according to...
GCCA supports major decarbonising talks in Paris on the built environment
Leading organisations from the cement and concrete industry are attending international talks in Paris, where parties are hoped to agree a framework to decarbonise the built en...
Zimbabwe ends cement import licences
The Zimbabwean government has ended the issuance of cement imports. The licences were first introduced in October 2023 to help curb the artificial shortage of cement as prices...
Pakistan cement industry exhibits record quarterly profit in 2QFY23-24
Pakistan's listed cement sector reported record earnings of PKR22.4bn (US$58.18m), up eight per cent YoY in the 2QFY23-24. This earnings growth is primarily due to higher gross...
Strong start to 2024 for Senegal cement
Domestic cement sales in Senegal grew 3.3 per cent YoY in January 2024, coming in at 0.666Mt compared to 0.645Mt in January 2023, according to the country’s national statistics...
UltraTech commissions solar panels at Awarpur plant
UltraTech ’s Awarpur Cement Works , has installed a series of floating solar photovoltaic panels (FSPVs) in two water reservoirs of 3600m 2 area, located in the mines area w...
Cementos Molins appoints new CEO
Cementos Molins has appointed Marcos Cela as the new CEO. He succeeds Julio Rodríguez, who has held the job for the last nine years. The change comes after Rodríguez’s reques...
Kuwait Cement Co invests in RDF plant
In collaboration with the Kuwait Finance Ministry, the Kuwait Cement Co (KCC) has signed a 20-year agreement for the establishment of a refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant at a w...
Fives collaborates with Holcim for hydrogen decarbonisation order
With more than 50 years of leadership in hydrogen, Fives is supporting Holcim in its energy transition and the decarbonisation of its production processes. Fives has carri...
Breedon enters US with BMC Enterprises acquisition
Breedon Group has announced its acquisition of BMC Enterprises Inc (BMC) for US$300m, marking the group’s entry into the US. BMC is a supplier of ready-mixed concrete, aggreg...
Arabian Cement Company sees profits surge in 2023
Egypt's Arabian Cement Company has reported net sales of EGP5.93bn (US$119.67m) in the year ended 31 December 2023, up from EGP4.55bn in the same period in the previous year....
Scotland's MPA calls for mineral forum
Scotland’s economic development and drive for decarbonisation depend on domestically available mineral products, according to a new document from the Mineral Products Associat...
Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd starts IKN cooler
Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd has chosen the IKN pendulum cooler to improve its recuperation efficiency and reduce power consumption. The IKN Pendulum cooler in Dalmia Puram is ...
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal saw revenue surge by 38% in 1HFY23-24
Pakistan International Bulk Terminal Ltd (PIBTL) recently released its 1HFY23-24 (July-December 2023) report at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX). During the period, the compan...
Breedon posts record revenue in 2023
Breedon Group has announced record revenue of GBP1487.5m (US$1893.5m) in 2023, up seven per cent from the GBP1396.3m seen in the previous year. EBIT over the same period decl...
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