Ghana introduces new cement regulation
Ghana has introduced a new regulation designed to protect both the quality and safety of cement products in the country, According to BNN, The Ghana Standards Authority (Manuf...
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Republic Cement teams up with fast food giant to tackle plastic waste
Republic Cement is working alongside fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp (JFC) to reduce plastic packaging waste. Under the agreement, JFC will recover its post-consumer plas...
RAK White Cement posts AED20.5m profit in 2023
Ras Al Khaimah Co for White Cement and Construction Materials has reported a net profit of AED20.54m in 2023, down 2.6 per cent from AED21.08m in 2022. Sales increased 3.3 ...
Nigerian cement prices rise by 30%
Cement prices in Nigeria have risen by 30 per cent in the last few days, reaching NGN6500 (US$5.44)/bag in some regions, reports The Guardian. The ripple effect across other b...
Mannok's commitment to energy efficiency pays dividends
Ireland’s Mannok Cement has revealed that since 2017 it has saved 59mkWh of energy at its cement manufacturing facility through a multi-million-euro investment in energy-savi...
Kohat Cement Company completes BMR
Kohat Cement Company Ltd (KCCL) informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 1 February that the Balancing, Modernisation and Replacement (BMR) (pyro-process optimisation) o...
Heidelberg Materials submits Butte du Romont Quarry redevelopment permit
Heidelberg Materials ' Lixhe cement plant (formerly CBR) is submitting a request for review of its permit relating to the redevelopment of the Butte du Romont Quarry, Belgiu...
Fauji Cement Co expected to post mixed financial results
According to AHL Research, Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) is scheduled to announce its financial result for 2QFY23-24 (October-December 2023) soon with an expected profit after t...
Ciments du Maroc appoints new Director General
Severin Weig has been appointed Director General at Ciments du Maroc ( Heidelberg Materials Group ). Mr Weig is keen to get started on his new role at Ciments du Maroc and al...
The decarbonisation challenge - staying the course
FLSmidth has announced plans to sell its cement business. The Chinese turnkey providers have a growing market share and it is clear that other western European turnkey supplier...
Italian cement production expands 10% in November
Cement output in Italy increased by 10 per cent YoY in November 2023, according to the Italian concrete association, Federbeton. However, when compared with the 2015-baseline i...
Taiwan Cement Corporation awards oxyfuel project to thyssenkrupp polysius
Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), Taipei, and thyssenkrupp Polysius, via its regional headquarter Asia-Pacific office agreed to construct and commission a separate oxyfuel calciner a...
Nuvoco Vistas EBITDA up 55% in 3QFY24
India-based Nuvoco Vistas Corp Ltd has reported consolidated revenue of INR24,210m (US$291.8m) in the 3QFY23-24, ended 31 December 2023. Consolidated EBITDA over the same per...
China Cement Association and GCCA sign low-carbon future agreement
The two leading representative bodies of the global cement industry have signed a milestone agreement to help accelerate decarbonisation of the sector across the world. China C...
Udaipur Cement Works reports strong income
Udaipur Cement Works Ltd has reported total income of INR3003.3m (US$36.17m) in the quarter ended 31 December 2023. This compares to INR2695.2m in the previous quarter and IN...
Breedon launches 2024 apprenticeship programme
Breedon Group plc (Breedon or the Group), a leading vertically-integrated construction materials group in Great Britain and Ireland, has announced the launch of its 2024 appr...
Pakistan extends T&T implementation deadline
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has launched the Track and Trace System (TTS) that was to be rolled out across the cement, sugar, fertiliser, beverages, tobacco, POL product...
Çimsa’s Mersin plant scoops Gold award
Çimsa ’s Mersin plant has been awarded the Gold level certificate by the International Concrete Sustainability Council. The award recognises the plant’s compliance with inte...
Eagle Materials reports record revenue in 3QFY23-24
US-based Eagle Materials has reported record revenue of US$558.8m in the third quarter of FY23-24 (3QFY24), ended 31 December 2023, marking a nine per cent increase YoY. The ...
SaltX Technology EU patent for calcium-looping solution
SaltX Technology, based in Sweden, has been granted an EU patent for an electrified 'calcium looping' carbon capture solution where the company's patented Electric Arc Calciner...
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