Cement prices rise in Sri Lanka
The maximum retail price of a 50kg bag of cement has been increased in Sri Lanka by LKR150 (US$0.466) with immediate effect, cement manufacturers said. They said the price w...
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Cement industry looks forward to sustainable progress in 2024
As we enter a new year, all eyes are on what the future holds for the cement industry following a mixed performance in 2023 that saw many key markets underperform. Global ce...
Pakistan sees drop in 1HFY23-24 dispatches
Pakistan's cement dispatches increased by 4.6 per cent in December 2023 to 4.06Mt against 3.881Mt dispatched in December 2022. Out of this total, according to the data released...
Moroccan cement deliveries advance 19% in December
Cement deliveries by members of Morocco’s cement association APC (Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc) have increased by 19.1 per cent Y...
Zimbabwe announces new cement plant
A new US$1bn cement plant project has been launched in Karoi Town, Zimbabwe. The project, which is being funded by Chinese investors, will be completed within the next two yea...
Saudi cement demand to see 3% uptick in 2024
Cement demand in Saudi Arabia is forecast to advance by three per cent in 2024 in terms of volumes, compared to a decline of eight per cent in 2023, reports Aljazira Capital. ...
Saudi producers warn of rising production costs
Cement producers in Saudi Arabia have received a notification from Saudi Arabian Oil Co (Saudi Aramco) that the price of fuel products used in cement production will be increas...
CRH completes lime divestment
On 22 November 2023, CRH plc announced that it had reached an agreement to divest its lime operations in Europe for a total consideration of around US$1.1bn. This company is ...
Cement shortage hits Zimbabwean economy
Zimbabwe’s economic growth in the third quarter of 2023 was hit by a shortage of cement, according to local news source, Chronicle. The country’s economy grew by just 1.3 per c...
Northern Region Cement signs US$44m Iraq partnership
Saudi Arabia-based Northern Region Cement Co has signed a partnership agreement with Al-Diyar Al-Iraqia for Investments Co which sees the Iraqi company acquire 49 per cent of...
SID completes alternative fuel project for Prism Cement
Prism Cement has announced the completion and hand over of another milestone project for the company in India. The joint efforts of SID SA of Switzerland and India have succe...
Maha Cement launches two new products
Maha Cement , part of My Home Industries Private Ltd (MHIPL), has launched two new cements in Bangalore, India - MAHA HD+ (OPC 53) and MAHA HD+ (PPC). According to the com...
Meghna Cement welcomes new MD
Bangladesh-based Meghna Cement Mills Ltd , part of the Bashundhara Group , has appointed Ahmed Akbar Sobhan as its new managing director. The appointment was effective from 2...
Arabian Cement announces management changes
Arabian Cement Company has announced three management changes. Mutaz Kusai Hassan AlAzzawi has been appointed chairman of the board of directors (non-executive), Saud Abdulaz...
Colombia's cement market contracts 1% in November
Cement dispatches in Colombia fell by 1.3 per cent YoY to 1.103Mt in November 2023 from 1.118Mt in the year-ago period, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Of t...
Hungary's Talentis acquires Lukavac
Hungary-based Talentis International Construction Investments kft has acquired Lukavac Cement dd for an undisclosed amount. Established in 1974, the Bosnian cement producer...
Sococim Industries prepares for Kiln No 6 expansion
Sococim Industries of Senegal ( Vicat group ) has announced its expansion project with the doubling of production capacity with the Kiln No 6 project in order to support the ...
Dushanbe cement plant closed
OJSC Cementi Tojik (Tajik Cement) has closed of the Dushanbe cement plant due to considerable air pollution in Tajikistan’s capital city. The plant has been replaced by a ne...
Adbri reached cementitious materials supply agreement
Adbri Ltd announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd, trading as Adbri Cement, has entered into an agreement with Independent Cement and Lime Pty ...
Thatta Cement Co appoints new Karachi director
Pakistan-based Thatta Cement Co has announced the appointment of Shaista Bono Gilani as new director, effective from 27 December 2023. The appointment of Ms Gilani marks a no...
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