Pakistan's cement industry saw significant export growth in 2MFY23-24
Pakistan's cement industry saw significant growth in cement exports, both over land to Kabul and further afield by sea during 2MFY23-24 due to the depreciation of the Pakistani...
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Petcoke discount falls sharply, energy complex rises driven by oil
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The fight against inflation is still the focus point for the US Federal Reserve Bank and the European Central Bank, which both...
Heidelberg Materials partners UNTHA in Zuari Cement project
Heidelberg Materials has revealed a new single-step alternative fuel production line in India, with the help of UNTHA shredding technology. The system has been installed at t...
CEMEX joins UN Forward Faster initiative
CEMEX has reaffirmed its commitment to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through a series of collaborative efforts that seek to accelerate progress and inspire ot...
Lafarge Canada bets on ITCs to boost clean energy investments
Lafarge Canada ( Holcim Group) is among the companies counting on investment tax credits (ITCs) for its plant in Exshaw, Alberta, Canada, where it has a plan to capture ...
Capsol Technologies wins two EU feasibility studies
Norway-based carbon capture technology provider, Capsol Technologies, has been awarded feasibility studies for its CapsolEoP® (end-of-pipe) carbon capture technology at two EU ...
Lucky Cement announces three new green power projects
Pakistan’s Lucky Cement has announced further investments in green power to help reduce its dependence on imported fuel. According to Business Recorder, the cement producer i...
Lafarge Greece uses Artevia® for Smart Park landscape
The discount Smart Park in the Spata region of Attica is the first hybrid discount park in Greece with a total surface area of 9.1 acres, of which three have been landscaped in...
Sika makes management changes
Sika has announced changes to its board of directors and group management ahead of its growth strategy 2028 announcement on 3 October 2023. Thierry F J Vanlancker will be propo...
Peru’s cement market contracts by 10% in August
Cement dispatches in Peru declined by 10 per cent YoY to 1.089Mt in August 2023 from1.211Mt in August 2022, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total...
Hoffmann Green reports 252% increase in sales volumes
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has reported revenue of EUR1.676m in the first half of 2023 (ended 30 June 2023), compared to EUR544,000 in the same period a year earlier....
Caribbean Cement to boost exports
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCCL) has exported 3400t of cement to the Turks and Caicos Islands, a volume it hopes to ramp up once its expansion plans are completed. The company ...
BUA to slash cement prices
BUA Cement has announced plans to lower cement prices from NGN5000-5500/bag (US$6.39-7.02/bag) to NGN3000-3500/bag, according to local press reports. AbdulSamad Rabiu, chairm...
CRH gains AAA rating for ESG performance
CRH has received an ‘AAA’ rating from MSCI Inc, a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, for its environmental,...
Sublime Systems achieves ASTM C1157 performance designation
Sublime Systems™ receives ASTM C1157 performance designation for Its ultra-low carbon cement, clearing the Path to commercialising fossil-fuel-free cement at scale. This in...
RAAC failures serve as a warning to new cements
This week's newsletter looks at the recent warnings about reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), which was in heavy use over the 1950-90s, but is now the subject of saf...
Carbon Upcycling secures US$26m funding to assist scaling up
Carbon Upcycling, a leader in circular decarbonisation solutions for hard-to-abate sectors, has just closed a US$26m Series A round, co-led by BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund a...
Humboldt Wedag India wins Deccan Cements Ltd's grinding expansion project
Deccan Cements Ltd has awarded Humboldt Wedag India (a KHD company) a contract to increase capacity at an existing Bhavanipuram clinker grinding plant in India. The upgrade w...
Saudi Arabia's exports fall 21% YoY in August
Saudi Arabia saw its cement exports decline by 21.3 per cent in August 2023 to 620,000t. This compares to 788,000t in the same month a year earlier, according to Aljazira Capi...
ACC commences production at Ametha plant
ACC , part of the Adani Group , has begun clinker production at its new Ametha cement plant in Madhya Pradesh, India, reports Business Line. The integrated works has a 3.3...
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