Siam City Cement posts 1Q23 revenue of THB1188m in Vietnam
Thailand-based Siam City Cement Co (SCCC) has posted a revenue of THB1188m (US$34.5m) from its Siam City Cement Vietnam business in Vietnam in the first quarter of 2023. Th...
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Survey launch for UK's quarry, mining and mineral product sector
Pye Tait Consulting is carrying out a labour market survey of the UK’s quarrying, mining and mineral products sector on behalf of the Minerals Matter (part of MPQC). This surv...
Iran’s cement market contracts 18% in June 2023
Cement demand in Iran has declined by 17.6 per cent YoY to 4.78Mt in June 2023 when compared with June 2022, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Cement exports saw a ...
New kiln bag filter at Cauldon
A new kiln bag filter system currently being installed at the Cauldon cement plant of Holcim-owned Aggregate Industries is expected to be operational by early 2024 ...
Orient Cement enters agreement to acquire stake in Ardeur Renewables
India-based Orient Cement has entered into a share subscription and shareholders’ agreement with Ardeur Renewables and Cleantech Solar India on 21 July 2023 for the acquisiti...
EUA falls sharply pressured by gas and coal prices
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Still no fundamental or political news in the carbon market. The EUA prices followed the general market upwards and rallied fro...
Higher power prices send cement prices up in Pakistan
Construction costs in Pakistan are expected to rise due to a hike in industrial electricity tariffs, effective from 1 July 2023. As agreed with the IMF under its US$3bn standb...
Bamburi Cement appoints new board director and company secretary
Kenya-based Bamburi Cement , part of Holcim Ltd , appointed Claudia Albertini, as new non-executive director, and Joyce Munene as company secretary. Ms Albertini has over 2...
Cement sales in Vietnam down 22% in June
Cement sales in Vietnam declined 22 per cent YoY to 4.789Mt in June 2023, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total, 1.420Mt was sold by VICEM,...
Heidelberg Materials and partners launch GOCO2
Heidelberg Materials has announced its GOCO 2 (Grand Ouest CO 2 ) project with jointly partners Elengy, Lafarge France , Heidelberg Materials France, GRT gas, Lhoist an...
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh posts growth of 66% in 1H23
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Ltd (LHBL) has reported a 66 per cent growth in profit to BDT3615m (US$33.3m) in 1H2023 (Jan-Jun 2023) compared to BDT2173m in the same period last ...
Pakistan cement earns an export revenue of US$190m in FY23 (July -June)
Pakistan's cement industry saw a negative growth in exports in FY22-23 (ended 30 June 2023). Value and quantity were both down during this period. Pakistan cement industry...
thyssenKrupp Polysius carry out kiln modernisation for Australian client
In July 2023 thyssenKrupp Polysius’ Service Team in Asia-Pacific successfully completed the modernisation of a cement kiln for a client in Australia. The scope included the in...
Cementos Pacasmayo sees 9% drop in 2Q net profit
Peru-based Cementos Pacasmayo reported a 12.1 per cent YoY drop in revenues to PEN442m (US$123.4m) in the second quarter of 2023, due to a drop in demand, which was affected ...
The science of carbon removal and carbon sinks
This week Brimstone announced that it had achieved third-party certification of its carbon-negative cement that meets the ASTM C150 standard. Low-carbon and green cements are ...
Dalmia Bharat sees revenue advance YoY in June quarter
Dalmia Bharat has reported its unaudited consolidated results for the quarter ended 30 June 2023, with revenue from operations coming in at INR36,240m (US$442m) over the thre...
InterCement assets in Brazil and Argentina are on other players' radar
According to Valor, InterCement assets are being valued by local and global players. The operations of Loma Negra, Argentina, are being looked at by CEMEX , Pacasmayo and...
GCCA and LeadIT release Green Cement tracker
The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have launched a new decarbonisation tracker, to help policymakers, ...
Petcoke on the rise, driven by higher coal prices and high discounts – new OPEC cuts support oil
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The holiday mood has dampened the volatility in most markets and the dominant factor is the fear of low demand due to slower g...
Mountain Cement orders Polysius® booster mill
Mountain Cement Co LLC , part of the Eagle Materials Inc , has ordered the polysius ® booster mill for the grinding capacity increase of its plant in Laramie , Wyoming, USA...
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