Heidelberg Materials opens new rail link in France
Heidelberg Materials , a major player in the use of rail freight in France, is further developing its modal shift by activating a new rail line between its Couvrot plant ...
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UltraTech Cement listed in 'Best of Indian Brands 2023'
UltraTech Cement Ltd has ranked 28th in Interbrand’s ‘Best Indian Brands 2023’ ranking list. UltraTech is the only cement brand to be featured in the 2023 list. Interbrand...
Discussions on the Asian cement sector's decarbonisation drive
Discussions on the Asian cement industry's drive and progress towards decarbonisation are well underway at the Cemtech Asia 2023 conference and exhibition in Hanoi, Vietnam,...
Adani Group rebuilds investor confidence
The Adani Group, which owns Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd , is reportedly targeting 20 per cent YoY growth in pretax profits to INR900,000m (US$10,971m) within the next 2-3 yea...
Vicat’s Montalieu plant to be CCS pilot site
As part of the decarbonisation strategy of the top-50 industrial sites with the highest CO 2 emissions, Vicat ’s Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant is expected to be a carbon cap...
Aggregate Industries debuts London's first electric concrete mixer
Aggregate Industries (part of Holcim ) has announced the launch of London’s first electric-powered concrete mixer. The state-of-the-art 26t mixer will serve the company’s Lo...
Lafarge Africa launches Eco Label
Lafarge Africa Plc (part of Holcim ) has announced the launch of its Eco Label branding to help communicate the environmental benefits of its sustainable building solutions ...
Power Cement reprofiles outstanding long-term obligations
Power Cement Ltd 's Company Secretary, Salman Gogan, informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that in the wake of rising inflationary pressures, high-interest rates and depress...
Cement production in Kyrgyzstan up by 16 per cent in May
Cement production by Kyrgyz cement producers increased by 15.6 per cent to 323,700t in May 2023, according to the country’s National Statistical Committee. In the January-May...
Chovet joins World Cement Association
Industrial engineering services company Chovet has the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate corporate member. Chovet, based in Lyon, France, has been designing and...
Derba Cement to expand capacity to 15,000tpd
Ethiopia-based Derba Midroc Cement , part of the Midroc Ethiopia plc , plans to expand its cement capacity to double its daily production to 15,000tpd with a new plant in Mu...
Vietnamese cement and clinker exports surge
Total cement and clinker exports from Vietnam increased by 66 per cent to 2,633,428t in May 2023 when compared with May 2022. Cement exports surged by 69 per cent YoY to 1,974,...
Provisional dispatches data show a mixed trend in June 2023
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) is yet to release overseas and local cement dispatch data. Local cement sales are expected to grow by two per cent Mo...
Argos strike in French Guiana ends
The three-week strike at Argos Guyane in French Guiana has ended. On 24 June and following several days of talks, an end-of-strike was signed between the parties and the compan...
Lafarge Algeria increases cement exports in 1H23
Lafarge Algeria ( Holcim ) has announced improved export results for the 1H23. Thanks to the support of the Algerian authorities and close collaboration with its partners, L...
Ambuja Cements and ACC scoop sustainability awards
Ambuja Cements and ACC , part of the Adani Group , have been recognised among ‘India's Top 50 Most Sustainable Companies’ by BW Businessworld. Ambuja Cements has also been ...
Dyckerhoff launches Blue Star white cement
As it launches Dyckerhoff Weiss Blue Star, a white pozzolan cement, Dyckerhoff ( Buzzi SpA Group ) is reducing CO 2 emissions for its white cement. It is now ...
France leads European construction slowdown
Financial analysts CIC-Market Solutions (CMS) forecasts a decline in European construction activity, especially in France where new property builds are expected to dip. "The pr...
Peru’s cement market contracts 12% in May
Peruvian cement consumption declined by 12 per cent YoY to 0.971Mt in May 2023, according to the country’s cement association, ASOCEM. Production by domestic cement producers...
CB Green and ECOCEM announce JV for decarbonisation
CB Green, a division of Groupe CB focussed on delivering low carbon and circular economy solutions for the concrete and construction industries, and Ecocem , Europe’s leading...
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