Dalmia Cement and Vedanta Aluminium team up to produce low-carbon cement
Vedanta Aluminium has entered into a long-term partnership with Dalmia Cement (Bharat) for the supply of industrial wastes such as fly ash and spent pot lining (SPL) to prod...
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Yanbu Cement full-year profit up 35%
Saudi Arabia-based Yanbu Cement has reported a 35 per cent increase in full-year net profit to SAR215.41m (US$57.44m) from SAR159.56m in the year-ago period. Sales were up ...
Continental Cement Co to open new cement storage facility
Continental Cement Co, LLC ( Summit Materials, Inc ) will host a ribbon cutting event for its new cement storage dome in Davenport , Iowa, USA, on 20 March 2023. “The i...
CEMEX releases a new logo
Cemex has unveiled an updated brand in line with its ongoing evolution to help the world reach the next frontier of sustainable living, by becoming a more agile, innovative and...
Nexe plans EUR400m decarbonisation investment
Croatia-based Nexe announced a EUR400m project to construct a new carbon-neutral clinker production line at its Našice cement plant. The project will also enable the transp...
Bellona encouraged by EU's directive for embodied carbon of buildings
Climate and sustainability foundation, Bellona, says it is encouraging to see the EU take decisive action on the built environment and embodied carbon following the European...
SaltX Technology has patent awarded for EAC
SaltX Technology has developed an electrified solution for the industrial process of calcination and has now been granted a patent for its electric calcination technology in S...
GCCA launches 2nd Innovandi Open Challenge
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has launched its second Innovandi Open Challenge and this year is asking for start-ups to team up with the cement industry to ...
IKN completes test runs of calcium looping trials
After successfully finishing CLEANKER’s test-runs of the entrained Calcium Looping (CaL) system at Vernaca cement plant in Italy, the complete project will be presented to the...
Hanson UK welcomes GBP20bn Government decarbonisation commitment
Hanson UK's CEO, subsidiary of Heidelberg Materials , has welcomed the UK Government's GBP20bn (US$24.1bn/EUR22.8bn) investment commitment to decarbonise heavy industry. Si...
Lucky Cement builds schools and vocational centres
Lucky Cement Ltd has announced the successful completion of its project to build a school in collaboration with The Citizen Foundation in Pezu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Abdul ...
Cement sales in Brazil drop 7% in February
Brazil’s cement association, SNIC, reported that cement sales in the domestic market declined by 7.2 per cent YoY to 4.42Mt in February 2023 from 4.763Mt. SNIC attributes the c...
Oman Investment Authority starts sale of Oman Cement Co to Huaxin
The Oman Investment Authority (OIA) has started the process for divesting its majority stake in Oman Cement Co. Ibrahim bin Said al Eisari, director general of private ownershi...
Najran Cement subsidiary secures SAR85m loan
Najran Cement ’s transportation subsidiary obtained a long-term Shariah-compliant credit facility, at a value of SAR85m (US$22.7m), from Al Rajhi Bank. In a statement to Ta...
13 UltraTech mines receive 5-star rating
UltraTech Cement Ltd has announced that 13 of its mines received five-star ratings for year 2021-22 from the Indian Bureau of Mines at the 75 th anniversary celebrations ...
ABAD of Pakistan send SOS to save the construction industry
The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) expressed its concern about the high and burgeoning prices of steel bars in the country and the ultimate effect o...
Starlinger releases its first sustainability report
Starlinger, the Vienna-based machine manufacturer and woven plastic bag producer, has presented the first sustainability report for the year 2022. It provides information abou...
Italy’s cement output sees 9% MoM drop in December 2022
Italian cement production fell by 29 per cent MoM and nine per cent YoY in December 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 20...
Cementir reports significant revenue increases in Europe in 2022
Cementir's regional results showed significant revenue increases in Turkey, Europe, US and Malaysian markets. However, cement sales were under pressure in most regions. Cem...
Gautam Adani sells off stake in Ambuja Cements
Gautam Adani is reportedly looking to sell a 4-5 per cent share in Ambuja Cements for around US$450m, according to the Financial Times. The move is designed to help lower deb...
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