Pakistan exports to the USA for the first time
Pakistan’s DG Khan Cement Co (DGKCC) has announced that it will export 600,000t of low-alkali cement to the USA each year. This marks the first time Pakistan has exported cem...
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Asia Cement forecasts 75% fall in profit
Asia Cement (China) Holdings Corp has issued a profit warning stating that its unaudited profit attributable to equity holders for 2022 is expected to decline by approximately...
Italcementi is moving its HQ and embracing new brand name
Italcementi is moving its executive offices in Italy from the Kilometro Rosso district in Bergamo to the Milan metropolitan area and preparing to embrace the new global ‘ He...
Dangote Cement appoints new CEO
Dangote Cement Plc has named Arvind Pathak as the company’s new chief executive/managing director. Mr Pathak will replace Frenchman Michel Puchercos, who will leave his pos...
Bullish 4Q22 results expected for Saudi Arabian producers
Twelve Saudi Arabian cement companies' aggregate profit listed on Tadawul are expected to surge 101 per cent YoY and 20 per cent QoQ to SAR617m (US$164.5m) in the 4Q22, accordi...
Steel shortage may impact the cement industry
The Pakistan Ship Breakers Association (PSBA) said on 18 January that the shipbreaking industry is on the verge of closure as local banks are reluctant to open letters of credi...
FLSmidth announces 4Q22 and 2022 results
FLSmidth announced that its full-year 2022 preliminary and unaudited results are in line with guidance, the cement sector recording DKK1.6bn (US$232.7m) in revenues in the 4Q22...
Ecocem welcomes Irish Climate Plan 2023
Ecocem has welcomed the Government of Ireland’s mandate that public bodies must specify low carbon construction methods and low carbon cement materials for procured and suppo...
Colombian environment ministry recognises Argos carbon neutrality contribution
Colombia’s Ministry of Environmental and Sustainable Development has recognised cement producer Argos , part of Grupo Argos, as an active participant in the National Carbon Ne...
GCP joins WCA as associate corporate member
GCP, part of Saint-Gobain Construction Chemicals, as joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate corporate members, said WCA in a statement. GCP’s recent integr...
Sublime Systems secures funding for low-carbon cement
US-based Sublime Systems has raised US$40m to develop new technology to produce low-carbon cement. According to Bloomberg, Sublime has come up with a process that reduces energ...
CEMEX Phillipines and Manila Water Co collaborate on sustainability
CEMEX Holdings Philippines (CHP) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Philippines-based Manila Water Co to collaborate on sustainability initiatives. Under the...
Sagar Cements wins bid to acquire Andhra Cements
Sagar Cements Ltd has been named as the successful bidder to acquire Andhra Cements Ltd. The Committee of Creditors at Andhra Cements voted with a majority in favour of the r...
China Shanshui Cement issues profit warning for 2022
China Shanshui Cement has issued a profit warning, saying that it expects to report a fall in profit of at least 70 per cent in 2022. According to the company, attributable pr...
Holcim is authorised to extend Mormont quarry
Holcim Switzerland has heard that the decision of the Federal Tribunal is to authorise the Birette extension of the Mormont quarry. This decision guarantees the long-term s...
VDZ’s new appointments
To meet the growing tasks of CO 2 separation and digital process support, a new climate-neutral process technology department has been established at the German cement associa...
Winter and sanctions lifts coal and gas in Europe – petcoke discounts attractive again as petcoke drops slightly
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Inflation remains high and central banks continue to increase interest rates albeit at a slower pace. This has now led to wi...
UltraTech improves CDP climate action rating to A-
UltraTech has been recognised as a leader in 'climate change' by Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a global non-profit environmental organisation, for its 2022 CDP disclosur...
Livetouch Investments to build its second Zimbabwe cement plant
Livetouch Investments is building a second cement plant in Zvishavane, Midlands, Zimbabwe, to the tune of US$20m under the first phase of the project. The first phase of the ...
Decarbonising construction using AI and concrete sensors
Converge, a specialist in building AI and cloud-based technologies for the construction industry, and DEWALT, a global leader in the tools sector, have announced a strategic p...
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