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Cockburn Cement awaits fines for air pollution
Adbri ’s Cockburn Cement plant on Perth’s southern suburb of Munster has been found guilty of emitting unreasonable amounts of emissions after residents living nearby complain...
Pakistan cement dispatches contract in November and 5MFY23
Pakistan's cement industry has recorded a YoY contraction of 16.82 per cent during November and 21.78 per cent in five months (July – November 2022) of the current FY2022-23. C...
Indian cement prices to rise further in December
Cement prices in India are expected to rise by INR10-15/bag (US$0.12-0.18/bag) this month, according to a report by Emkay Global Financial Services Ltd. Since August this year,...
Bangladesh's cement export revenue totals US$3.67m in 5MFY23
During the first five months (July and November) of FY22-23 (July-June), Bangladesh's cement industry earned export revenue of US$3.67m on the export of cement mostly to Asian ...
Adbri reviews Kwinana project as costs escalate
Adbri Limited has issued an update on its Kwinana project to consolidate two existing cement production sites into a single operation serving the Western Australian (WA) ma...
WBA claims few science-based biodiversity assessments are carried out
The World Benchmarking Alliance’s (WBA) new Nature Benchmark has analysed around 400 companies on their operations impact on nature and biodiversity, including many from the co...
Ambuja Cements and ACC Ltd win sustainable waste award
ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements , part of the Adani Group , have scooped the Platinum Award at the 12th International Conference & IPLA Global Forum 2022 in Sustainable Waste Ma...
JK Cement begins clinker production at Panna site
JK Cement commenced clinker production at its new site in Panna , Madhya Pradesh, India on 3 December 2022. The new facility has a production capacity of 2.64Mta.
INSEE Vietnam begins construction on new mill
INSEE Vietnam , a subsidiary of Thailand’s Siam City Cement Public Company Ltd (SCCC), has begun construction of its Thi Vai grinding mill No2. The new mill, which marks a...
UltraTech Cement commissions 3.6Mta of new grinding capacity
UltraTech Cement Co has announced the commissioning of its 3.6Mta of new grinding capacity in India. Firstly, the 1.8Mta greenfield grinding capacity at the Dhule Grinding U...
WCA's CEO responds to WWF EU ETS free allocation analysis
Ian Riley, CEO of the World Cement Association, has responded to recent analysis from the World Wildlife Fund on the EU ETS emissions over the examined period (2013-21), whe...
Dyckerhoff CEDUR composite cement rebuilds Lörrach hospital
Dyckerhoff secured an order for the delivery of 68,000m³ of concrete to rebuild the central hospital in Lörrach, southwest Germany. The concrete is produced with Dyckerhoff C...
Dongwu Cement chief investment officer resigns
Mr Chen Xuanlin has resigned as non-executive director and chief investment officer of Dongwu Cement International, effective from 2 December 2022. According to the company, M...
South Korean cement output slashed as truckers strike
This week the South Korean government stepped in with a presidential executive order to force striking cement truck drivers in the country to go back to work. Some 76 teams o...
Italian cement output down 4% in September
Italy’s cement production declined by four per cent YoY in September 2022, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index p...
Votorantim Cimentos announces stricter emissions target
Votorantim Cimentos has revised its decarbonisation target to 475kg of CO 2 per tonne of cement by 2030. The company’s new global target is 8.7 per cent lower than the targe...
Petcoke prices stable with lower discounts
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Since ICR’s most recent energy report, coal prices are rising due to supply disruptions and a colder winter in Europe. Russian ...
Geminor enters the Spanish recycling and recovery market
Geminor plans to expand its operations in 2023 by focussing on the Spanish market. In addition to France, Spain can play a key role in securing a balance in the material recyc...
Adani Group to refinance Ambuja Cements and ACC bridging loans
The Adani Group is reported to be in talks with several foreign banks to refinance US$3.5bn of bridging loans taken for the acquisition of Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd ...
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