Continental Cement achieves a 20% lower carbon Portland cement
Continental Cement Company LLC ( Summit Materials Inc ) produced a 20 per cent Portland limestone cement (PLC), the lowest-carbon Portland limestone cement to date as part...
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Sagar Cements sees revenue of US$57m in the 3Q22
Sagar Cements Ltd has reported unaudited consolidated revenue from operations of INR4745.5m (US$57.22m) in the third quarter of 2022, compared to INR3689.3m in the same quart...
New president of Saint-Gobain's North American construction materials division
Following the acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies by Saint-Gobain, GCP’s Specialty Construction Chemicals (SCC) segment will integrate with Chryso within the new Constructi...
Titan appoints new Group Executive Committee Chairman
Marcel Cobuz has been appointed the new chairman of Titan’s Group Executive Committee. “As I take leadership of Titan Group , I would like to thank Dimitri Papalexopoulos...
UltraTech reports net sales of US$1.64bn
UltraTech Cement Ltd ( Aditya Birla Group ) has announced consolidated net sales of INR135,960m (US$1.64bn) for the quarter ended 30 September 2022, versus INR117,430m in the...
Study aids decarbonisation plans in emerging markets
A recent study into how cement is used in emerging markets has revealed a number of trends with key implications for the decarbonisation of the cement industry. The study, t...
Fauji Cement to become Pakistan’s third-largest cement player
The Fauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) is currently undertaking two expansions to become the second-largest cement producer in the north of Pakistan and third-largest cement pla...
Peru's cement dispatches decline 1% in September
Cement dispatches in Peru slipped one per cent to 1.229Mt in September 2022 from 1.235Mt in September 2021, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Of this total...
MDG wins bucket elevator order for Paulden plant
Following the installation of Drake Cemen t’s new vertical roller mill (VRM) for milling cement slag and raw material grinding, MDG America was selected to supply the plant wi...
Ibeto Cement reopening could provide jobs for Igbo people
While Dangote Cement 's Obajana plant has caused alarm at the manner and violence of its sudden closure, the long-term closed plant of Ibeto Cement still holds the potential f...
Golden Bay Cement launches EcoSure®
Golden Bay Cement , part of Fletcher Building, has launched EcoSure®, a general purpose cement with lower embodied carbon of just 699kg CO 2 e/t of cement, which is said to ...
Lafarge Cement fined US$778m for ISIS payments
Lafarge Cement has agreed to plead guilty and pay a fine of US$777.8m for payments it made to terror organisation ISIS to keep operating a cement plant in Syria. The payments t...
Dalmia and Sagar submit formal bids for Andhra Cements
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd and Sagar Cements have formally submitted offers to acquire Andhra Cements, according to Business Standard. Andhra Cements, which reportedly owes...
Yamama Cement sees 49% jump in revenue in 3Q22
Saudi Arabia's Yamama Cement has reported a 23.6 per cent advance in revenue to SAR684.2m (US$182.5m) in the first nine months of 2022. This compares to SAR553.5m in the same...
August dispatches in Chile fall 19%
Cement deliveries in Chile saw a 19.4 per cent drop in August 2022 to 299,855t, compared to 371,947t in August 2021, according to the Chilean Chamber of Construction (CChC). ...
GCCA holds its Innovandi Open Challenge 'Demo Day'
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has revealed the latest results of its first ever Innovandi Open Challenge, its industry accelerator that partnered six start-...
Haver & Boecker Niagara expands Pedro Leopoldo manufacturing facility
Haver & Boecker Niagara has expanded its manufacturing facility in Pedro Leopoldo, Brazil. The building expansion allows the company to produce 8000 parts per month at a rate o...
HeidelbergCement India sees 88% slump in profit
HeidelbergCement India Ltd has reported a 12.2 per cent YoY decline in revenue in the quarter ended 30 September 2022. Revenue for the three-month period came in at INR5060m ...
Morocco sees deliveries decline 16% in September
Members of Morocco’s cement association, APC, have seen their total cement deliveries decrease by 15.8 per cent to 1,174,683t in September 2022, according to IPSOS data. In Sep...
GCCA report highlights 22% reduction in CO2 emissions
In October 2021 the global cement and concrete industry launched its roadmap to achieving net zero CO 2 emissions by 2030. Major producers from across the world, representing ...
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