Ibstock and Earth Friendly Concrete form partnership
Ibstock, a UK leading manufacturer of clay and concrete building products, and Earth Friendly Concrete (EFC) have entered into a new partnership to create ultra-low carbon conc...
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Cauldon plant celebrates its 65th year anniversary
It was a special occasion at Aggregate Industries ’ Cauldon Cement plant this month as the business held a jam-packed two-day event to mark 65 years of cement manufacturing. ...
Kohat Cement's profit increased by 44% in FY21-22
Kohat Cement Co Ltd (KOHC) has announced an increase of 43.7 per cent in its profit on a YoY basis during its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2022. It reported a p...
GCCA partners The Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS
The Clean Energy Ministerial CCUS (CEMCCUS) and the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) have agreed to scale up the deployment of carbon capture, utilisation and stor...
Ambuja and UltraTech win legal battle against electricity price hikes
Ambuja Cements and UltraTech Cement are among a number of companies who have won a legal battle against electricity distribution entities in Rajasthan over an increase in c...
Cement price in Ziguinchor falls to XOF88,000
The Regional Consumer Council (CRC) of Ziguinchor (South), Senegal, set the sale price of cement at XOF88,000 (US$129.81)/t following a meeting with stakeholders. A bag of ceme...
TITAN Group's H2CEM wins IPCEI accreditation
TITAN Group ’s H2CEM project for the production and use of green hydrogen in the cement industry is included in the second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI...
Sagar Cements welcomes new chairman
India's Sagar Cements Ltd (SCL) has appointed Kalidindi Venkata Vishnu Raju as chairman, effective from 24 September 2022. He succeeds K Thanu Pillai. Mr Vishnu Raju is also ...
Holcim appoints Carmen Díaz as MD LafargeHolcim España
Holcim has appointed Carmen Díaz as managing director of its subsidiary LafargeHolcim España . She will succeed Isidoro Miranda, who will continue to be linked to the group ...
Iran’s cement market expands 17% in August
Iranian cement demand increased 16.6 per cent to 4.98Mt in August 2022 from 4.27Mt in August 2021, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Domestic cement output picked u...
Oman Cement commissions WTE plant
As part of efforts to reduce its reliance on natural gas, Oman Cement plans to commission a waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, using shredded scrap tyres. The plant is expected to ...
Dangote revives plans to open Kenyan factories
While attending the inauguration of Kenya’s fifth President Dr William Ruto, Aliko Dangote revealed that he wants to revive plans for two new cement plants for Dangote Group ...
Shree Cement adds 7MW solar power plant to Panipat factory
Gensol Engineering has commissioned a 6.7MWp solar project for Shree Cement Ltd at its Panipat Cement plant, Haryana. The solar power plant is estimated to save approximate...
East African Portland Cement Co restarts plant after kiln shell upgrade
East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), part of Holcim, has restarted its 1.4Mta Athi River cement plant after replacement of a faulty kiln shell. According to the co...
Qassim Cement signs MoU for proposed acquisition of Hail Cement
Qassim Cement Co (QCC) signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hail Cement Co (HCC) to commence discussions for QCC to acquire all issued shares of HCC....
HeidelbergCement rebrands to start a new chapter
This week ICR reported that HeidelbergCement was to change its name to Heidelberg Materials. This transformation towards a building materials company occurred gradually over th...
Votorantim Cimentos Maroc signs JV for industrial waste pre-treatment platform
Votorantim Cimentos Maroc and Veolia Group have signed a joint venture shareholding agreement for the implementation of an industrial waste pre-treatment platform. This...
Holcim completes Cantillana acquisition
Holcim has completed the acquisition of Cantillana, a specialty building solutions market leader in Belgium with 2022 estimated net sales of EUR80m. Cantillana offers a broa...
Empire Cement Factory under fire from local residents
The Empire Cement Factory (ECF) in Ghana is coming under pressure from local residents who claim the company is failing to adhere to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA...
Udaipur to raise funds through NCDs
India’s Udaipur Cement Works Ltd has announced that it will raise INR3500m (US$43.2m) in a private placement of non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The proposed date of allotm...
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