Dal Engineering delivers two rotary kiln piers
Turkey-based Dal Engineering has delivered two rotary kiln piers, each with a diameter of 3.9m and a length of 44m, to Asos, in Turkey. The two rotary kiln piers were delivere...
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MVW Lechtenberg & Partners joins WCA as associate corporate member
The World Cement Association (WCA) has welcomed MVW Lechtenberg & Partners (MVW), as an associate corporate member. “We are delighted to announce that MVW Lechtenberg &...
Kenyan cement consumption grows by 18% in 1H22
Kenyan cement consumption grew 18 per cent in the half year ended June, driven by increased construction activities in the private sector that defied a surge in cement prices, ...
Holcim launches world's first 1.5°C science-based framework
Holcim has announced the launch of the world’s first 1.5°C science-based framework to decarbonise the cement industry, following its partnership with the Science Based Target...
Fauji Cement more than doubles revenue in FY2022
Pakistan-based Fauji Cement Company Ltd has reported revenue of PKR54,243m (US$227m) in the year ended 30 June 2022, compared to PKR24,271m in the same period a year earlier....
Cementos Molins introduces waste raw materials to production line
Cementos Molins has invested in a new dispenser for one of its raw mills that allows the use of 95,000tpa of alternative raw materials with an equivalent saving of materials ...
Lack of standards is a barrier to sustainability drive, says RICS
Although progress is being seen in some aspects of the built environment on the drive to be more sustainable, the rate of advancement needs to accelerate significantly and beco...
PFA replacement for CEM II cements launched
Innovative Ash Solutions (IAS) has launched a new environmentally-friendly replacement for pulverised fly ash (PFA) ingredient in cement production. The UK company is a 50/5...
HeidelbergCement becomes Heidelberg Materials
HeidelbergCement has changed its name to Heidelberg Materials . The company revealed its new brand identity in the presence of hundreds of employees at its headquarters in Hei...
Cementa releases 2022 economic report
Cementa has released its economic report 2022. This year's economic report presents an unusual number of uncertainties surrounding the international economic situation, which...
Makin Teguh Sdn Bhd launches Lahad Datu cement plant
Makin Teguh Sdn Bhd (MTSB), in which Bornoil holds a 30 per cent stake, has opened a new cement plant, located adjacent to Borneo’s first limestone and marble quarry in Sabah...
CEMEX reaffirms commitment to UN SDGs
CEMEX has announced that it is reaffirming its commitment to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly those focused on climate action; sustainab...
Hoffmann Green sees 11% YoY rise in cement sales
France-based Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies , a specialist in the production of clinker-free cement, has reported revenue of EUR544,000 in the first half of 2022, up from ...
UN special advisor pleads 'decarbonise now!'
Selwin Hart, special advisor to the UN Secretary General on Climate Action and Just Transition, said: "Despite being well behind the eight ball the window to reduce global warm...
QNCC and Gord sign MoU on low-carbon products
The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) and Gulf Organisation for Research & Development (Gord) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) pledging to improve efforts a...
Holcim expands digital customer platform
Holcim is expanding its proprietary digital customer platform, ConcreteDirect, from North America to Europe and Latin America. This expansion of the comprehensive digital pla...
Peru’s cement market expands 3% in August
Cement dispatches in Peru edged up by three per cent YoY to 1.227Mt in August 2022 when compared with 1.192Mt dispatched in August 2021, according to the country’s cement assoc...
Adani Group to double cement production capacity
The Adani Group plans to double its cement production capacity over the next five years, according to Gautam Adani, group chairman. Speaking at an event in Mumbai to mark the...
CRH completes latest phase of buyback programme
CRH plc has completed the latest phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further US$0.3bn of cash to shareholders. Between 16 June 2022 and 19 September 2022, 8.2m ...
Pakistan sees a mixed export trend between July and August
Pakistan's cement and clinker exports earned revenue of US$17.217m by dispatching 329,128t of cement and clinker overseas in the first two months (July-August) of the current f...
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