What's driving Nigerian cement demand?
BUA Cement announced this week that it would seek finance from the International Finance Corp (IFC) for a 6Mta cement expansion of its Sokoto cement plant in Kalambaina, Nigeri...
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Italy’s cement production contracts 16% in June
Cement output in Italy fell by 16 per cent YoY in June 2021, according to the country’s construction chamber, Federbeton. When compared with the 2015 base index production the ...
MPA urges UK government to alleviate energy burden
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has written to the UK Chancellor, Nadhim Zahawi, calling for urgent action to tackle the country’s energy crisis and alleviate the burden...
Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) reports 4% YoY drop in revenue
Luks Group (Vietnam Holdings) Company Ltd has announced revenue of HKD266.3m (US$33.9m) in the first half of 2022, down 4.1 per cent from HKD277.7m in the same period a year ...
Maple Leaf Cement reports 18.9% growth in profit during FY2022
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCF) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that the company declared its financial results for FY21-22 (July 2021-June 2022), whereby ea...
Oil down but coal rising again as gas prices advance
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Since ICR’s most recent energy report , the energy complex is falling, led by oil, more interest hikes and the fear of recessi...
CEMEX closes the sale of its Costa Rican operations
Through certain subsidiaries, CEMEX has successfully closed the previously informed sale of its operations in Costa Rica and El Salvador to Cementos Progreso Holdings SL , f...
Adani Enterprises replaces Shree Cement in Nifty50 on NSE
Adani Enterprises is to be included in the headline index Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) from 30 September 2022, replacing Shree Cement . According...
Lehigh Hanson awarded US$3.7m for Mitchell carbon capture project
Lehigh Hanson, Inc ( HeidelbergCement Group ) has received approximately US$3.7m funding from the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Managemen...
Swiss decarbonisation report claims high cost for industry to reach net zero
A collaborative decarbonisation report on the Swiss cement sector between ETH Zürich, Jura Cement , Vigier Holding , Holcim , cemsuisse, Swiss Federal Office of Energy and t...
Huaxin Cement sees revenue fall 2% in 1H22
China’s Huaxin Cement Co Ltd has reported revenue of CNY14,389m (US$2087m) in the first half of 2022, down 2.41 per cent YoY. The fall is being blamed on lower cement sales vol...
Seawater the key to low-carbon cement
Researchers at the University of Columbia, New York, USA, have developed a cement that uses magnesium hydroxide harvested from seawater instead of magnesium oxide, potentially ...
Picton plant applies for alternative low-carbon fuel permit
Lehigh Cement plant in Picton is examining alternative low-carbon fuels as part of its operations at the facility on County Road 49, just north of Picton, Ontario, Canada. Lehi...
Breedon extends rail infrastructure
A joint initiative between Breedon Group , Network Rail and the Welsh government has brought a disused freight yard back to life, resulting in lower CO 2 emissions, less road...
Canadian Cement Association joins Net-Zero Challenge
Canada’s cement industry has joined the Net-Zero Challenge. The Net-Zero Challenge is a voluntary initiative led by the government of Canada that encourages businesses to devel...
BUA Cement looks to finance 6Mta expansion project
BUA Cement is in talks with US-based International Finance Corporation (IFC) to raise funds through a loan to expand its cement facility, the company said in a statement to...
Akmenes Cementas to import SRF
Akmenes Cementas , Lithuania’s only cement producer, plans to import up to 200,000t of solid recovered fuel (SRF) for use in the second half of 2023. Last year the company rec...
UltraTech commissions 1.3Mta Dalla expansion
UltraTech Cement Ltd announced the commissioning of the 1.3Mta expansion to its Dalla Cement Works in Uttar Pradesh, India. As a result, the plant’s cement capacity is now 1....
Pakistan incurs huge losses due to flooding
The Pakistan government has initially estimated a loss of at least US$10bn caused by weeks of torrential rains and subsequent floods, which destroyed many houses and infrastruc...
ECOCEM launches Superfine
Ecocem has launched Superfine, a low-carbon, super high-grade ground granulated blastfurnace slag (GGBS) for specialist applications onto the European market. Ecocem Super...
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