WCA focus on MENA region decarbonisation
The World Cement Association (WCA) has held its first CEO-exclusive, pre-conference webinar, in which participants concluded that cement producers in the Middle East and North ...
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Hanson UK receives Ketton and Ribblesdale EVs
Hanson UK ( HeidelbergCement group ) has taken delivery of two fully electric vans, which are the first step towards meeting its sustainability commitment to its van fleet b...
Cementos Yura sees advance in 2Q domestic and export sales
Cementos Yura, Peru, increased domestic cement dispatches by 12 per cent YoY in the 2Q22. In addition, export sales advanced by 22 per cent YoY in the 2Q22 on the back of hig...
June sales in Chile down 16%
Chile’s cement market contracted 16.4 per cent YoY as cement producers dispatched 297,514t of product in June 2022, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CChC. In June...
UNACEM sees contracting 2Q profit margin
Peru-based UNACEM reported a consolidated net profit of PEN110.8m (US$26.7m), up 25.8 per cent YoY, as the company’s revenues increased and interest expenses fell. However, the...
Adbri provides Kwinana update
Adbri Ltd reported that the upgrade of its Kwinana cement plant in Western Australia, originally budgeted at AUD199m (US$137.3m), is likely to see a 15 per cent hike in cos...
Najran Cement appoints new chairman and vice chairman
Saudi-Arabian cement producer Najran Cement Co has appointed Waleed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Mousa as chairman of the company’s board of directors. Fahd bin Abdullah Al-Rajhi has...
Brazil's cement sales decline by 7% in July
Cement sales in Brazil fell by 6.6 per cent YoY to 5.51Mt in July 2022 from 5.899Mt in July 2021, according to the Brazilian cement association, SNIC. However, when considering...
Iran’s cement market expands by 34% in July 2022
Iranian cement demand reached 5.36Mt in July 2022, according to the Iranian Cement Association. This represents a YoY increase of 34 per cent when compared with July 2022, when...
Gujarat Sidhee Cement reports revenue fall
Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd (GSCL) has recorded total income of INR1.89bn (US$23.69m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2022, compared to INR2.04bn in the quarter ended 31 March 202...
Ssangyong Cement order fourth KHD Pyrorotor®
Ssangyong Cement C&E Company Ltd has ordered another KHD’s Pyrorotor ® for its Donghae plant in South Korea. Ssangyong Cement C&E Company Ltd (Korea) awarded another sup...
Umm Al-Qura Cement Co posts 55% fall in net profit in 1H22
Saudi cement producer, Umm Al-Qura Cement Co has posted a 55 per cent fall in net profit during the 1H22 owing to lower cement sales, compared to the 1H21. Profits in the...
Shiva Cement turnover down 88%
India’s Shiva Cement has reported turnover for FY2021-22 of INR34.65m (US$433,491), down 88 per cent YoY, primarily due to the suspension of plant operations on the back of o...
Nesher Cement fined for breaking Clean Air Law
Nesher Israel Cement Enterprises ( Clal Industries ), Israel’s only producer of cement, has been fined nearly ILS6m (US$1.9m) for violations of the Clean Air Law, the Environ...
Indian cement's fuel strategy alters
While the Ukraine-Russian war rages on, the impact on fuel prices can clearly be seen across the globe. Indian cement manufacturers are having to reconsider their strategies fo...
Argentine cement consumption up 10% in July
Cement demand in Argentina increased by 9.9 per cent in July 2022, according to the AFCP, the country cement association. Dispatches were up 3.9 per cent MoM to 1,146,900t. T...
FLSmidth increases cement order intake by 8% in 2Q22
FLSmidth’s cement order intake increased eight per cent organically in the 2Q22, as a result of improved underlying performance and improved market conditions. The quarter inc...
JK Cement sees 33% increase in revenue
India’s JK Cement has reported revenue from operations of INR21,664m (US$271.5m) in the quarter ended 30 June 2022. This compares to INR16,336m in the same period a year earl...
Cheetah Cement Botswana to reduce country's cement imports
Cheetah Cement Botswana (Pty) Ltd, which includes investment from Chinese backers, has promised to play a crucial role in helping Botswana cut its cement imports to zero. B...
CSN gets green light to acquire LafargeHolcim Brasil
Brazil’s antitrust regulator CADE has given its approval to steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional’s (CSN) acquisition of Holcim’s local cement business. The deal is believe...
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