Cement production in Tajikistan drops 9% in Jan-May
In the January-May 2022 period cement production in Tajikistan has declined 8.6 per cent YoY to 1.6Mt from 1.8Mt. In 2021 the country produced more than 4.2Mt with approximatel...
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US-Puerto Rican Portland and blended cement market contracts 5% in April
Shipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico declined by 5.3 per cent YoY to 9.2Mt in April 2022, according to the US Geological Surv...
Schwenk Latvija reports 5% increase in turnover in 2021
Schwenk Latvija has reported a 4.9 per cent YoY increase in turnover in 2021. The company's turnover reached EUR96.455m, while profit came in at EUR16.118m, up 31.9 per cent Yo...
Indian event highlights role of calcined clay cement
The best way forward is to adopt transformative technologies that help decarbonise the cement industry, according to a number of stakeholders who gathered for the 24th "trialog...
Holcim Maroc inaugurates Agadir plant
Holcim has opened its 1.6Mta Agadir-Souss plant in southern Morocco. Built in 2021, the company invested MAD3bn (US$299m) in the plant, which includes automation and artifi...
South Africa requests no cement price increases
The South African government has asked the country's cement producers to commit to no price increases in return for the government approving safeguard action against cheap impo...
The growing need to recycle concrete safely and responsibly
This week Holcim announced that it has successfully created the first clinker made entirely of recycled minerals and concrete. The circular economy can be truly closed in a cir...
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe to increase exports
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe made its first exports to Malawi and is expecting to build on the shipment to increase exports from Zimbabwe. “Because of our significant capacity, ...
HeidelbergCement supports circular city project
HeidelbergCement is to be a partner for the 'Circular City - Building Material Registry for the City of Heidelberg' project, alongside Drees & Sommer SE and the materials ...
Société de Ciments de Gabès begins kiln shutdown
Work on the kiln shutdown at Société de Ciments de Gabès cement plant in Tunisia began on 23 June 2022. The work is being carried out by Sotuqua. The plant , which...
Loesche performs VRM performance test
Loesche has successfully carried out a performance test of a new vertical roller mill for Bangladesh cement producer Seven Rings Cement ( Shun Shing Group) . "The Loesc...
PCA questions future of IIJA
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has voiced concerns over plans to suspend the US federal gas tax. US President Joe Biden called on Congress this week to suspend the tax i...
CEMBUREAU asks for speedy CBAM implementation
The European cement association CEMBUREAU has welcomed the adoption of the European Parliament reports on the EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and the EU Carbon Border Adjustme...
QuvasayCement cuts costs with Denair compressors
QuvasayCement JSC ( United Cement Group ) has replaced compressors at its production facility, saving up to US$25,109 annually on electricity costs. The facility in Uzbeki...
Negative sentiments spreading in freight markets
By Maria Vasyutenko, associate of Brannvoll ApS The USG Supramax/Ultramax spot freight market came under pressure amid increased tonnage supply in the area. Many vessels are...
Gujarat Sidhee Cement temporarily stops kiln
India-based Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd said it has stopped the kiln at its Sidheegram plant for 15-20 days. The stop has been attributed to the plant’s high clinker inventory. ...
Dai Duong Lines 3 and 4 under review
Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction has proposed Thanh Hoa’s provincial authority to review the construction of Lines 3 and 4 of Dai Duong JSC to avoid a glut in supply, accordi...
Kesoram to boost cement capacity to 15Mta
Kesoram Industries Ltd, part of the B K Birla Group, announced that its plans to increase its cement production capacity to 15Mta from 11Mta. The expansion plan will take 3-4 y...
Price in uptrend, volatile carbon market driven by political statements of changes to EU-ETS
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Carbon prices traded inside their uptrend channel within EUR82-95 with high volatility. As the Clean Dark Spread still offers b...
DG Khan Cement to install solar power plant in Punjab
DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (DGKC) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 21 June that its has signed an agreement and established a Letter of credit with Reon Energy Ltd fo...
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