Peruvian cement market expands 5% in February
Cement dispatches in Peru reached 1.088Mt in February 2022, up five per cent when compared with February 2021, according to the Peruvian cement association, Asocem. The total i...
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Maple Leaf Cement Co’s expansion project nears completion
Maple Leaf Cement Co (MLCF) is expecting to complete the Kiln Line No 4 expansion at the existing site in Iskanderabad, Mianwali district, Pakistan, in October 2022. This wil...
Norcem temporarily halts production at plants
Norway-based Norcem has suspended operations at its Brevik and Kjøpsvik plants due to annual scheduled maintenance work and the crash of a central mill engine at Kjøpsvik. In a...
Building material prices continue to rise in Germany
Cement prices in Germany rose by 4.9 per cent YoY in February, according to the recently-published producer price index by the German statistics office, Statistisches Bundesamt...
BUA Cement fire results in loss of three lives
The management of BUA Cement PLC at the weekend announced a fire incident that occurred at a diesel storage tank farm situated in the vicinity of one of its plants in Sokoto...
InterCement records total cement and clinker volumes of 20.1Mt in 2021
InterCement ’s total cement and clinker volume reached 20.1Mt in 2021, an increase of six per cent in comparison to 2020, while in 4Q21 volumes were at solid 5.1Mt, stable whe...
Kenya considers duty increase on imported clinker
The Kenyan government is considering an increase on duty on imported clinker to rein in trading malpractices. It says some errant cement companies have been abusing the low tax...
DR Congo sees cement price hike after reintroduction VAT
The price of cement in central Democratic Republic of Congo has increased from COF15,500 (US$7.70) to COF21,210 from 17 March, according to local news sources. The hike follow...
Maple Leaf Cement records consolidated profit of PKR2.757bn
In 1HFY22 Maple Leaf Cement ’s consolidated profit stood at PKR2.757bn (US$15.27m) as against PKR1.625bn for the corresponding period last year, representing an increase of 70...
Cemex Poland receives Environmental Product Declaration certification
Cemex Poland has obtained Type III Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) certificates for cement and selected concrete products. The Building Research Institute-issued docu...
Spain's cement sector closes plants as energy prices rocket
This week Spain's cement industry reacted to rising energy prices with the temporary closure of several cement plants. Cementos Portland Valderrivas, Tudela Veguin and FYM-Heid...
Titan Cement records revenue growth of EUR1714.6m in 2021
Titan Cement Group generated record revenues of EUR1714.6m, up 6.7 per cent from 2020, reflecting higher demand and a supportive pricing environment. EBITDA declined by 4.6 p...
FYM-HeidelbergCement temporarily shuts down Málaga clinker production
The FYM - HeidelbergCement Group cement plant in Málaga, of which the sale to Votorantim Cimentos is being finalised, will stop its clinker production until the end of Marc...
Elementia to invest US$40m in El Salvador
Mexico-based Elementia is investing US$40m in its Cementos Fortaleza plant in Acajutla, El Salvador. The project will add 0.3Mta of cement capacity to the country and is expect...
Oman Cement Co reports OMR4.447m net profit
Oman Cement Co posted a net profit of OMR4.447m (US$11.57m) for 2021, representing a growth in its commercial activities despite the economic impact of COVID-19. Eng Salem ...
Buzzi Union USA Inc and Alamo Cement to transition to Portland limestone cement
In keeping with their commitment to the environment and the Portland Cement Association's Roadmap to carbon neutrality, Massimo Toso, President and CEO of Buzzi Unicem USA In...
Cement producers raise prices in Vietnam
Cement manufacturers have raised prices by VND100,000-150,000 (US$4.40-6.60) /t, or by 5.5-8.3 per cent, in Vietnam, claiming production costs have risen. Ha Tien 1 Ceme...
EC agrees on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM)
The European Council (EC) has reached agreement (general approach) on the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) regulation, which is one of the key elements of the Europea...
Spanish cement demand expands 14% in February
Cement consumption in Spain increased 14 per cent YoY to 1,269,455t, representing the best sales in February in the last five years, according to Oficemen, the Spanish cement a...
Pakistan's cement/clinker exports observe a mixed trend in 8MFY22
Pakistan's cement and clinker exports have observed a mixed trend in the first eight months of FY21-22. During a presentation, Mohsin Naqvi, group director finance of Maple Le...
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