Argos reports consolidated EBITDA of COP2.16bn in 2021
Argos, Grupo Argos' cement company , reported a consolidated EBITDA of COP2.16bn (US$55m) at the end of 2021, representing an increase of 34 per cent compared to 2020 and the...
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First Graphene receives UK grant to develop graphene-enhanced cement
First Graphene-led consortium of partners has been awarded a UK government grant to develop high-performance graphene-enhanced cement. The GBP190,034 grant was award...
CBR's Antoing site undergoes successful maintenance upgrades
Maintenance took place at CBR’s Antoing cement plant for a period of three weeks (between 17 January and 6 February 2022). All of CBR’s maintenance teams were mobilised...
Cementos Argos erects industrialised plant for concrete modular solutions
With the installation of the first industrialised plant for concrete modular solutions in Colombia, Argos will begin to produce and market modular solutions in concrete for b...
Geopolitical risk drives entire energy complex higher with oil at 8-year peak and coal supporting petcoke prices
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro rose sharply from US$1.1150 to US$1.1450 after the European Central Bank hinted that rate hikes were on the way, ba...
Cementos Molins sets its targets on 2030
Most, if not all, of the multinational cement producers have, stated their sustainability and environmental targets for decarbonisation. Cementos Molins SA, a leading Spanish c...
Peru’s cement market expands in January 2022
Cement dispatches to the Peruvian cement market by Asocem members reached 1.012Mt, up two per cent YoY and by 22 per cent when compared with January 2020, according to Peru’s c...
Ambuja Cements record 23% net sales YoY growth in full year 2021
Ambuja Cements (Holcim group) reports net sales for the full 2021year stood at INR 137,940m (US$1.83m) compared to INR 111,750m in the previous year, registering a gro...
Bedeschi delivers new Eco-Hopper to Melón
The new Eco-Hopper supplied by Bedeschi Spa to Chilean cement producer Cemento Melón SA is reaching the working position on the Mardones pier in the southern port of Punta A...
COVID-19 in southern Bhutan leads to cement shortage in Thimpu
Builders in Thimphu are reporting cement shortages as cement agents in the town have depleted their stocks. Cement is currently stuck at the cement plants of Penden Cement A...
Hanson UK acquires waste removal company
Hanson UK ( HeidelbergCement group ) has acquired Manchester-based A1 Services as part of its strategy to conserve the use of natural resources and its commitment to the cir...
Algerian trucker dispute threatens clinker exports
Following the decision of the Algerian authorities to strictly apply the laws of overloading trucks, the transport sector has responded with a call for higher transport rates, ...
Brazilian cement market contracts 9% in January
Total cement sales in Brazil (including exports) declined by 8.6 per cent YoY to 4.6Mt in January 2022, according the country’s cement association, SNIC. When compared with Dec...
Societe de Ciment de Cote d'Ivoire sees inauguration second plant
Côte d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister, Jérôme Patrick Achi, has inaugurated the second cement plant of Société de Ciment de Côte d’Ivoire in Yopougon’s industrial zone in Abidjan. ...
Puerto Rican cement sales dip 12% in January
Cement sales in Puerto Rico declined 11.5 per cent to 45,622t in January 2022 when compared to January 2021, according to the country’s Statistics Institute. It is the second c...
Mangal Industries selects Sinoma to build 3Mta cement plant
An indigenous Nigerian firm, Mangal Industries had signed a US$600m deal agreement with Sinoma International Engneeering of China for the construction of a 3Mta cement plant an...
Bruks Siwertell wins mobile ship unloader order from Swecem
Bruks Siwertell has secured a new order for a next-generation Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader from Merit producer and cement importer, Swecem AB, a subsidiary of Peab Grou...
BMH Technology Oy wins MSW to RDF project order in Vietnam
BMH Technology Oy will supply a Tyrannosaurus ® waste-to-fuel plant to TTCL Vietnam Corp Ltd as the main EPC Contractor in Bắc Ninh province, Vietnam. The line will pro...
FLSmidth advances two Board of Directors nominations
FLSmidth & Co A/S Board of Directors has nominated current Vice Chairman, Tom Knutzen, as new Chairman of the Board, taking over from Vagn Sørensen after an 11-year tenure. Mr ...
Vicat reports 29% rise in consolidated net income in 2021
Vicat saw its consolidated sales advance by 11.3 per cent to EUR3123m in 2021 from EUR2805m in 2020. At constant scope and exchange rates the increase was 16.2 per cent. EB...
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