New cement plant for Yuzhnaya on Sakhalin
The Sakhalin Oblast Development Corp is planning the construction of a cement plant in Smirnykhovsky District in the Yuzhnaya priority development area (PDA) and has agreed to ...
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SBI acquires minority stake in JSW Cement
The State Bank of India (SBI) has acquired a minority stake in JSW Cement Ltd at an investment of INR1bn (US$13.23m). The capital is expected to support the company’s capacit...
Peruvian cement market expands 3% in November
Cement dispatches in Peru increased three per cent YoY and 21 per cent when compared with November 2019 to 1.208Mt, according to Asocem, the country’s cement association. Asoc...
Kalambaina Cement sees successful start-up of Line 3 project
Sinoma CBMI has announced the successful start-up of its EPC project for Kalambaina Cement (BUA) in Sokoto, Nigeria. Work on the 3Mta Line 3 began in the 2Q19 and carried o...
Cruz Azul legal dispute risks sustained cement production
Mexico-based cement producer Cruz Azul is currently facing a legal conflict in its plant in Tula, Hidalgo, that threatens to impact cement production. The plant currently emplo...
World Cement Association unanimously approves Climate Policy
The World Cement Association (WCA) has today announced the unanimous approval of its proposed Climate Policy and the re-election of CUCC Chairman Cui Xingtai to the Board of Di...
UltraTech Cement begins operations at Navi Mumbai terminal
India’s UltraTech Cement has begun operations at its bulk terminal in Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai. As the company’s 7th bulk terminal, it has a 1.2Mta capacity and is expected to st...
Tokyo Cement commissions new terminal capacity
Sri Lanka’s Tokyo Cement has commissioned operations at its expanded Colombo terminal, following a LKR2.5bn (US$12.35m) investment. The capacity upgrade will fully come onli...
Peruvian cement industry gears up for low-carbon times
This week, FLSmidth announced that it would be supplying a new pyroprocessing line to Cementos Pacasmayo in Peru. When completed, the project will turn Cementos Pacasmayo into ...
Iran’s cement consumption at 5.36Mt in November
The Iranian cement market required a supply of 5.36Mt in November 2021, according to the Iranian Cement Association. Domestic supply of cement and clinker reached 5.35Mt and ...
After sharp falls in oil and coal, Omicron fears fading – petcoke down but with coal slowly higher, discounts return to positive
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro broke lower due to hawkish talk from the US Federal Reserve of higher yields in 2022. There is a range of US$1.12-1.16...
Fives signs contract to deliver burner for alternative fuel firing
Fives is set to supply a Pillard NOVAFLAM ® Evolution burner to a major French and international cement player, which is expected to help the producer achieve 100 per cent us...
VostokCement completes repair of kiln
Russia’s VostokCement has completed the repair of the second rotary kiln at its Teploozersk facility. During two months of work, the lining was replaced, the smoke pump was r...
MPA to model carbonation of concrete
A UK Government-backed project to calculate and measure the carbon dioxide emissions that are naturally absorbed by concrete used in UK buildings and infrastructure, is set to...
GCCA releases updated EPD tool
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has announced the global verification of its Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) 3.1 tool, which will help cement and co...
Morocco's listed cement producers to end 2021 on positive note
Cement producers listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange are expected to end 2021 with net results up 30.1 per cent YoY, according to Ecofin Agency. The positive performance is...
Yamama Cement Co makes early loan repayments
Yamama Cement Co announced the early repayment of SAR130m (US$34.6m) worth of two loan installments to Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF), according to a bourse filing. ...
Carbon Re joins WCA
Carbon Re has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate corporate member. Carbon Re is the world’s first AI-powered platform developing solutions to cut costs...
Foundation stone for Shree Cement's Punjab plant
The Punjab Chief Minister, Charanjit Singh Channi, has laid the foundation stones of Shree Cement’s Punjab plant at Deh Kalan village, and a medical college at Ghabdan vill...
BUA Cement announce passing of company secretary
The Board and Management of BUA Group regret to announce the passing of Ahmed Aliyu (1975-2021), company secretary and chief legal adviser of BUA Cement Plc. Ahmed was also ...
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