US market sees modest contraction
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico reached 9.6Mta, down 2.3 per cent YoY, in July 2021, according to the US Geologica...
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Oman Cement reports flat net profit in 9M21
Oman Cement has posted a net profit after tax of OMR2.8m (US$7.28m) in the first nine months of the year, which is flat compared to OMR2.8m seen in the year-ago period. Total ...
AUMUND implements PREMAS® 4.0 at Jura-Cement
Since the beginning of 2021 Jura-Cement-Fabriken AG Switzerland (CRH group) has been using the newly-launched P REMAS ® 4.0 predictive maintenance solution (PMS) on an Aum...
UltraTech and PRESPL sign MoU for agri waste fuel
UltraTech Cement has announced signing a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Pvt Ltd (PRESPL). The MoU is part of Ul...
Titan Cement Group joins Business Ambition for 1.5°C
Titan Cement Group signed 'Business Ambition for 1.5˚C', a global campaign led by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) in partnership with the UN Global Compact and the ...
CEMBUREAU discusses Europe's future for cement
C EMBUREAU held its 'Cementing Europe's future: Action through policy' webinar on 12 October 2021 . Two panel discussions looked at whether the cement industry was Fit for 55...
The PCA releases its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has announced its Roadmap to Carbon Neutrality, an ambitious journey to carbon neutrality across the cement and concrete value chain by 20...
Dry bulk freight rates continue to soar
On 7 October 2021, the Baltic Dry Index, a global indicator of bulk freight rates, reached 5670, marking its highest level since September 2008. This compares to just 393 in mi...
UltraTech Cement commissions 1.2Mta of new capacity
India’s UltraTech Cement has commissioned 1.2Mta of new cement capacity, which is the first phase of the 19.5Mta capacity expansion project announced in December 2020. Additio...
WT to import 50,000t of cement into Jamaica
Jamaica’s Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce has granted an import licence to WT Ltd, which trades under the name of Growth Tech Special Projects. The licence enable...
Higher freight costs and port congestion send clinker price up in Côte d’Ivoire
In addition to the COVID-19 pandemic, the cement industry in Côte d’Ivoire has also faced unprecedented increases in the prices of sea freight, which has sent the price of clin...
ECOncrete Tech and LafargeHolcim US form partnership
ECOncrete Tech Ltd and LafargeHolcim (Holcim) in the US have joined forces to design and produce an ecologically beneficial concrete scour protection unit for offshore wind tu...
GCCA accelerates global CO2 emission reduction
Forty of the world’s leading cement and concrete manufacturers have joined forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to cut CO 2 emissions by a furth...
Shree Cement orders equipment for new greenfield project
India’s Shree Cement has contracted FLSmidth for a new greenfield project, including the world’s largest Cross-Bar ® Cooler, an OK TM cement mill and JETFLEX ® Burner. The n...
Cemex USA upgrades terminals in Florida
Cemex USA has invested US$8m to improve two cement terminals in Florida, which has enhanced its supply chain network to meet increased cement demand in the region. The comp...
1H cement sales fall 10% in Gabon
Gabon’s cement market contracted by 10.1 per cent to 197,246t in the 1H21 from 219,386t in the equivalent period of 2020, according to data by the country’s Ministry of Economy...
Cemex announces release of secured notes under the Facilities Agreement
Cemex has announced that the collateral that guarantees Cemex's debt under its main bank agreement and its senior secured notes have been released. Under Cemex's Facilities ...
Exergy International appoints a new CEO
Dario Puglisi is Exergy International's new Chief Executive Officer Exergy International, a leading provider of new-generation ORC power plants, a company jointly ...
September sales in Brazil continue to decline
Cement sales in Brazil slipped 1.6 per cent in September 2021 to 5.698Mt when compared with 5.812Mt sold in September 2020, according to Brazilian cement association, SNIC. T...
UNACEM acquires Cementos La Union's operations in Chile
Spain-based Cementos La Unión has closed a deal to sell its operations in Chile to UNACEM, following approval from the National Economic Prosecutor of Chile (FNE) last March. ...
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