Guangdong Tapai Group announces impact of energy regulation plans
China’s Guangdong Tapai Group Co has announced the expected impact on its operations of the local government’s plan to regulate energy consumption in 2021. The energy consumpti...
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Belterra clay could replace limestone in cement production
In a study, funded partly by the Brazilian Ministry of Education, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Germany, and Brazil’s University of Pará, have found that CO2...
Sinoma TCDRI receives Conch order for raw material roller presses
Sinoma Tianjin Cement Industry Design and Research Institute (TCDRI) has signed the equipment supply contract for the technical modification of a raw material roller press with...
Regional chief president calls for new Ghanaian cement factory
The President of the North East Regional House of Chiefs, Nayiri Naa Bohagu Abdulai Sheriga, has appealed to Ghana's government to establish a cement factory in the area to cr...
Cemex seeks to offset inflationary pressures with price hikes
Fernando A Gonzalez, CEO, opened yesterday's Cemex Day - Part II event with a look at some of the surprises of the last year. Not only has Cemex seen a 'V-shaped' recovery sinc...
Taiwan's producers see mixed September results
Taiwan’s Asia Cement has reported a 7.9 per cent YoY rise in September revenue to TWD7.83bn (US$278.97m) from TWD7.26bn in the year-ago period. In the first nine months of the ...
Swiss market remains stable in 9M21
Cement deliveries in Switzerland declined 2.5 per cent to 1,108,772t in the third quarter of 2021, according to cemsuisse, the country’s cement association. In the 3Q20 deliver...
Steppe Cement reports 16% revenue increase
Kazakhstan’s Steppe Cement has recorded an 8.5 per cent YoY rise in revenue to KZT12.05bn (US$28.33m) in the third quarter of 2021, compared to KZT11.11bn in the year-ago perio...
Indocement sees 3% uptick in 8M21 sales
ndonesia-based Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa is on track to sell up to 18.1Mt of cement in 2021, according to Mirae Asset Sekuritas analyst Mimi Halimin. The company has seen i...
Van Aalst wins repeat ship unloader order
Van Aalst Bulk Handling has won a contract to deliver a second ship unloader to one of the largest cement manufacturers in Bangladesh. The pneumatic ship unloader is designed t...
Cem'In'Eu awarded damages in competition lawsuit
The Saint-Nazaire Commercial Court, France, has dismissed all of LafargeHolcim's claims that Cem'In'Eu had been acted unfairly in competition following a claim made in July 20...
Construction firms and contractors drive 4% rise in Colombia’s cement demand
Colombian cement dispatches picked up 4.3 per cent to 1.098Mt in August 2021 from 1.052Mt in August 2020, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared with...
Tanga Cement sees net loss widen in 1H21
Tanzania’s Tanga Cement saw its net loss widen to TZS7.8bn (US$3.38m) in the first half of 2021, compared with a TZS5.2bn loss in the year-ago period. Around TZS2.6bn has be...
Saudi Arabian cement sales decline in September
The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers decreased by 11 per cent to 4.1Mt in September, from 4.6Mt in the same month last year, according to recent data issued by Yam...
Chile’s cement dispatches advance 21% in August
Cement dispatches by Chilean cement producers improved 21.1 per cent to 371,947t in August 2021 from 307,117t in August 2020, according to the Chilean construction chamber, CCh...
Morocco’s cement market expands 12% in September
Moroccan cement deliveries by member companies have advanced by 12.4 per cent YoY to 1,395,542t in September 2021 from 1,241,374t in September 2020, according to the Moroccan c...
Titan receives its first LNG tractor for cement transport
Titan Cement Group has acquired its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractor for cement transport within Greece, a pilot action in collaboration with BlueFuel and the Sarakaki...
Argentina's cement market expands 7% in September
Argentinian cement demand increased seven per cent YoY to 1,110,527t in September 2021 from 1,037,475t in September 2021, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. W...
West China Cement signs MoU for four projects worth US$800m
The government of Mozambique and West China Cement have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding regarding four industrial investment and development projects, with a to...
Cemex UK recovers pallets for circular economy initiative
Cemex UK is extending its commitment to waste reduction and the circular economy with merchants by relaunching its nationwide pallet recovery service. The Cemex pallet r...
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