Penta Engineering appoints senior structural engineer
Penta Engineering Corp appoints Dian Delchev PE as Senior Structural Engineer rejoining the structural department. His experience includes structural design of large pr...
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Ribblesdale cement plant hosts first UK net-zero commercial fuel trial
A UK cement kiln has successfully been operated using a net zero fuel as part of a world-first demonstration using hydrogen technology. Led by the Mineral Products Assoc...
Lafarge Mauritius and Kolos reduce cement price
After Mauritius-based cement importer Kolos Cement Ltd dropped its retail price for Eco Plus cement from MUR143.84/bag (US$3.37/bag) to MUR135.84, Lafarge Mauritius has announc...
Medcem orders 9000tpd kiln line from Sintek
Sintek has signed a contract with Medcem for a new integrated production line in Turkey. The new line will have a clinker production capacity of 9000tpd and will cost approxi...
Sinoma CBMI Construction wins order for new Domicem production line
Sinoma CBMI Construction will construct a new production line for Domicem (Colacem group) in the Dominican Republic. Colacem announced, in March 2021, that it would invest...
JK Cement commissions capacity upgrade at Nimbahera works
India's JK Cement has completed a capacity upgrade project at its Nimbahera works in Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. The clinker capacity of Line 3 has been increased to 6500tpd from ...
Bruks Siwertell delivers ship unloader to Ozinga
Bruks Siwertell has delivered a Siwertell road-mobile ship unloader to Ozinga. The next-generation unit promises to secure environmentally-friendly cement handling for the com...
Indonesia's cement demand up 3% in August
Indonesian cement consumption increased by 2.9 per cent to 6.03Mt in August 2021, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). In the January-August 2021 period, deman...
PPC not to raise capital and focus on growth
South Africa-based PPC has successfully refinanced its debt and is close to finalising its restructuring. Therefore, the company will not require a capital raise, said its CEO,...
HeidelbergCement acquires minority stake in Command Alkon
HeidelbergCement has signed an agreement to acquire 45 per cent of Command Alkon, a leading supplier of comprehensive supply chain technology solutions for heavy building mater...
Sinoma Overseas wins Turkish kiln line project
This September, Sinoma Overseas was awarded the contract by Kentcim Group for the main equipment supply and technical services for a 4250tpd cement production line in southern...
Coal rally continues amid high European gas prices
Since ICR’s most recent energy report , the coal rally continues, driven by high prices for gas and CO2 allowances in Europe. Coal prices for the 4Q22 are currently at US$163/...
Ghana cement factory needs US$4m to be resurrected
The pozzolana cement factory established by the Building and Road Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-BRRI), and abandoned earlier t...
Wartsila extends O&M agreement with Lafarge Africa
Wärtsilä has signed a five-year Operation & Maintenance (O&M) agreement with Nigeria's Lafarge Africa Plc. The agreement covers the 100MW Lafarge Ewekoro power plant and is an ...
Holcim completes bolt-on acquisitions in the US and Poland
Holcim has closed the acquisition of the Utelite Corp in Coalville, Utah (US), a leading producer of lightweight aggregates. Utelite will join Holcim’s Mountain region, alongsi...
Iranian cement demand expands 7% MoM in August
Iran’s cement consumption reached 4.27Mt in August 2021, according to the Iranian cement association. This represents a 6.8 per cent uptick when compared with July 2021. Ceme...
Institute of Concrete Technology joins the WCA
The World Cement Association (WCA) announced today it has further expanded its international network of members by welcoming the Institute of Concrete Technology (ICT) as an af...
Ecocem appoints Benelux MD and technical director
Ecocem is appointing Paul Roos as Ecocem Benelux Managing Director and Joris Schoon as Technical Developer. Prior to this appointment, Paul was the EMEA Commercial Direc...
International Cement Korday plans new 1.5Mta project
Kazakhstan’s International Cement Korday (International Cement Group Ltd) has entered into a joint venture agreement with Nurzhan Shakirov for the construction of a cement plan...
Holcim Croatia to invest HRK9.6m in low-carbon cement
Holcim Croatia will invest HRK9.6m (US$1.5m) in a project to develop low-carbon cement production. Around 35 per cent of this amount will be a HRK3.3m grant from Innovation Nor...
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