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Vietnamese cement market contracts 33% in August
Cement sales in Vietnam fell 33 per cent YoY and 31 per cent MoM to 3,503,485t in August 2021, according to the Vietnamese cement association, VNCA. VICEM sales declined 31 per...
BUA Cement signs 70MW Wärtsilä power plant agreement
BUA has signed an agreement with Wärtsilä OY of Finland for the construction of a 70MW dual-fuel power plant for the BUA Cement Sokoto Line 4 in Sokoto state, northwest Nigeri...
AfriSam's Centre for Product Excellence reduces carbon footprint
AfriSam’s Centre for Product Excellence (CPE) is crucial to supporting customers in their quest for a low carbon future, according to the South Africa-based cement producer. Th...
HeidelbergCement to pilot eastern European CCUS project
Project ACCSESS will see a consortium of 18 industry partners and research organisations, including HeidelbergCement, collaborate in a range of activities to speed up deployme...
Rock Hard Cement closes operations in Trinidad
Rock Hard Cement has now closed its business in Trinidad and Tobago and is expected to look for opportunities elsewhere in the Caribbean. In a social media post, the company n...
Fancesa increases clinker sales to Chile
Bolivia-based Fancesa will be delivering an 8000t clinker shipment to Chile, following the 1000t cargo to CBB in the neighbouring state last month, according to Correo del Sur....
Askale Cement annnounces new corporate identity and vision
Aşkale Cement has changed its nearly 50-year corporate identity with a brand new image and design. The company has also announced its new vision that will guide its future goal...
Intercem Engineering delivers InterHop
Intercem Engineering completes Côte d'Ivoire order for InterHop Intercem Engineering GmbH has delivered an InterHop for fast truck loading and dust-free operatio...
Differing priorities for Oman's leading cement players
This week, Oman Cement Co announced that it is planning a 5600tpd brownfield expansion of its plant in Rusayl, Oman, as it builds a new kiln line, upgrades an existing line and...
Pakistan is entering a new cement capacity expansion phase
In a cement conference, conducted by AKD Securities Ltd CEO, Muhammad Farid Alam, on 15 September 2021, Pakistan's cement industry producers confirmed that the country has ent...
Clinker shortage result in surge in Mozambique prices
Due to a shortage in clinker supply, prices of cement in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique, have surged. Retail prices of cement are now priced at MZM700-800/50kg, up from MZM500-520/ba...
Cemex plans Guatemalan expansion
Cemex will increase its cement capacity in Guatemala by early 2023 with a new grinding mill at the Arizona facility in the port of San José. The new mill will increase cemen...
Coal rallies to 2009 highs – increased demand for petcoke as discounts widening – oil stable
By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The euro tested the lower range but remains bound between US$1.17-1.20. Focus on signs of change in the Fed or ECB’s interes...
Helwan Cement to install WHR system
Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC), owned by Heidelberg Cement group, has announced an investment of around US$20m to build a waste heat recivery system (WHR) at its Helwan...
The increasing trend in coal prices may hit Pakistan’s cement industry
Pakistan’s top cement manufacturers termed the growing trend in coal prices detrimental to the county's cement industry. Its negative impact may dent the cement companies' pro...
RHI Magnesita appoints new COO
RHI Magnesita has announced a new member of its global executive management team. Effective from 1 October 2021, Rajah Jayendran, currently head of operations Europe/CIS/Turke...
Vietnam exports up, domestic market contracts
Vietnamese cement producers sold 8.09Mt of cement in August 2021, representing an eight per cent drop YoY as the COVID-19 pandemic suspended construction projects, according to...
Vicat announces methanol production at Montalieu-Vercieu cement plant
In partnership with Hynamics, a subsidiary of the EDF Group specialising in hydrogen production, Vicat is developing an integrated solution for capturing CO 2 and producing ...
Cimencam sets up subsidiary to study additional plants
Cameroon’s Cimencam, part of LafargeHolcim Maroc, plans to create a new subsidiary in Figuil in the north of the country, where it currently runs a 0.15Mta cement plant. The ne...
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