Hsing Ta Cement posts 14% increase in revenue
Taiwan’s Hsing Ta Cement has seen its revenue in June 2021 fall 19.5 per cent YoY to TWD492m (US$17.54n) from TWD611.25m. In the January-June period, revenue improved 13.6 p...
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Universal Cement records 12% rise in revenue
Taiwan’s Universal Cement has posted a 10.2 per cent YoY decline in June revenue to TWD407.13bn (US$14.5m) from TWD453.56m in the year-ago period. In the first six months of ...
Beumer Maschinenfabrik appoints new managing director
Dr Jörn Fontius, Beumer Maschinenfabrik's new Managing Director Beumer Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co KG has appointed Dr Jörn Fontius as its new managing director. ...
Sweden's Supreme Land and Environmental Court rejects Cementa mining application
The Swedish Supreme Land and Environmental Court has rejected Cementa's application to renew its permit to mine limestone at the company’s existing quarries in Slite, Gotland. ...
Indian government sets up new cement council
The Indian government has set up a 25-member development council for the cement industry, which will suggest ways to eliminate waste, obtain maximum production, improve quality...
NCL Industries announces 52% rise in production
India’s NCL Industries has announced a 52 per cent YoY increase in cement production to 706,370t in the first quarter of FY21-22. Cement dispatches were also up 44 per cent to ...
ECEBOL reaches 80% capacity utilisation since restart
Three weeks after its restart, Empresa Püblica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia (ECEBOL) has achieved a capacity utilisation rate of 80 per cent, according to Bolivian President,...
Bruks Siwertell completes US ship unloader order
Bruks Siwertell has completed the commissioning of a new Siwertell ST 640-M screw-type ship unloader in Houston, Texas, USA. The undisclosed owners have switched from ba...
La Union plant receives ISO Certifications
The Holcim Philippines La Union plant has successfully secured the latest ISO certification for occupational health and safety management systems, and is being recertified for...
Cemento Rocafuerte opens Belize's first cement plant
Cemento Rocafuerto, a subsidiary of Guatemala-based Cemento Progreso, has opened Belize’s first cement plant at Mile 34 of the George Price Highway, near the capital Belmopan, ...
Holcim acquires southern German building materials company
Holcim has reached an agreement to acquire Heinrich Teufel GmbH & Co KG, a regional player in aggregates and ready-mix concrete in southern Germany. The company's Regio...
Steppe Cement sees sales volume rise 10%
Kazakhstan’s Steppe Cement has seen its cement sales volumes rise 10 per cent YoY to 840,661t in the first half of 2021, compared to 764,752t in the first six months of last ye...
Belarusian Cement Plant reports 7% production increase
Belarusian Cement Plant has reported a 7.3 per cent YoY rise in production to 710,000t of cement in the first five months of 2021. The volume of production in actual prices ros...
Egypt to cut cement manufacturing by 11%
Egypt's competition authority has approved a request by 23 cement manufacturers to temporarily reduce production to reduce output, setting a baseline cut at 10.69 per cent. ...
Fortescue Metals Group to diversify into green cement
Australia-based iron ore mining specialist Fortescue Metals Group says it has produced both green iron and green cement in trials that are part of the company's plans to becom...
Sinoma signs EPC contract for La Union renovation project
Sinoma Construction and Holcim Philippines have signed a cloud contract for the renovation of the La-Union cement plant. The signing ceremony took place simultaneously in Beij...
India's cement production falls in April and May
India's cement production was down by 11 per cent MoM in April and 18 per cent MoM in May, due to the rise of COVID-19 cases and the subsequent lockdown restrictions by many st...
Cement consumption in Argentina sees 21% hike in June
Argentina's cement market expanded by 20.5 per cent YoY and by 10% MoM to 961,340t in June 2021, according to AFCP, the country’s cement association. Domestic demand was enti...
Bolivian market sees 7% MoM decline in April
Cement consumption in Bolivia surged to 286,667t in April 2021 from a very low base of 39,222t in April 2020 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to INE, the c...
Jammu and Kashmir Cement awaits closure
The government of Jammu and Kashmir are close to winding up J&K Cement Ltd. This is the only government-owned cement manufacturing plant in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Official...
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