AfriSam wins Roadstab cement road stabilisation order
AfriSam's specialised Roadstab cement is creating a safer and wider R67/5 road between Queenstown and Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape, South Africa. The Raubex Constructio...
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JK Cement launches new brand identity
JK Cement has launched a contemporary and forward-looking corporate brand identity. The new avatar of JK Cement was officially unveiled at a virtual event by Dr Raghavpat Sing...
Pakistan cement dispatches grow by 13% in June
Pakistan’s cement sector posted a robust YoY growth of 12.73 per cent in June 2021, as total dispatches rose to 5.211Mt against 4.623Mt in June 2020. Cement dispatches rose by ...
BUA rewards employees with NGN2bn bonuses after record year
Abdul Samad Rabiu, the largest shareholder and Chairman of BUA Cement Plc, Nigeria, has announced a share bonus gift from his pool of shares for employees of the company worth ...
JK Cement aims for 10% revenue growth in FY22
India’s JK Cement is targeting up to 10 per cent revenue growth in the FY21-22, due to a push for more infrastructure projects and pent-up demand, according to The Mint. Alon...
Lhoist North America starts up new lime kin
Lhoist North America and Maerz Ofenbau AG have started up a new lime kiln in Montevallo, USA. The Maerz R4S type PFR kiln has a nominal production rate of 600tpd of soft-burned...
Umm Al Qura Cement appoints chairman
Saudi Arabia’s Umm Al Qura Cement Co has appointed Abdullah Abdulaziz Suleiman Alabdulatif as its chairman. The board also appointed Saud Mahamed Ali Al Sabhan as vice-chairman...
Extinction Rebellion target LafargeHolcim's Paris facility
Members of Extinction Rebellion protested at LafargeHolcim’s ready-mix concrete operations in Paris, last week, denouncing what they called the firm's environmentally damaging ...
Sinoma Construction to supply 2000tpd white cement line for Biskria Cement
Sinoma Construction Algeria has signed a contract with Biskria Cement for a 2000tpd white cement project, including site installation and civil construction service contract. ...
Cemex's new growth phase
Cemex Day was held last week and looked at the company's investment and sustainability strategy going forwards. One of the most significant developments for the company is it...
Pakistan's cement exports rise 5% YoY
Cement exports from Pakistan increased 4.6 per cent YoY during the first eleven months of FY20-21, rising to US$253.584m from US$242.505m, according to the Pakistan Bureau of S...
Royal Bodewes to build two new cement carriers
Dutch shipbuilder Royal Bodewes has received an order to build two more cement carriers for Cyprus-based Eureka Shipping, according to MarineLink. The two newbuilds will be ...
CSN confirms acquisition of Elizabeth Cimentos
Brazil’s Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN), the largest steel company in Brazil and Latin America, has reached an agreement to acquire Elizabeth Cimentos for BRL1.08bn (US$2...
Wonder Cement orders mill from Gebr Pfeiffer
India’s Wonder Cement has ordered its eighth vertical roller mill from Gebr Pfeiffer to grind petroleum coke and coal. The producer is starting the expansion of its cement pla...
Saudi Cement announces new board member
Saudi Cement Co has announced the resignation of board member Mohammad Sulaiman Balghonaim and the appointment of Mansour Mohammed Balghonaim as a member of the board to comple...
Indonesian cement consumption up 19% YoY in May
Indonesian cement demand decreased by 1Mt to 3.68Mt in May 2021 when compared with the previous month, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). However, when compa...
S&P upgrades credit rating of Buzzi Unicem
The Standard and Poor (S&P) credit rating agency has upgraded the creditworthiness of Buzzi Unicem, as of 30 June 2021. It has now raised its long-term rating from ‘BBB-’ to ‘B...
Cement dispatches in Colombia up 16% in May
Colombian cement sales increased 15.5 per cent YoY to 815,400t in May 2021 from 705,900t in May 2020, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. When compared with May...
Gujarat Sidhee Cement posts 28% rise in profit
India’s Gujarat Sidhee Cement Ltd has reported a 27.8 per cent YoY rise in consolidated profit to INR207.9m (US$2.79m) in the 4QFY20-21, up from INR162.7m in the year-ago perio...
Indonesian cement exports see 119% YoY rise in 5M21
While cement exports from Indonesia decreased from 1.2Mt in March and April to 1Mt in May, the January-May 2021 volume saw a 119 per cent YoY rise to 5.69Mt, according to the I...
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