Cameroon’s Minister of Commerce threatens to shut down Cimencam plant
Cameroon’s Minister of Commerce, Luc Mbarga Atangana has informed LafargeHolcim’s Cameroon subsidiary Cimencam it will shut down the cement plant if it proceeds to increase its...
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NSK bearings with patented cage
The ECA series of spherical roller bearings can accommodate more rollers of larger size A new series of spherical roller bearings with a patented cage design ...
Votorantim Cimentos set to acquire Cementos Balboa
Votorantim Cimentos, through its Spanish subsidiary Corporación Noroeste, has entered into an agreement for the full acquisition of Cementos Balboa. Cementos Balboa has an inte...
UltraTech’s Reddipalayam plant reaches a TSR of 25%
UltraTech Cement’s Reddipalayam plant in Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu, now meets 25 per cent of its fuel requirement through the utilisation of waste materials from municipal corporati...
Fancesa changes sales policy
Bolivian cement producer Fancesa is changing its sales policy. The company will no longer sell exclusively through its authorised agencies, according to Correo del Sur. At p...
Bestway Cement commissions solar power plant
Pakistan’s Bestway Cement and Reon Energy Ltd commissioned a 14.3MW captive solar power project at the producer’s unit in Farooqia, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The plant is reportedly ...
CRH continues share buyback programme
CRH is continuing its share buyback programme by entering into an arrangement with Societe Generale, which will repurchase ordinary shares on the group’s behalf for a value up ...
Vicat contracts FLSmidth for full-scale clay calcination project
Vicat has contracted FLSmidth to deliver equipment for a new project in France, which will replace clinker with an environmentally-friendly clay and cut up to 16 per cent of CO...
Mangalam Cement completes capacity upgrade at Morak
India’s Mangalam Cement has completed a trial run of an expansion project at its Morak plant in Rajasthan. As a result, clinker capacity at the plant has been improved by 300,0...
Ambuja Cements and ACC make Industry 4.0 investment
Holcim India companies, Ambuja Cements Ltd and ACC Ltd, are further investing in Industry 4.0 under the group's ‘Plants of Tomorrow’ programme. The four-year programme aims ...
Improving outlook for Indian producer profitability
Recent price hikes undertaken by cement manufacturers in India are expected to aid margin growth in the FY22, according to projections by brokerage house CLSA. Local producers...
Holcim deploys digital logistics platform
Holcim is deploying its industry-leading Transport Analytics Center (TAC) globally to optimise its logistics for enhanced efficiency, safety and sustainability. TAC is curren...
Fiji issues cement price control order
The Fijian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a price control order for cement following a legal notice on 18 June by the Minister for Commerce and Trade, Faiyaz Ko...
Cemex achieves investment-grade capital structure
Cemex has announced that it is executing its strategic objectives under its Operation Resilience programme faster than previously anticipated, as a result of decisive managemen...
Panyam Cement prepares to restart operations
India’s Panyam Cement, based in Andhra Pradesh, has received approval from the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to begin operations once more. The NCLT approved the resol...
Fitch rates West China Cement's proposed US$ notes as 'BB'
Fitch Ratings has assigned West China Cement's (WCC) proposed US dollar senior unsecured notes a rating of 'BB'. The proposed notes will be issued by WCC and guaranteed by WCC'...
PCA welcomes bipartisan infrastructure deal
The Portland Cement Association's (PCA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, Sean O’Neill, has released the following statement regarding the USA's bipartisan infrastru...
Ghana's EPA shuts down operations at Empire Cement
Ghana’s Environmental Protection Agency shut down the operations of Empire Cement on Friday after it began operations without a permit, according to the Ghana News Agency. Th...
Financial restructuring positions PCC for long-term recovery
Competent management is transforming PPC's prospects for the better. Under CEO Roland van Wijnen, the company has deconsolidated the company's Democratic Republic of Congo (...
New Guyana cement plant breaks ground
Guyanese-owned energy company, Vas Energy Inc and its subsidiary, Georgetown Cement Co broke ground on a US$100m state-of-the-art cement plant at La Resource, Essequibo Coast, ...
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