Intercem Engineering wins Cimasso II grinding plant project
In May 2016 Intercem Engineering's third order out of five with the CimMetal Group’s 2Mta Cimasso grinding plant in Bobo Dioulasso started. The plant was commissioned by the en...
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ACC Ltd outlines its new capacity projects
ACC Ltd (LafargeHolcim) plans to increase its clinker and cement capacities which will see an integrated greenfield project of 2.7Mta clinker capacity with 1Mta grinding unit a...
Grey cement production resumes at Siguaney
Following its temporary shutdown due to technical issues at the end of last year, the Siguaney cement plant in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, has restarted the production of grey cemen...
Former Blue Circle director passes away
Anthony J Jackson, a former director of UK-based cement multinational Blue Circle Industries PLC, sadly passed away on 29 March at the age of 87. Mr Jackson was previously the ...
Brazilian cement consumption up 34% YoY in March
Brazil's cement market expanded 34.2 per cent to 5.48Mt in March 2021 when compared with March 2020, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. Market growth was th...
Tribunal issues decision in favour of Colacem for new plant
Canada’s Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal (LPAT) has issued a decision in favour of Colacem for a new cement plant near L’Orignal. A hearing had taken place in Novembe...
Sharcem set to acquire plant from Kazakhcement
Singapore-based International Cement Group (ICG) has incorporated a new subsidiary in Kazakhstan. Sharcem will be 60 per cent owned by the group’s direct subsidiary, Internatio...
Raysut Cement announces 5% rise in revenue
Oman’s Raysut Cement Co has reported a five per cent increase in total revenue to OMR26.9m (US$69.95m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared to OMR25.6m in the year-ago period...
LafargeHolcim recognised by Solar Impulse Foundation
10 LafargeHolcim green building solutions are now endorsed by the 'Solar Impulse Efficient Solution' label, recognising world-leading technologies that protect the environment...
PCA wins Energy Star Partner of the Year Award
The Portland Cement Association (PCA), representing America's cement manufacturers, has received the 2021 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award from the US Environmental Protec...
Moroccan market expands 40% in March
Cement deliveries in Morocco jumped 40.2 per cent to 1,277,221t in March 2021 when compared with March 2020 when 910,994t was supplied to the domestic market, according to the ...
Eagle Cement reports 30% fall in net sales
Philippine-based Eagle Cement Corp has reported a net income of PHP3.4bn (US$70.02m) in 2020, down 44 per cent YoY as a result of lockdown measures imposed in mid-March. "Th...
Kohat Cement returns to profit in 3Q
Pakistan’s Kohat Cement has posted a net profit of PKR1.059bn (US$6.92m) in the quarter ending 31 March 2021, compared with a PKR381.08m loss in the same period last year. T...
Uruguay's cement market expands 16 per cent in 1Q21
Cement deliveries in Uruguay saw a 33.8 per cent YoY advance in March 2021 to 71,027t from 53,083t in March 2020. This follows a 6.8 per cent increase to 65,680t in February an...
Dangote defends Nigerian cement prices
Dangote Group’s Executive Director, Devakumar Edwin, has confirmed that its ex-factory price for bagged cement in Nigeria is between NGN2450 (US$6.43) in Obajana and Gboko and ...
Titan Cement Group releases 2020 integrated annual report
Titan Cement Group has published its 2020 integrated annual report, which outlines the group's financial, as well as environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance. ...
Cemex to acquire Eqiom Granulats assets
Cemex has signed an agreement to expand its French network with the acquisition of aggregate assets in the northern Paris metropolitan area. Cemex will acquire some asse...
PCA releases Spring Forecast for US demand
USA-based Portland Cement Association (PCA) has recently presented its annual Spring Cement Consumption Forecast, predicting an increase in cement consumption for 2021 and 2022...
Cement consumption in Puerto Rico up 26% in February
Cement sales in Puerto Rico advanced 26.2 per cent in February, according the Puerto Rican statistics agency. In February 1.36m bags of 94lb, or 57,987t were sold. In February ...
Bedeschi wins reclaimer order for Polish plant
Bedeschi has been awarded a new contract by Nanjing Kisen International Engineering ()CNBM), for a LafargeHolcim cement plant in Poland. The new order will include the refur...
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