Zimbabwean import ban raises supply concerns
Zimbabwean retailers are concerned over the capacity of local cement companies to satisfy demand after a cement import ban has been implemented. However, the government is...
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Dewan Cement appoints new director
Pakistan’s Dewan Cement has appointed Nida Jamil as a director of the company, with effect from 5 April 2021. Ms Jamil has been appointed in place of Waseem-ul-Haque Ansari, a...
Pakistan sees 44% rise in demand for March
Pakistan’s cement sector posted its highest-ever monthly growth of 44.4 per cent YoY for March 2021, rising to 5.773Mt from 3.722Mt in the year-ago period on the back of an inc...
Colombian cement market expands 5% in February
Cement dispatches in Colombia increased 5.3 per cent to 1.079Mt in February 2021 when compared with 1.025Mt in February 2020, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE...
Four Kenyan producers opposed to review on clinker imports
Four Kenyan cement manufacturers have requested for an urgent meeting with the national treasury over a proposal to review the Common External Tariff (CET) on imported clinker....
California Nevada Cement Association describes pathways to net zero carbon operation
The California Nevada Cement Association (CNCA) envisions three major pathways for the industry to attain net zero carbon operation by 2045. The roadmap required reducing produ...
South Valley Cement sees net loss narrow in 2020
Egypt’s South Valley Cement Co has recorded a net loss of EGP250.59m (US$15.97m) in 2020, narrowing from an EGP316.34m loss seen in the previous year. The company’s sales dec...
Kolos sees 17% profit drop in 2020
Mauritius-based Kolos saw its profits fall by 17.4 per cent to MUR145m (US$3.57) from MUR175.6m in 2019. The company’s income declined from MUR1.4bn to MUR1.3bn. The drop in ...
Vietnam’s cement and clinker exports up 22%
Cement and clinker exports increased by 22.5 per cent YoY to over 8Mt in the year up to 15 March 2021, according to the latest data from the General Department of Vietnam Custo...
Argentine cement price up 5%
The price of a 50kg bag of cement in Argentina saw a five per cent increase to ARS820 (US$8.90) on 3 April 2021, according to El Liberal newspaper. The latest price rise has ...
A change in direction for Taiwanese cement producers
Taiwan's cement sector saw tremendous growth in 2020, after the country acted rapidly and very successfully to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Cement consumption rose from 9.48M...
Geminor database for waste material recycling is launched
GemiLAB is a new database that will help analyse the quality of waste for material recycling and energy recovery. The database developed by Norway-based Geminor will assist i...
BUA Cement sees 19% rise in profit
Nigeria’s BUA Cement has reported a 19.4 per cent rise in profit after tax to NGN72.3bn (US$189.5m) for 2020, compared to NGN60.6bn in the previous year. Revenue also advanced ...
Cuban cement exports fall 40% in 2020
Despite domestic shortages, Cuba exported 21,235t of cement at a value of US$1.04m in 2020, representing a 39.7 per cent drop YoY, according to Periodico Cubano. In 2019 the co...
PPC postpones its ZAR750m rights issue
PPC Ltd, South Africa's biggest cement maker, held off on a planned rights issue of about ZAR750m (US$640m) following a sales boost and advancing talks on the disposal of its ...
LafargeHolcim closes Firestone Building Products acquisition
Holcim Participations (US) Inc (LafargeHolcim) has successfully completed the acquisition of Firestone Building Products, following all regulatory approvals. Jan Jenis...
Lafarge Africa reports 99% growth in FY20
Lafarge Africa Plc has declared a 98.8 per cent YoY growth in profit to NGN30.8bn (US$788.7m) for the FY20, compared to NGN15.5bn reported in FY19. The growth is linked t...
Sephaku Cement sees 10% revenue increase in 2020
South Africa's Sephaku Cement (Dangote Group) has reported a nine per cent YoY increase in sales volumes for 2020, despite 1H20 volumes being down 8.5 per cent YoY. In the 3Q20...
Prism Johnson commissions further WHR and solar capacity
India’s Prism Johnson has commissioned a 12.4MW waste heat recovery (WHR) unit and 10MW of solar power at its cement plant in Satna, Madya Pradesh. This is in addition to the 1...
ST Equipment & Technology and Phoenix Cement launch fly ash beneficiation project
ST Equipment & Technology LLC (STET) has a fly ash beneficiation project with the Phoenix Cement Co, which is part of the Salt River Materials Group (SRMG). STET is a ...
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