Golden Bay Cement completes waste tyre project
New Zealand-based Fletcher Building has announced the completion of its project at Golden Bay Cement, which will see up to 3m used tyres be used in cement manufacturing every y...
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Ukrcement protests against FTA with Turkey
Ukrcement wants to exclude the Urainian cement sector from the agreement on a free trade zone (FTA) with Turkey as cement is a commodity item that can be fully provided by dom...
China's imports from Vietnam rise 36%
China, the Philippines and Bangladesh were the biggest importers of Vietnamese cement in the first two months of 2021, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs. ...
West China Cement sees sales volumes rise 3%
West China Cement has seen its attributable profit decrease 13.4 per cent YoY to CNY1560m (US$237.48m) in 2020, compared with CNY1801.3m in the previous year. Revenue was down ...
Buzzi Unicem outlook for 2021
Buzzi Unicem's Board of Directors gave an outlook for 2021 with expected sales recovery in Italy and an economic recovery in the USA, while forecasting higher industry inflatio...
Raysut Cement granted CE and NF markings
Oman-based Raysut Cement Co has been granted the CE and NF markings by AFNOR Certification of France, for some products manufactured in the Salalah plant, after passing succes...
MLT Group acquires TechnicGum
The MLT Group headquartered in Saint-Chamond, France, continues its growth by acquiring the Belgian company TechnicGum, manufacturer of conveyor accessories and equipment. T...
Cemex recognises Construrama Women
Cemex has recognised female leadership in Mujer Construrama (Construrama Women), an event organised by Cemex Mexico. Construrama is the largest retail building materials distri...
Buzzi Unicem's Board of Directors assesses 2020 Consolidated Financial Statement
The Board of Directors of Buzzi Unicem SpA have examined the statutory and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020. In the year under review, ...
Algeria starts clinker exports to France
CILAS commenced Algerian clinker exports to France with a 9000t shipment of clinker from the port of Skikda. In the coming weeks, other shipments of 10,000t will leave Algeri...
Cement prices rise in Ghana
Cement prices in Tamale, Ghana, have risen amid reports of a cement shortage, according to Ghana News Agency. Ghacem and Dangote Cement brands are being sold at GHS50 (US$8....
Yamama Cement signs financing agreement
Saudi Arabia’s Yamama Cement Co has signed a financing agreement with Al Rajhi Bank for a value of SAR863m (US$229.81m), including a SAR563m long-term facility and SAR300m in s...
Schwenk Latvija orders Christian Pfeiffer high-performance ball mill circuit
Schwenk Latvija, a company of Schwenk Building Materials Group, awarded Christian Pfeiffer Maschinenfabrik GmbH with the construction of an efficient ball mill circuit for high...
Yanbu Cement Co appoints new CEO
Yanbu Cement Co’s (Saudi Arabia) board of directors has accepted the resignation of its CEO, Ahmed bin Abdo Zugail, due to personal reasons. Mr Zugail’s resignation was effecti...
Titan's regional success
Titan announced its 2020 financial results this week, reporting its highest EBITDA since 2010 at EUR286.2m. The solid results come despite a challenging year amid the effects...
Mohir Cement launches new plant
Tajikistan’s Mohir Cement LLC held the official opening ceremony of its new plant in Jaloliddin Balkhi, Khatlon, yesterday, with the ceremony attended by the country's Presiden...
Cemex plans expansion of Puerto de San José plant
Cemex SA plans to invest close to US$16m in the expansion of its cement plant in Puerto de San José, department of Escuintla, Guatemala. Cemex Guatemala has submitted the en...
A TEC to install flash dryer at Királyegyháza Cement for alternative fuels
To reduce the moisture content of the alternative fuel (RDF) for the kiln, Lafarge Cement Hungary Ltd (LafargeHolcim) has awarded A TEC a contract for the implementation of a n...
Dalmia Cement launches production at 2.25Mta expansion
India's Dalmia Cement (Bharat) launched commercial production at its new 2.25Mta plant expansion in Bengal, Midnapore, on Wednesday. As a result, overall capacity at the unit h...
Caribbean Cement looks to capitalise on growing demand
Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement Co is looking to maximise its production capacity as it prepares to satisfy the increase in domestic demand, according to the Jamaica Observer. "O...
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