Jericho Cement plant to start up in 2022
Jericho Cement Co plans to build the first cement factory in Palestine. The Palestinian Investment Fund is supporting the project. "The cement mill is one of the most import...
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IKN is building a new line for Qizilqum Cement
IKN is erecting a new production line at Qizilqum Cement plant, Uzbekistan. IKN's scope of supply, as a main equipment supplier, includes process integration and equipment desi...
Decarbonising concrete report released
ClimateWorks Foundation in collaboration with Northwestern University has announced new research for reducing emissions in concrete. The report entitled 'Decarbonizing Concret...
Dangote Cement confirms appointment of CFO
Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has confirmed the appointment of Guillaume Moyen as chief financial officer, with effect from 18 March 2021. Mr Moyen joined Dangote Cement in Febru...
Chhattisgarh truck owners seek 12% increase in transport rates
Truck owners under the umbrella of The Chhattisgarh Transport Association, India, are demanding in a 12 per cent rise in charges to transport cement from plants due to an incre...
Huaxin Cement Xiangyang Co Ltd invests CNY1.5bn in building materials industrial park
This year, Huaxin Cement Xiangyang Co Ltd is investing an additional CNY1.5bn (US$230.6m), in its original cement building materials project. Huaxin Xiangyang Building...
The call for greener construction products
A report by the European Parliament (EP) on the Construction Products Regulation (CPR) calls for an ambitious revision of the regulation. The EP is moving towards clarifying ...
HeidelbergCement buoyed by FY20 results
HeidelbergCement closed the 2020 financial year with top results in key figures. Group revenue decreased by 6.6 per cent to EUR17,606m ( previous year: EUR18,851m) in comparis...
New 2Mta plant planned for Cambodia
Cambodia’s Conch KT Cement (Phnom Penh) plans to build a US$263m cement factory in Aoral, Kampong Speu province, with a 2Mta capacity, according to the Phnom Penh Post. Conc...
Tajikistan to see exports rise to 1.9Mt by 2023
Tajikistan is expected to see cement exports increase by 200,000tpa and reach 1.9Mt by 2023. Overall cement production in the country is also projected to rise to 5.3Mt by the ...
Hanson set to begin working on carbon capture and storage
HyNet North West has secured GBP72m of funding to create the world’s first low-carbon industrial cluster, through its development of a hydrogen and carbon capture and storage (...
Titan Cement Group sets new ESG targets for 2025
Titan Cement Group has released its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) targets for 2025 and beyond. The targets include an updated, more ambitious, CO 2 reduction goal...
Cemex to reopen Lloseta plant
Cemex has signalled its intention to restart cement production at its Lloseta plant in Spain in the coming weeks, according to Ultima Hora Online. The plant closed in January 2...
LafargeHolcim appoints Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer
LafargeHolcim announces the expansion of Magali Anderson's role to Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, effective March 2021, putting sustainability at the core of its...
Blue Planet joins the WCA
The World Cement Association (WCA) has further expanded its international network of members by welcoming Blue Planet as an Associate Corporate Member. Blue Planet is a S...
Cement export from Pakistan remains fragile in 8MFY21
The Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) of Pakistan has released cement export and production data for the July 2020-February 2021 and July 2020-January 2021 periods, respectiv...
Interoceanicos to build cement plant in Puno
Peru-based Cementos Interoceanicos has signed an agreement with Satarem to build a 1Mta cement and two lime plants in Puno, Peru, in the next 18 months. The cement producer exp...
Cemex to develop a carbon-neutral alliance in Germany
Cemex SAB de CV is developing a carbon-neutral alliance in Germany as part of its ‘Future Action programme’ to test and accelerate technologies to reach carbon neutrality at i...
UltraTech Cement orders Aumund bucket elevator equipment
UltraTech Cement Ltd has chosen Aumund India to supply a comprehensive equipment package comprising 22 chain bucket elevators, 46 belt bucket elevators, six pan conveyors and 1...
Argos launches Soluciones Verdes
Argos officially launched its Green Solutions portfolio 'Soluciones Verdes' following a webinar on 17 March. The Colombian cement producer outlined how it will produce more env...
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