Tangshan Jidong Cement reports 3% rise in income
China’s Tangshan Jidong Cement has reported a 2.8 per cent YoY increase in operating income to CNY35.48bn (US$5.46m) for 2020, compared to CNY34.51bn in the previous year. Ne...
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Spain’s cement consumption falls 2% in February
Cement demand in Spain has declined 2.4 per cent YoY to 1,136,748t in February 2021, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. Cement consumption in the first ...
Titan Cement to install new precalciner at Kamari plant
Titan Cement is investing EUR25m at its Kamari cement plant, Viotia, Greece. The project will see a new precalciner in operation by 2022. The modernisation will reduce CO...
Chilean cement market expands 4% in January
Chile’s cement demand increased 4.4 per cent to 346,463t in January 2021 when compared with January 2020, when demand reached 331,783t, according to CChC, the Chilean construct...
RAK White Cement sees revenue down 7%
UAE-based RAK White Cement has seen a 34.6 per cent YoY decline in attributable net profit to AED12.69m (US$3.46m) in 2020, compared to AED19.41m in the previous year. Revenu...
Tarmac introduces a fully-recyclable hybrid bag
Tarmac (CRH Group) has moved to using 50 per cent recycled plastic in its packaging, with the release of new all-weather, fully-recyclable hybrid bag. Manufacturing facilit...
Senegalese cement output up 9% in December 2020
The production of cement in Senegal has advanced 8.9 per cent MoM in December 2020. However, domestic cement sales have slipped by 0.1 per cent while exports were down 9.2 p...
Local man becomes new plant manager at Dunbar cement plant
Tarmac (CRH Group) has promoted a local employee as its new plant manager at Dunbar Cement. Chris Bradbury, who previously worked at Tarmac’s Tunstead plant in Derbyshire, bega...
Peru’s cement dispatches advance 14% in February
Cement dispatches in Peru increased 14 per cent YoY to 1.039Mt in February 2021 from 0.91Mt in February 2020, marking the sixth-consecutive monthly rise, according to the count...
Philippines expands import safeguard measures
The Philippines has expanded the list of countries covered in its cement import safeguard measures. The amendment was based on the Department of Trade and Industry’s annual rev...
China Resources Cement reports 4% profit increase
China Resources Cement has seen its profit attributable to owners rise four per cent YoY to HKD8.96bn (US$1.15bn) for 2020. The company also posted a turnover of HKD40.09bn in...
Shree Cement starts commercial operation of Odisha grinding plant
Shree Cement has started commercial operation of its new 3Mta cement grinding unit in Odisha. The new plant is located in Athagarh Tehsil, Cuttack District of Odisha, Shree C...
Oman Cement receives bids for new project
Oman Cement Co has reportedly received commercial bids from EPC contractors for its integrated cement plant in Duqm, according to Muscat Daily. The 5000tpd project is expected ...
Charah Solutions Inc releases its first ESG report
Charah ® Solutions Inc has announced the publication of its first annual environmental, social and governance (ESG) report, prepared using internationally-recognised Sustaina...
First stage of Eurocement e-auction to close
The first stage of trading of the e-auction for 100 per cent of Eurocement’s shares that began on 18 February 2021 ends today (15 March 2021). Based on the results of th...
SBTi validates UltraTech’s CO2 emissions reduction targets
UltraTech Cement, the largest manufacturer of grey cement, white cement and ready-mix concrete in India, has announced the validation of its CO 2 emissions reduction targ...
Moroccan cement demand declines 8% in February
Cement consumption in Morocco fell eight per cent to 1,079,983t in February 2021 from 1,173,350t in February 2020, reports the country’s Ministry of Urbanisation and Housing. ...
Sharjah Cement sees 26% revenue decline in 2020
UAE-based Sharjah Cement has reported a 25.6 per cent decline in revenue to AED431.63m (US$117.53m) for 2020, compared to AED580.1m in the previous year. The cost of sales dec...
Lehigh Hanson partners with Fortera to reduce carbon emissions
North America's Lehigh Hanson (HeidelbergCement) and Fortera Inc have announced a collaboration project to reduce emissions from Portland cement production. The two companies...
Argos signs COP160bn ESG-linked performance loan with BBVA
BBVA and Argos (Grupo Argos) signed a long-term financing agreement through a sustainable loan in an ESG-linked format for COP160bn (US$44.8m) where the loan includes a pricin...
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