ACC has groundbreaking ceremony at Kymore
ACC carried out the groundbreaking ceremony of its 2.7Mta integrated plant with a 1Mta grinding unit at Ametha in Kymore, Madhya Pradesh, India, on 6 February 2021. The line ...
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Ambuja Cement to start biofuel sea trials
Ambuja Cement (LafargeHolcim group) is commencing sea trails for using biofuels in its fleet of captive ships, Ambuja Mukund, a move which is estimated to reduce carbon emissi...
Cemtech's webinar increases bulk handling knowledge
Cemtech's Bulk Material Handling webinar saw presentations from four leading specialists in the cement sector discuss a range of conveyor systems for the transport of limestone...
Cementir's preliminary 2020 consolidated results achieve revenues of EUR1224.8m
Cementir's preliminary consolidated results for 2020 achieved record revenue from sales of EUR1224.8m, up 1.1 per cent from EUR1211.8m in 2019. EBITDA remained stable at EUR263...
Dalmia Bharat reports 603% rise in profit
India’s Dalmia Bharat has seen a 603.3 per cent rise in consolidated profit after tax to INR1.83bn (US$25.1m) for the December quarter, compared to INR260m in the year-ago peri...
Bolivian cement demand advances 21% in November
The Bolivian cement market expanded by 20.9 per cent to 342,743t in November 2020 from 283,404t in November 2019, according to the country’s statistics institute, INE. However,...
BUA Cement sees 19% revenue increase
Nigeria’s BUA Cement has seen a 19.3 per cent increase in revenue to NGN209.47bn (US$549.5m) in 2020, compared to NGN175.51bn in the previous year. Operating profit also climbe...
Hazemag installs 3500tph crusher for Texas cement plant
Hazemag has installed a new 3500tph primary crushing system at a Texas cement plant. It will be one of the largest Andreas impactors operating in North America. Hazemag...
Cem'In'Eu's Rhône Cements plant sees first clinker train arrive
With the arrival of the first clinker train from the port of Sète on 21 January 2021 to Rhône Ciments in France, Cem'In'Eu marked a decisive step in the plant's industrial ...
Ramco Cements sees 4% rise in revenue
India’s Ramco Cements has reported a four per cent YoY rise in revenue from operations to INR13.24bn (US$181.55m) for the December 2020 quarter. Gross earnings advanced 91 per ...
HASLE resolves Asian plant’s coating problem with alternative fuels
An Asian cement plant has achieved a lifetime of 36 months for the inlet chamber and riser duct with HASLE D59A. The 8000tpd cement plant, operating on coal and up to 25 per ...
Lehigh Hanson releases EcoCem®PLUS
Lehigh Hanson has launched EcoCem®PLUS at its Edmonton cement plant in Alberta, Canada. EcoCem ® PLUS is an innovative blended Portland Limestone Cement (PLC) available in Alb...
PCA releases new 2021 US cement consumption forecast
The Market Intelligence Group at the Portland Cement Association (PCA) recently released a webinar explaining adjustments to its winter cement consumption forecast. Ed Su...
Argentina's cement market expands 20% in January
Cement demand in Argentina increased 20.1 per cent to 895,559t in January 2021 when compared with January 2020, when demand reached 745,681t, according to the country’s cement ...
UltraTech Cement receives approval to raise INR30bn
India’s UltraTech Cement has received approval to raise INR30bn (US$411.42m) through the issuance of US dollar-denominated bonds. The proceeds from the issuance are expected...
UK construction demand for essential mineral products increases in 4Q20
Recovery in the UK market for mineral products like aggregates, concrete, asphalt and mortar was sustained during the 4Q20, but full-year sales volumes were down on 2019. ...
HGH appoints new President
HGH has promoted Vincent Leboucher to President of the HGH Group. Current President, Thierry Campos, retires from the business after 32 years at HGH. Vincent Leboucher, 40,...
Holcim Mexico launches Holcim Supra range
Following years of research at its Center for Technological Innovation for Construction and with international support of LafargeHolcim’s Innovation Center in Lyon, France, Hol...
LafargeHolcim to close Contes cement line
LafargeHolcim will shut down cement production at its Contes plant in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. Aggregate production at the site will not be affected by the reorgan...
Pakistan's cement dispatches rise 16% in January
Pakistan's cement factories recorded a growth of 16.3 per cent in cement dispatches during January 2021 when total cement dispatches reached at 4.73Mt against 4.07Mt in the sa...
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