China reports 2% rise in cement production for 2020
China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has reported a 1.6 per cent YoY rise in cement output to 2.377bnt for 2020. The construction of 3203 projects started across the ...
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Cement price in DRC jumps to US$33
n the last two months, the price of a bag of cement increased from US$23 to US$33 in Mbuji-Mayi, Kasai Oriental province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Dominique Ilunga, prov...
Lehigh Hanson reaches next step in Edmonton CCS project
Lehigh Hanson (HeidelbergCement group) is taking the next step in its joint carbon capture and storage (CCS) feasibility study with the International CCS Knowledge Centre. ...
Hail Cement Co sees net profit rise 82%
Saudi Arabia’s Hail Cement Co has seen its net profit surge by 82 per cent YoY to SAR107.5m (US$28.67m) in 2020. The company has attributed the results to an increase in revenu...
GCCA announces new biodiversity policy
The global cement and concrete industry (GCCA) has launched a new biodiversity policy document which outlines steps that GCCA members will commit towards the achievement of Net...
Jura Cement Fabriken wants quarry expansion
Jura Cement Fabriken AG has applied to expand its Jakobsberg and Oberegg quarries to continue the raw material supply for its Wildegg plant in Switzerland. The necessary revi...
Cement prices cool in Mali
Following cement prices of XOF130,000/t (US$240.48/t) reported 10 days ago, the price of cement in Mali has been falling to XOF95,000-110,000/t, depending on the location. Th...
UltraTech Cement reports consolidated sales of INR121.44bn
The Aditya Birla Group's cement flagship, UltraTech Cement Ltd, reported consolidated net sales of INR121.44bn (US$1.66bn) for the quarter ended 31 December 2020, versus I...
Birla Corp reports 82% rise in net profit
India’s Birla Corp has seen its net profit surge 82.1 per cent YoY to INR1.484bn (US$20.35m) in the December quarter, compared to INR814m in the 3QFY19-20. Revenue also increas...
Suez Cement sells 51% stake in Hilal Cement
Suez Cement (HeidelbergCement group) has offered its 51 per cent stake in Hilal Cement Co of Kuwait for sale through the Kuwait Bourse on 24 January 2021. The Board of Director...
Azerbaijan sees cement production down 8% in 2020
The value of construction materials produced in Azerbaijan has been estimated at AZN718.9m (US$422m) for 2020, largely consistent with the previous year, according to the State...
Lafarge Africa to sell 35% stake in Ghana operations
Following an emergency meeting of its Board of Directors, LafargeHolcim-owned Lafarge Africa Plc reached an agreement to offload its 35 per cent holding in Ghana-based Continen...
Shiva Cement sees net revenue down 8%
India’s Shiva Cement has reported a standalone net loss of INR58.6m (US$803,778) in the 3QFY20-21, compared to an INR61.4m loss in the year-ago period. Net revenue declined 7...
Sri Lanka starts to close production gap to cement demand
Onyx Group in Sri Lanka has announced that it expects to start operations of its new grinding plant in Mirijjawaila, Hambantota. The commissioning of the plant, which is an aff...
Lafarge Canada's Richmond plant completes phase II of Project CO2MENT
Lafarge Canada Inc (LafargeHoldim group), Svante Inc and Total SA have reached a major milestone of project CO 2 MENT , a first of its kind partnership to capture industrial ...
Tarmac signs SRF agreement with Eco-Power Environmental
Eco-Power Environmental has agreed a deal to provide solid recovered fuel (SRF) pellets to Tarmac's Tunstead cement kiln in Derbyshire, UK. Eco-Power Environmental has becom...
Carthage Cement posts 1% revenue rise in 4Q20
Tunisia-based Carthage Cement has reported a 22 per cent rise in its revenues in the fourth quarter of 2020. Domestic sales were up 19 per cent YoY. Clinker export sales recove...
Cemex UK to supply Thames Tideway Tunnel
Cemex UK is supplying more than 40,000t of a lining sprayed concrete for the Thames Tideway Tunnel project. The 25km tunnel is the biggest undertaken by UK water. The new t...
New director elected to San Miguel board
John Paul Ang has been elected as a director of Philippines-based San Miguel Corp, filling the board vacancy left after Reynaldo David passed away last year. Mr Ang is curren...
Cementarnica Usje BoD president resigns
The president of the Board of North Macedonia-based Cementarnica Usje, Konstantinos Derdemezis, has resigned due to undisclosed reasons. The position will be filled by Yanni ...
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