Pakistani cement producers increase output
The output of Pakistan's large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMIs), including cement production, witnessed an increase of 14.5 per cent YoY in November 2020, and of 7.4 per...
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Cemtech webinar brings emissions reductions
This week, Cemtech held an international webinar on state-of the-art monitoring and control emissions technology. The webinar discussed the reduction of NOx emissions with a br...
Holcim Philippines to invest PHP121.5m in AF resources
Holcim Philippines has allocated PHP121.5m (US$2.5m) of funds to improve its alternative fuels processing facility at its plant in Norzagaray, Bulacan, by 2022. The investme...
Raysut Cement Co sees 8% revenue increase
Oman’s Raysut Cement Co has announced a 7.5 per cent YoY rise in revenue to OMR90.3m (US$234.9m) in its unaudited results for 2020, compared to OMR84.06m in the previous year. ...
Cement price in Mali surges due to shortage
Cement is becoming an increasingly scarce product in Mali. As a result, prices have risen from XOF90,000/t to XOF125,000-130,000/t, according to MaliActu. In 2019 Mali had a...
JK Lakshmi Cement invests in IoT and automation
JK Laksmi Cement (JKLC) has recently invested in IoT and automation. The company applying IoT for key operations such as managing fleet, supply chain, and even for water conser...
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe diversifies product range
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe (LafargeHolcim group) has completed crucial test runs on a multi-million-dollar dry mortar plant as it aims to turn into a multi-product operation. L...
Cement sales in Brazil advance 17% in December
Cement sales in Brazil totalled 4.7Mt, up 16.6 per cent YoY, according to the National Union of the Cement Industry (SNIC). However, per working day, sales declined 13.2 per ce...
Shree Cement receives approval for rooftop solar project
The Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC), in India, has approved the net metering connectivity requested by Shree Cement for a captive rooftop solar power...
Ukrainian court dismisses claim to cancel anti-dumping duties
Ukraine’s District Administrative Court of Kyiv has reportedly dismissed the claim of the managing company of Belarusian Cement Co and its local importers regarding the cancell...
Puerto Rican cement sales up 41% in December
Cement sales in Puerto Rico increased 41 per cent YoY to 60,076t in December when compared with December 2019 when market offtake reached 42,594t, according to Puerto Rican Dev...
Huaxin Cement announces profit decline for 2020
China’s Huaxin Cement expects its net profit to decrease by 9-14 per cent YoY in 2020, compared to CNY6.3bn (US$974m) in the previous year, according to preliminary calculation...
CalPortland's Rillito plant receives EPA Energy Star certification
CalPortland's cement plant in Rillito, Arizona, USA, has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star certification. Facility certification signifies that...
Bolivian cement market expands 1% in October
Cement consumption in Bolivia edged up 0.8 per cent YoY to 382,944t in October 2020 from 379,781t in October 2019, according to Bolivia’s national statistics agency, INE. In th...
Cemex UK invests in packaging technology
Cemex has confirmed an investment of over GBP5m into two new plastic packing lines for packed cement at its Rugby Cement plant. This will significantly increase its capacity ...
New cement association formed for south India
Cement manufacturers in India have formed an association exclusively for southern India. The newly-formed South India Cement Manufacturers' Association (SICMA) is headed by N S...
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies signs low-carbon cement supply agreement
Hoffmann Green Cement Technologies has signed a partnership contract with French property developer Ouest Réalisations. From 2021 and for the next five years, Hoffmann Gr...
UK Concrete appoints new Chair
Jeremy Greenwood has been appointed Chair of UK Concrete to work with Director Chris Leese to marshall the collective resources within MPA in The Concrete Centre, MPA Cement, ...
Star Cement ready to commission Bengal plant
India’s Star Cement is expected to begin commercial production soon at its 2Mta grinding unit in Jalpaiguri, north Bengal. "The project is undergoing trials and can begin prod...
Steppe Cement sees revenue up 1% in 2020
Kazakhstan’s Steppe Cement has reported a one per cent increase in revenue to KZT30.96bn (US$73.59m) in its preliminary update for 2020. However, cement sales volumes declined...
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