Shiva Cement receives approval for 1.32Mta project
India’s Shiva Cement (JSW Cement) has now received approval from the state government of Odisha to add 1.32Mta of clinker capacity and 1.05Mta of cement production capacity in ...
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Aumund wins order for OYAK Çimento plant
OYAK Çimento AS has awarded thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (France) SAS the project to construct a grinding station for calcinated clay and cement in Kribi, Cameroon, and Au...
NCL Industries sees 50% rise in production
India’s NCL Industries has announced a 49.5 per cent YoY increase in cement production to 632,746t in the third quarter of the FY20-21, rising from 423,199t in the year-ago per...
LafargeHolcim appoints new Romanian CEO and country head for Moldova
LafargeHolcim has announced the appointment of Bogdan Dobre as its new CEO for Romania and country head for Moldova effective from 1 January 2021. Dobre replaced Horia Ad...
Colombian cement consumption up 4% in November
The Colombian cement market expanded 3.6 per cent to 1.122Mt in November 2020 when compared with 1.083Mt in November 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. R...
Magnum Group seeks to increase production
Georgia’s Magnum Group has announced plans to increase cement production in the future. Paata Nikvashvili, director of the company, noted that the company hopes to reach 12,000...
Dandot Cement Co announces 81% fall in net sales
Pakistan’s Dandot Cement Co has announced an 81.4 per cent YoY fall in net sales to PKR296m (US$1.84m) for the year ended 30 June 2020, compared to PKR1.59bn in the previous ye...
ACC Ltd starts brownfield expansion of Sindri cement plant
ACC Ltd (LafargeHolcim group) has started its new Sindri cement plant in Jharkhand, India. The new facility will add 1.4 Mta of cement capacity to its existing 3Mta unit at th...
Argos USA ready-mix to settle alleged price-fixing case
Argos group's ready-mix concrete subsidiary, Argos USA, is to settle a US$20m payment over an alleged price-fixing cartel involving several members of staff in the state of Geo...
Malaysian Cement sector to see 5% consumption growth in 2021
Malaysia's cement industry is expected to see modest growth in 2021 as operating conditions improve. Cement sales prices are forecast to rise by eight per cent to MYR260/t (US$...
Holcim (Belgium) NV takes over Givet quarry
Holcim (Belgium) NV takes over the quarry of Givet in the Ardennes department, northeastern France. The Givet quarry has an exploitation licence of 1Mta. It is located on the ...
A promising start to the new year in Pakistan
The cement industry in Pakistan kicked off the FY20-21 on an exciting note. During the first six months of the current fiscal year, total cement dispatches grew by 15.7 per cen...
Peru cement prices among lowest in Latin America
Capeco, the Peruvian construction chamber, reported that the average retail price for grey cement in Peru is around US$6.22 per 42.5kg bag – one of the lowest in Latin America....
Cooperativa Cruz Azul councils take control of Oaxaca plant
The administration and surveillance councils of Mexico’s Cooperativa Cruz Azul have reportedly taken back operational and administrative control of the company’s cement plant i...
BUA Cement completes NGN115bn Series 1 corporate bond issuance
BUA Cement Plc has successfully completed its NGN115bn (US$291bn) Series 1 corporate bond issue as part of its NGN200bn bond issuance programme. The development is the largest ...
Star Cement looks east for expansion
Star Cement, which has a strong presence in northeastern India, is looking to the east of the country to expand its business. The company is currently expanding its capacity at...
Rock Hard Cement to temporarily close operations
Rock Hard Cement, a Trinidad-based cement importer, is expected to close its operations for one month from Monday. The company has attributed the closure to the Ministry of ...
Coal prices force up cement hikes in northern Pakistan
Persistent price hikes for cement in nothern Pakistan have resulted from higher coal prices. Cement prices in north Pakistan rose by PKR10 (US$0.062), to reach retail prices of...
Holcim completes Yocsina closure
LafargeHolcim has announced the definitive closure of the Yocsina plant in Córdoba’s Industrial Zone, Argentina, to focus its activity in Malagueño from 31 March 2021. In a n...
Adani Cementation awarded new jetty clearance
Adani Cementation has been authorised by the state environment ministry to build a captive jetty in Raigad district, India. The new jetty will supply the company’s planned c...
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