Manufacturers to offer discounted cement for Nigerian housing project
Nigeria’s cement manufacturers have agreed to discount cement prices for the construction of houses under the federal government’s Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). "They ha...
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Southern Province Cement elects new board members
Saudi Arabia's Southern Province Cement Co has elected new members to the board of directors for its new session, which began on 1 January 2021 for a period of three years. ...
Suez Cement receives approval to delist from EGX
The Egyptian Exchange’s (EGX) listing committee has approved the voluntary delisting of Suez Cement Group from the EGX, according to a disclosure. Suez Cement's capital amou...
Oman cement producer closed following complaints
A cement producer in Oman has been temporarily closed after complaints from consumers, according to the Times of Oman. "The Consumer Protection Department in Al Dhahirah rec...
Reel International acquires FLSmidth Hamburg
France’s Reel International, which specialises in industrial lifting equipment, has announced the acquisition of FLSmidth Hamburg GmbH. FLSmidth Hamburg, operating under the...
Angarskiy Cement Co begins work to improve energy supply
Russia’s Angarskiy Cement Co, part of Siberian Cement Co, has begun works to improve its energy supply. As such, it has started the construction of a 335m cable overpass from i...
Caspian Cement fined for dust emissions
Kazakhstan's Caspian Cement LLP (HeidelbergCement group) has been fined KZT39m (US$92,689) for kiln dust emissions in the Mangistau region, according to the press service of th...
Former Westport site to be gradually redeveloped
A group of Auckland investors that bought the former Holcim Wesport plant and land in the west coast of New Zealand have announced that local residents will have input on how t...
New 1Mta cement plant to enter Paraguay's market
The cement plant Cementos Concepcion (Cecon) is currently under construction in Paraguay and is designed to produce over 1Mta from June 2022, when it is due to begin operations...
Philippine Tariff Commission questions DTI's October import duty rise
The Tariff Commission, in the Philippines, has questioned the decision of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to increase the definitive safeguard duty on imported cemen...
Bangladesh cement producers seek extension to loan moratorium
Cement makers in Bangladesh have pleaded for a loan moratorium until the end of June 2021. If extended, the industry, as well as the economy, could strongly recover from the pa...
Mfamosing plant is presented with MANCAP product quality certificates
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) has presented the Mandatory Conformity Assessment Programme (MANCAP) product quality certificates to Lafarge Africa Plc, Nigeria's ...
Two men badly injured at Arawak Cement
Two men sustained burns during an industrial accident at the Arawak Cement plant in St Lucy, Barbados, early Sunday morning. Plant attendant Brian Moore reportedly has burns a...
Vietnam cement sales rise by 6% in November
Vietnam’s cement sales reached 8.96Mt in November, down two per cent MoM, but up six per cent YoY, according to statistics released by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA). ...
Prices escalate by 35% in Nigeria
A rise in cement demand coupled with insufficient supply from the major cement producers has driven up prices by 35 per cent in Nigeria. An investigation carried out by The ...
UltraTech Cement to raise US$135.8m in private placement
UltraTech Cement Ltd, India's largest manufacturer and distributor of cement and cement-related products, has announced it will raise INR10bn (US$135.80m) in a private placemen...
Dominican Republic market contracts 8% in 2020
The Dominican Republic’s cement market is expected to contract by eight per cent in 2020, according to Julissa Báez, president of the Dominican cement association, ADOCEM. Th...
Dalmia adds 2.3Mta to Bengal capacity
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd has expanded its capacity in Bengal, India, by 2.3Mta to 4Mta. The expansion represents an investment of INR3.6bn (US$48.9m). The company expects p...
Annaba port exports 300,000t clinker in 2020
The port of Annaba in Algeria has exported 300,000t of clinker to several African countries since the start of 2020. Furthermore, by improving port services and supporting e...
Engineers rebuild Ghori cement plant
With government support, local engineers and staff are rebuilding Ghori cement plant in northern Afghanistan. The factory had been badly damaged during the protracted war in th...
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