Balochistan seeks investment in new cement plants
Currently, DG Khan and Attock Cement are the only cement plants in Hub, Balochistan, but the government of Balochistan is considering inviting foreign and local investors to e...
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Moroccan cement demand up 7% in November
Cement sales in Morocco increased 6.7 per cent YoY to 1,107,370t in November 2020 from 1,038,250t in November 2019, according to the Ministry of National Land Use, Urbanisation...
Sri Lanka sees production up 9% in 9M20
Sri Lanka has seen domestic cement production rise 28.7 per cent YoY to 375,000t in September. In August production was up by 17.4 per cent YoY to 392,000t. Overall, cement ...
Caribbean Cement agrees three-year labour agreement
The Union of Clerical Administrative and Supervisory Employees (UCASE) and the management of Caribbean Cement Co Ltd have reached agreement on a three-year collective labour a...
LafargeHolcim accelerates impact on UN's Sustainability Development Goals
With 10 years remaining to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), LafargeHolcim is committed to accelerating its impact across the SDGs and to transparently dis...
Raysut Cement scoops Best Employer Brand awards
Raysut Cement Company (RCC) has picked up seven awards and two Best Employer Brand Awards, one focussed on Oman companies and the other on GCC corporate entities. RCC’s CEO,...
Concrete and the UN's Sustainability Development Goals
This week, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the United Nations held a webinar to discuss the ways in which infrastructure and concrete can contribute to th...
Votorantim and McInnis to combine Canadian operations
St Marys Cement Inc (Canada), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Votorantim Cimentos, and McInnis Cement Inc announced that they will combine their assets to create a combined entity...
Brazil’s cement market expands 12% in November
Brazilian cement sales in November totalled 5.315Mt, representing an increase of 11.7 per cent when compared with November 2019, according to the country’s cement association, ...
FLSmidth on the way to deliver 86% fuel substitution for Bursa Çimento
Bursa Çimento's new clinker line from FLSmidth will harvest significant sustainability and productivity gains. The order includes, among other equipment, FLSmidth's HOTDISC com...
Pakistan's Ministry of Commerce proposes concessionary electricity rates
Pakistan’s cement sector has approached the country’s Ministry of Commerce to request that the cement sector be declared a partial export industry. The sector also proposed inc...
Mega construction projects boost Bangladesh's cement demand
The long-awaited Padma Bridge is nearing its completion after the final span of the 'dream bridge' was installed almost six years after the construction work began in Banglade...
Cementir launches FUTURECEM™ with up to 30% lower carbon emissions
On 1 January 2021, Cementir will begin distributing the cement of the future, named F UTURECEM ™, which has a carbon footprint that is up to 30 per cent lower compared to regul...
Taiwan's producers see fall in November revenue
Taiwan Cement Corp has reported a 6.8 per cent YoY decline in revenue for November to TWD10.89bn (US$385.81m) from TWD11.68bn in the year-ago period. In the January-November pe...
Lanwa Sanstha Cement plant to open in June 2021
Lanwa Sanstha Cement Corp (Pvt) Ltd, a sister company of Ceylon Steel Co Ltd, is scheduled to be commissioned in June 2021. The plant will be situated in Mirijjawila Export Pr...
CCI starts investigation into Ambuja and ACC
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has initiated an investigation against ACC and Ambuja Cements and other cement companies in the country regarding alleged anti-competi...
Saudi Arabia saw cement sales rise 17% in November
Cement sales in Saudi Arabia increased 16.5 per cent YoY to 4.75Mt in November 2020, driven by the Ministry of Housing’s programmes, according to NCB Capital Co. On a monthl...
Hasle Refractories cuts costs for Asian cement plant
An Asian cement plant has achieved a refractory lifetime of three years in its cooler take off duct using Hasle Refractories' D52A castable refractory lining. The 8000tpd ceme...
Bolivian cement demand down 13% in September
Cement consumption in Bolivia dropped 12.6 per cent YoY to 337,063t in September 2020 from 385,624t in September 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, INE. Dema...
Punjab government approves five cement plants
The Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has approved setting up five new cement plants by the private sector in Punjab province, Pakistan, at an estimated investment of P...
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