Shree Cement orders next generation MVR mill from Gebr Pfeiffer
Shree Cement is building a new clinker line near Raipur, India. The raw mill and the coal mill have now been ordered from Gebr Pfeiffer. The new raw material mill, type MVR ...
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Arabian Cement posts net loss in the 9M20
Egypt’s Arabian Cement Co has reported a consolidated net loss of EGP39.78m (US$2.54m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a net profit of EGP33.3m in the year-ago pe...
PCA awards Beumer with Chairman's Manufacturing Performance Award
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has named Beumer Group as the winner of the renowned Chairman's Manufacturing Performance Award 2020. Beumer Group was honoured for its al...
Indonesian domestic cement demand falls 10% in 3Q20
Indonesia's cement demand fell 9.7 percent to 17,499,807t in the 3Q20 from 19,384,326t in the 3Q19, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The decline in ...
Sharjah Cement sees 25% decline in revenue
UAE-based Sharjah Cement has posted a net loss of AED47.9m (US$12.9m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a profit of AED2.8m in the corresponding period of last year...
PPC sees rise in sales volumes in the 3Q20
South Africa’s PPC has announced that its cement sales volumes increased 20-25 per cent YoY in the third quarter of 2020. "This trend has continued in October with strong ce...
Sinai Cement reports net loss in 9M20
Egypt’s Sinai Cement has announced that its standalone net loss widened to EGP421.4m (US$26.95m) in the first nine months of 2020, against a loss of EGP311.2m in the year-ago p...
Cementos Argos recognised as a world reference in sustainability
For the eighth consecutive year, Cementos Argos, was recognised by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) as one of the world's leading companies in the construction materia...
MoU signed for biosolids transport to LafargeHolcim’s Richmond plant
A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between K ENES Transportation and the Capital Regional District for the transportation of biosolids by truck between the se...
PPC settles cement cartel case
PPC has reached a settlement agreement with South Africa’s Competition Tribunal on the cement cartel case, bringing the 12-year matter to a close, reports Business Weekly. Th...
FLSmidth names Carsten Riisberg Lund as new Cement Industry President
Carsten Riisberg Lund has been appointed FLSmidth’s new Cement Industry President and member of the Group Executive Management. Mr Riisberg Lund has been with FLSmidth for 33...
Burning conventional fuels in cement plants
This week Cemtech hosted its Live Webinar 'Conventional kiln fuels - preparation, storage, firing and safety' with presentations covering the design and safety of coal mills, a...
Votorantim Cimentos reports 3Q20 EBITDA of BRL1.5bn
Votorantim Cimentos recorded global net revenue of BRL5.2bn (US$961.2m) in the 3Q20, a 37 per cent increase compared to 3Q19. The growth was due to the positive impact of a 15...
Cementos Artigas to shift grinding to Minas plant
Cementos Artigas, the joint venture of Cementos Molins and Votorantim Cimentos, has commenced a US$40m project to unify its cement production in Uruguay. The project will int...
Cementos Argos' EBITDA grows 10% in 3Q20
Argos (Grupo Argos) delivered satisfactory results during the third quarter, amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The company reported an improvement in EBITDA despite the impact on vol...
Taiheiyo Cement plans PHP15bn expansion project
Taiheiyo Cement is planning to invest PHP15bn (US$309.3m) to expand production at its plant in Cebu, Philippines. The company’s local subsidiary will construct a new line and e...
Arkan posts net loss in 9M20
UAE-based Arkan Building Materials Co has recorded a net loss of AED3.71m (US$1.01m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to an AED36.13m profit in the corresponding peri...
Peru’s domestic and export cement deliveries pick up in October
Peruvian cement producers dispatched 1.255Mt of cement in October 2020, up 16.4 per cent YoY, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. In October 2019 dispatches ...
Votorantim Cimentos sets CO2 emissions goal at 520kg/t cement by 2030
Votorantim Cimentos has announced its 2030 sustainability commitments. The objective is to align the company’s worldwide operations to current and future needs of society, the...
Cementir sales up but profit slips in 9M20
Cementir posted a revenue of EUR896.8m in the nine-month period ended 30 September 2020 down one per cent YoY, according to a company statement. EBITDA declined 2.1 per cent to...
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