PT Semen Padang exports 25,000t to Australia
PT Semen Padang exported 25,000t of cement to Australia. The cargo of OPC Type I Grade 52.5N cement was shipped in MV Luga from Teluk Bayur Padang Port on West Sumatra, accordi...
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INSEE Sri Lanka appoints new CEO
Gustavo Navarro has been appointed as the new CEO of INSEE Cement Sri Lanka. Mr Navarro took up the position on 1 September after Nanndana Ekanayake relinquished the CEO duties...
Morocco's cement market expands 8% in September
Moroccan cement deliveries increased 7.9 per cent YoY to 1,244,689t in September 2020 from 1,154,101 in the year-ago period, according to data by the Ministry of Urbanisation a...
CemProspects considers important energy markets
After moving online this year, CemProspects 2020 began yesterday by looking at energy markets of importance to the cement sector. The first day of the session provided a consid...
Minerals Department issues 8 cement plant licences in Punjab
Pakistan’s Minerals Department has issued licences to eight companies willing to invest in Punjab to establish cement factories. These licences were issued on the direction ...
Cement sector urged to act now on climate change at GCCA Conference
Speaking at The Global Cement and Concrete Association’s (GCCA) third annual conference - Towards Building the Sustainable World of Tomorrow, Dr Pratima Rangarajan, CEO of the ...
Argentine cement consumption advances 11% in September
Cement demand in Argentina increased 10.5 per cent to 1,037,499t in September 2020, as shown by the monthly report of the country’s cement association, AFCP. This demand was en...
Supacem opens doors to Ghana's armed forces
Ghana's armed forces have been given a special a tour of the Supacem cement factory in Tema, Ghana. The army was visiting the facility after the cement company donated 850 bags...
Philcement responds to CeMAP statement
Philcement Corp (Phinma Group) has released a statement folllowing yesterday's revelation that the Cement Manufacturer's Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) had requested th...
Colombian cement market contracts 4% in August
Cement dispatches in Colombia slipped 4.3 per cent to 1.052Mt in August 2020 from 1.099Mt in August 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. The fall in cons...
Nepal reports rise in imports due to lockdown
Cement and clinker worth NPR957.2m (US$8.15m) have been imported in Nepal after limestone excavation and cement production was stopped due to the COVID-19 lockdown imposed by t...
UK Concrete and cement industry launches 'Roadmap to beyond Net Zero'
The UK concrete and cement industry has launched a roadmap to become net negative by 2050, removing more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it emits each year. The ...
Sri Lanka sees production rise 26% in July
Sri Lanka’s cement production in July rose 26.3 per cent YoY to 413,000t from 327,000t last year, according to the Daily Mirror. Total domestic cement production increased 4.1 ...
General Court dismisses challenge of antitrust ruling in Croatia
HeidelbergCement and Schwenk have reportedly lost their challenge of the European Commission’s antitrust veto of their joint bid for Cemex’s Croatian operations, after Europe's...
Breedon announce Group CEO change
Pat Ward has informed the Board at Breedon Group of his intention to retire as group CEO and a director of the company in 2021. It is anticipated that he will be succeeded by R...
Spanish cement demand falls 5% in August
Cement consumption in Spain declined 5.1 per cent YoY in August 2020, following a 3.4 per cent drop in July, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. Exports ha...
Anhui Conch works with China Telecom and Huawei to roll out 5G smart plant
A 5G end-to-end smart factory system developed by China Telecom and Huawei is enabling Anhui Conch to reduce its energy consumption and increased its productivity, resource ut...
CeMAP seeks probe into Philcement product origin
The Cement Manufacturers Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) confirms reports from 28 January, 2020, it brought to the attention of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI...
Pakistan cement records rising September dispatches
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturer Association (APCMA) released the highest local and overseas dispatch figures for September 2020. Total dispatches by Pakistani cement producer...
Suppliers report cement shortage in Jamaica
Cement retailers in Manchester and St Elizabeth, Jamaica, are reportedly struggling to meet demand after a sharp dip in supply, according to the Jamaica Observer. As a result...
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