Vietnam's cement sector sees exports rise on higher Chinese demand
The Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) shows that the 1H20 recorded a 12 per cent decrease in the industry’s consumption compared to the same period for the domestic consumption...
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Ukraine launches antidumping investigation into cement imports
Ukraine’s Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade has launched an antidumping investigation into the import of cement from Turkey, according to Business World. ...
Asia Cement to purchase additional stake in Chiahui Power
Japan-based Electric Power Development Co, also known as J-Power, is planning to sell its entire stake in Chiahui Power to Taiwan’s Asia Cement for TWD5.37bn (US$183m). The...
Taiwan's producers see decline in August revenue
Taiwan’s Universal Cement Corp has reported a 3.5 per cent YoY decline in August revenue to TWD366.9m (US$12.5m), against TWD380.4m in the same month of 2019. However, in the J...
Aumund completes orders in Hong Kong and Japan
Aumund Asia in Hong Kong is supplying specially designed Samson ® Material Feeders to customers in Thailand and Japan. The machines are equipped with filters and enclosures so...
Cement stocks have outperformed in PSX lately
An analyst at Intermarket Securities Ltd has reported that cement stocks listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) have recently outperformed and the present bull-run in ceme...
Breedon welcomes CMA announcement on Cemex asset acquisitions
Breedon welcomes today's announcement from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it has reasonable grounds for believing that the undertakings offered by Breedon in ...
Corporación Socialista del Cemento accepts Petro cryptocurrency
Cement for construction projects in Venezuela supplied by Corporación Socialista del Cemento (CSC) can now be paid for with the country’s cryptocurrency, Petro. The governmen...
Export of cement from Bangladesh continues to shrink in 2MFY20-21
Bangladesh's cement industry has earned export revenue of US$0.89m in July-August 2020 (2MFY20-21), compared to US$1.33m bagged in July-August 2019. The modest start to the fin...
Cement sales in Brazil increase 14% in August
Cement sales in Brazil continued to rise in August with a 13.6 per cent YoY increase to 5.7Mt, reported the country’s cement association, SNIC. Per working day, sales reached 2...
National Cement to boost production and build new plant
Ethiopia’s National Cement (East African Holdings) is currently conducting a study at its plant in Dire Dawa to boost its 3000tpd capacity by 30 per cent. "We are planning t...
Chief Minister urges quicker clearance of NOCs for Punjab cement factories
Chief Minister of Punjab, Sardar Usman Buzdar, chaired a meeting yesterday at the Punjab Assembly about easing the process of setting up new cement factories in the Pakistani p...
CARRILU inaugurates DRC cement plant
The Minister of Industry of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Julien Paluka, has officially opened the Carrière de Lualaba (CARRILU) cement works in Kolwezi, Lualaba prov...
Gypsum availability and dollar prices impact Dangote Zambia's production costs
Dangote Cement Zambia Ltd (DCZL) says the closure of Chambeshi Metals has deprived the company gypsum for cement manufacture. DCZL CFO, Bright Tembo, also said the depreciation...
Cemex reaffirms commitment to improving air quality
Following up on the celebration of the United Nations "International Day of Clean Air for blue skies" Cemex has reaffirmed its commitment to the goal of improving air quality i...
Lucky Cement posts 23% rise in August revenue
Taiwan’s Lucky Cement has announced a 22.9 per cent YoY rise in August revenue to TWD366.8m (US$12.5m) from TWD298.5m in the same month of 2019. In the first eight months of 2...
Fauji Cement announces new director
Pakistan’s Fauji Cement Company Ltd has announced the appointment of Imran Moid as a director of the company, with effect from 7 September 2020. Mr Moid will take the place lef...
Argentine cement demand declines 13% in August
The Argentine cement market contracted 12.5 per cent YoY to 917,297t in August 2020, according to the latest data published by AFCP, the country’s cement association. However, ...
Saudi cement sales rise 38% to 4.3Mt in August 2020
The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers climbed 38 per cent to 4.3Mt in August 2020, compared to 3.1Mt in the same month last year, reported Yamama Cement Co. As ma...
IKN wins German pyroline order
IKN has been awarded a contract from the Märker Group encompassing the engineering, supply, and installation of an entire 3000tpd pyroprocessing line, from raw meal feeding to ...
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