Export licence for Qassim Cement
Qassim Cement Co has been awarded a licence to export cement by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Investment. The licence is effective for one year, according to a bourse...
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Algeria exports 6000t of cement to Lebanon
A vessel with 6000t of cement left the port of Djen Djen, Algeria, yesterday, heading for Beirut, Lebanon. Minister of Industry, Ferhat Aït Ali, and Minister of Solidarity, K...
Abdelaziz Assad named acting CEO Arkan Building Materials
UAE-based Arkan Building Materials has appointed Abdelaziz Asad as acting CEO following the departure of Abdellatif Sfaxi to pursue other career opportunities. Under the new ar...
Simon Willis appointed new MPA chairman
Hanson UK CEO, Simon Willis, has been named as the new MPA chairman for the next two years, succeeding Martin Riley, Tarmac’s vice president. “We are delighted that Simon has...
Cement demand in Colombia slips 2% in July
Cement dispatches in Colombia fell 1.8 per cent YoY to 1.093Mt in July 2020 from 1.113Mt in July 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Offtake by ready-mix ...
Ghana sees 4% drop in sales in 1Q20
Total cement sales in Ghana have fallen 3.9 per cent YoY in the first quarter of 2020. The 1Q volume in 2020 reached 814,979t, when compared with 848,259t in the 1Q19. The d...
DG Khan award electrification contract to Schneider Electric
Pakistan-based DG Khan Cement Co Ltd, has chosen Schneider Electric to provide a comprehensive electrification solution for the 10,000tpd Balochistan plant. The facility will...
GCCA launches 2050 Climate Ambition programme
In the joint industry initiative “2050 Climate Ambition” 40 of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies have announced their commitment to reduce the sector’s CO2 foot...
Czech cement production reaches 4.57Mt in 2019
Cement output in the Czech cement industry increased 3.2 per cent YoY to 4.57Mt, a level not seen since 2008, reports the Czech news agency, CTK. In the last six years, cement ...
Votorantim Cimentos awards Aumund pan conveyor contract
Brazil-based Votorantim Cimentos has awarded Aumund the contract for the replacement of a pan conveyor at its Xambioá plant in Tocantins, Brazil. The new Aumund Bucket Apron ...
Zimbabwe sees demand up in July
PPC says demand for cement in Zimbabwe is very strong, despite effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. In its latest operational update, the regional cement producer report...
Wagners reports steep drop in profits for 2020
Wagners, the Australian construction materials business, reported a lower after-tax pro-forma profit of AUD3.92m (US$2.9m) for its 2020 annual results, down from the AUD13.7m i...
FLSmidth appoints regional presidents for Australia and South America
Tamer Eid has been named by FLSmidth as the company's new president for the Australia region, effective 14 September 2020. Over his career, Mr Eid has held various senior execu...
Argos plants receive Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation certification
The Wildlife Habitat Council Conservation (WHC) has certified Argos Savannah (Georgia) and Martinsburg (West Virginia) plants for their achievements and commitment to conservat...
CRH revenues expected to recover in 3Q20
Following the release of CRH's 2020 interim results last Friday, ICR now takes a deeper look at what the underlying trends have been for the company's trading performance durin...
FLSmidth's revenue guidance for 2020 is DKK15.5-17bn
FLSmidth's revenue in 2020 is forecast to be DKK15.5bn-17bn (US$2.48bn-2.72bn), says the company. EBITA margin is expected to be 4.5-6 per cent, which takes into account around...
Belarus produces 2.3Mt of cement in 1H20
In January-June 2020 Belarus manufactured nearly 2.3Mt of cement, 102.3 per cent up on 1H19. In the same period, the cement industry enterprises made nearly BYN400m (US$150m) w...
Eswatini faces cement shortage
Significant players in Eswatini’s construction industry have seen projects stall due to a cement shortage, according to The Swazi Observer. Nhlanhla Dlamini, CEO of the Constru...
Bangladesh producers seek advanced income tax refund of BDT7500m
Bangladeshi cement manufacturers have requested that the National Board of Revenue makes payment of BDT7500m (US$88,47m) as a refundable advanced income tax to help them recove...
Bamburi Cement sees surge in profit before tax
Kenya’s Bamburi Cement has announced a 15 per cent YoY decline in turnover to KES16.23bn (US$150m) for the first half of 2020, against KES18.66bn in the 1H19. However, the c...
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