Colombian cement market contracts 76% in April
Dispatches of grey cement in Colombia declined 75.6 per cent to 241,900t in April 2020 from 991,100t in April 2019, according to the national statistics office, DANE. Consump...
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Flying Cement reports 96% fall in sales
Pakistan’s Flying Cement Co saw a 95.9 per cent fall in sales to PKR35.62m (US$217,705) in the January-March period of 2020, compared to PKR858.47m in the year-ago period. The ...
Canadian Cement Association and producers call on President to up infrastructure spending
Canada's cement companies and the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as federal ministers to plead for federal government ...
Report calls for co-processing of wind turbine blades to be scaled up
The cement sector's cooperation is expected to be required to ease the challenge of recycling decommissioned wind turbines, according to a new report from WindEurope, the Europ...
CIMERWA to list on stock market
CIMERWA has said that it is currently in the process of listing its shares on the Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE). Mr Sigei, CEO, said that the transaction is currently in the hand...
New Group Head of Sustainability appointed at Breedon
Breedon Group has appointed Donna Hunt as its first Group Head of Sustainability. In the newly-created role, Donna will be responsible for developing and implementing an effec...
Quarry accident at Thai Boon Roong Cement
Two men have been crushed by falling rocks after an explosion at the quarry of Thai Boon Roong Cement in Kampot province, Cambodia. The accident happened at La’ang commune’s...
Azerbaijan sees 9% fall in cement production
Cement production in Azerbaijan fell 8.7 per cent YoY to 911,400t in the first quarter of 2020, according to the State Statistical Committee. Ready-mix concrete production rose...
Ras Al Khaimah slips into the red in 1Q
In its unaudited first-quarter results, Ras Al Khaimah Cement Co reported a 26 per cent drop in sales to AED36.838m (US$10.031m) in the first quarter of 2020 ended 31 March whe...
Udayapur Cement Industries resumes operations
Udayapur Cement Industries Ltd of Nepal has resumed operation after the company's closure due to COVID-19 restrictions. According to the company's Administration Chief, Ram Ba...
Kyrgyzstan produced 230,600t of cement in 1Q20
Kyrgyzstan produced 230,600 of cement in the first quarter of 2020, according to the country’s National Statistics Committee. In January output reached 28,500t, followed by 58,...
Al Karama restarts Carthage Cement share sale
Following a forced break due to the coronavirus pandemic, Al Karama Holding, restarts the process to divest a stake in Carthage Cement to a strategic investor who is able to le...
East African Portland Cement Co offers early retirement
To avoid total collapse, Kenya’s East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) is offering voluntary early retirement for its 800 employees, reports The East African. EAPCC Acting M...
CIMERWA appoints new CEO
Rwandan cement company, CIMERWA, recently appointed Albert Kipkemoi Sigei as its new CEO, succeeding Bheki Mthembu, whose term ended. Mr Sigei, with more than 17 years of exp...
Dangote Cement sees sales slow in 1Q20
This week Dangote Group reported its 1Q20 results, which saw group sales volumes decline by 0.6 per cent with the onset of the coronavirus in March. ICR now looks deeper at the...
US cement market expands 5% in March
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 5.1 per cent YoY to 7.7Mt in March 2020, according to the US Geological S...
Al Sahawa Cement is set to invite tenders for 5000tpd plant
Al Sahawa Cement Co (ASCC), a subsidiary of Oman Cement Co, is reportedly planning to invite bids for two key tenders linked to the construction of its new US$212m integrated c...
Prism Johnson sees 61% fall in net profit
India’s Prism Johnson Ltd, formerly known as Prism Cement, has reported a 61 per cent fall in standalone net profit to INR564.5m (US$7.47m) in the FY19-20, compared with INR1.4...
Siam Cement receives approval to set up IPO for packaging unit
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand has given Siam Cement PCL approval to go ahead with its plans for an initial public offer of its packaging unit. SCG Packag...
Fauji Cement appoints CEO/MD and makes resource sharing agreement with Askari Cement
Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 28 May 2020 that due to expiry of employment contract of Lt Gen Muhammad Ahsan Mahmood, HI (M) (Retd), CEO/...
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