Yanbu Cement to reduce heat and power consumption
Saudi-based Yanbu Cement Co(YCC) has signed an agreement in early 2020 for a considerable efficiency upgrade to be carried out by FLSmidth, focussing on reducing heat and power...
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Semen Indonesia Group sales slip 2% in March
Total sales of Semen Indonesia Group (SIG) fell two per cent in March 2020 to 3,098,449t when compared with March 2019, when sales reached 3,161,373t, according to data release...
Bestway Cement donates PM's Corona Fund
Muhammad Irfan A Sheikh, CFO of Bestway Cement Ltd, met Pakistan's Prime Minister, Imran Khan on 20 April and contributed PKR205m (US$1.28m) in PM's Corona Fund on behalf of th...
Net FDI to Pakistan continues to contract in cement and construction in 9MFY20
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released foreign direct investment (FDI) data for the nine months of the current financial year 2019-20 and March 2020. It shows that the c...
Tyre burning project for Caribbean Cement put on hold
The coronavirus pandemic has halted a key project for Caribbean Cement Co to remove and incinerate between 1.5-2m tyres from the Riverton City landfill. A memorandum of unders...
Coronavirus impacts Pakistani cement trade
The exports of clinker and cement from Pakistan to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and rest of the world have been impacted by the lockdown, curfew and other measures to sto...
US cement shipments up 8% in December
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico in December 2019 increased eight per cent YoY to 6.7Mt, according to newly-released...
Attock Cement resumes production at Hub
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange Ltd (PSX) on 20 April that subsequent to the partial removal of the lockdown by Federal and Provincial Governmen...
Fauji Cement 9M profit drops 88%
Pakistan-based Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL) saw its 9MFY19-20 profit, for the period ended 31 March 2020, fall 88 per cent to PKR271m (US$1.7m) when compared with the year-ago pe...
Peru's cement producers see impact of COVID-19 crisis
The energy demand of Peruvian cement mills has reportedly fallen more than 90 per cent in recent weeks due to lower utilisation rates as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. "...
Indian manufacturers prepare to resume production
India’s ACC, India Cements, JK Lakshmi and JK Cement are looking to resume cement production in a phased manner from 20 April, while also abiding by all standard operating proc...
Kazakhstan bans cement imports
Kazakhstan’s Acting Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development has signed an order on the regulation of cement imports. The order introduces a ban on the import on cer...
US cement consumption to drop 30.9 per cent in second quarter
The US cement consumption will drop 30.9 per cent in second quarter, according the Ed Sullivan, Chief Economist, Portland Cement Association (USA). Sullivan was speaking during...
China’s cement industry expected to lead economic recovery
An accelerated recovery in the Chinese construction industry is driving the country’s cement sector to resume operations. With a positive outlook this year, analysts said the s...
Turkish cement sector prepares for COVID-19 impact after strong start to 2020
The Turkish cement sector made a hopeful start in 2020 following a challenging 2019 when it contracted by around 30 per cent. The domestic market showed signs of recovery in Ja...
HeidelbergCement cuts work hours and Board waives 20% of salaries in 2Q20
HeidelbergCement has agreed with the works council and employee representatives to introduce short-time work for its employees in Germany in response to the coronavirus. Ini...
Sri Lanka looks to lift curfew and open factories
Sri Lanka's Government is considering the easing of the month-long curfew on the island from this week. Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine, Pavithra Waniarchchi, announ...
No coronavirus impact on cement revenue in 9MFY20 but March data dispersed in Pakistan
The Federal Bureau of Statistics of Pakistan has released cement export data for the nine-month period of July 2019-March 2020 (9MFY19-20). It carries more or less same trend o...
Ambuja Cements seeks production start from 20 April
LafargeHolcim subsidiary Ambuja Cements plans to start production in phases at its plants across India from 20 April and is seeking government approval. The company had suspend...
Eagle Materials sells non-core concrete and aggregates assets
Eagle Materials Inc announced it has sold its Western Aggregates and Mathews Ready Mix operations for US$93.5m to Teichert, a California-based construction company. Western ...
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