Chechencement to reach full capacity in 2020
Chechencement in Russia’s Republic of Chechnya increased its production capacity by 34 per cent to 0.64Mta in 2019. It is expected to nearly double its output in 2020 to reach ...
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Andhra Pradesh producers to reduce prices for government projects
Cement companies based in Andhra Pradesh, India, have decided to reduce cement prices for government projects following a request from the state’s Chief Minister, YS Jagan Moha...
Sino Zimbabwe Cement challenged by export competition
Sino Zimbabwe Cement has been forced to restrict its business after being outcompeted in export markets by Dangote Cement. Sino Cement has faced stiff competition in the export...
Pakistan records 28% growth in export of cement/clinker 8MFY20
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers' Association (APCMA) has reported that country saw a growth of 28 per cent in cement and clinker exports during first eight months of the on...
India Cements sees investors increase stake
The Damani family, one of India’s wealthiest, further increased their stake in India Cements from 11.98 per cent to 16 per cent through open market transactions on 16 March. ...
Metso wins Russian order for calcining system
Metso has signed a contract for the delivery of a calcining system to a customer in Russia. The order value of approximately EUR30m has been booked in Metso's 1Q20 orders recei...
Cement and construction sectors struggle despite net FDI growth
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has released foreign direct investment (FDI) data for February 2020 and eight months of the current financial year 2019-20. It showed that the ...
Belarusian Cement receives ASB loan
Belarus cement producer Belarusian Cement Co has received a BYN361,400 (US$153,607) loan from ASB Belarus. The loan will fund a new production line that is able to use refuse-...
Israel to readmit cement into Gaza
The Israeli authorities have decided to allow the entry of cement in the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom (Karm Abu Salem) commercial crossing, according to the Palestinian ...
Coronavirus likely to affect Pakistani cement exports to Afghanistan
Pakistan's export of cement to Afghanistan through land routes will be affected from today following Islamabad's decision to close the borders with Kabul as preventive measures...
City Cement reports 61% rise in profit
Saudi Arabia’s City Cement has reported a 61 per cent YoY increase in net profit to SAR180.9m (US$48.2m) in 2019, rising from SAR112.3m in the previous year. The company’s to...
UK cement plant to burn Australian GP tyres as AF
A cement plant near Oxfordshire in the UK will be burning around 1800 Pirelli tyres from the cancelled Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia. "We finished assembling the tyres o...
Bim Son Cement announces sales targets for 2020
Vietnam’s Bim Son Cement JSC has announced a sales target of 5.6Mt of cement and clinker in 2020, up 30.2 per cent compared to 4.3Mt in 2019. The company is also aiming to rea...
Cementarnica Usje sees profit up 22%
North Macedonia’s Cementarnica Usje (Titan Cement) has reported a 21.5 per cent YoY rise in profit to MKD1.27bn (US$23.15m) in 2019. Domestic sales advanced 8.2 per cent to MK...
Detained vessel allowed to sail from Bangladesh, as no coronavirus found
The Bangladeshi port authority Mongla Port did not find any symptoms of COVID-19 in the crew of the bulk carrier Serenitas N, which later off-loaded imported coal at birth and ...
INSEE Cement Sri Lanka wins awards
INSEE Cement Sri Lanka, through public announcement disclosed that being the country's leading cement manufacturer successfully, it won the award for 'Best Construction Brand' ...
Breedon's cement business thrives
As Breedon Group Plc releases its 2019 results, ICR takes a closer look at the UK company's cement business and future plans. Breedon, which operates cement plants in the UK a...
Scottish Government awards Tarmac GBP1.49m to develop Dunbar freight rail
The Scottish Government has allocated GBP1.49m to Tarmac's Dunbar cement plant in a Freight Facilities Grant.The fund is open to companies looking to move freight by the more s...
Cement vessel sinks off Oaxaca coast
A general cargo ship by the name of Duban, loaded with some 1500t of cement, sank 13nm off of the coast of Oaxaca, southern Mexican state on Pacific coast, in the afternoon of ...
Brazilian cement sales stable in February
Cement sales in Brazil remained stable at 4.1Mt in February 2020 when compared with February 2019, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. When compared with Janua...
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