VICEM and FLSmidth announce sustainable production agreement
Vietnam National Cement Corp (VICEM) and FLSmidth have announced their cooperation “to pioneer new solutions to significantly improve the sustainability of the cement sector in...
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Taiwanese cement producers see revenue decline in January
Taiwan’s cement manufacturers have recorded a challenging start to the year, with Taiwan Cement Corp noting a 20.1 per cent decline in January revenue to TWD7.50bn (US$249.3m) ...
India Cements reports net loss in 3QFY19-20
India Cements has reported an INR53.7m (US$751,232) standalone net loss in the quarter ending 31 December 2019, compared with an INR31.3m profit in the year-ago period. Total i...
Shree Cement is closing in on 50Mta of cement production
This week it was announced that Shree Cement would enter the market of western India within the next six months . The company is preparing to open a new 2.5Mta grinding plant ...
Sumitomo Osaka Cement sees 55% increase in net profit
Japan’s Sumitomo Osaka Cement has seen a 54.5 per cent YoY increase in net profit to JPY7.7bn (US$70.05m) for the nine-month period ended December 2019. Total sales saw a 3.3 p...
Taiheiyo Cement records 10.4% decline in net profit
Japan’s Taiheiyo Cement has seen a 10.4 per cent YoY decline in net profit to JPY30.5bn (US$277.5m) for the nine-month period ending 31 December 2019. Sales were also down 4.3...
Emami Group agrees to sell cement unit to Nuvoco Vistas
India’s Emami Group has announced the sale of its 8.3Mta cement business to Nuvoco Vistas (Nirma Group), with the move valued at INR55bn (US$770.56m). "We are very proud of Em...
Pakistan cement industry records a growth of 11% in January 2020
Pakistan's cement industry showed encouraging performance in January 2020. As per the data released by All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers' Association (APCMA), domestic consumpt...
Star Cement reports 18% decline in net profit
India’s Star Cement has reported an 18.2 per cent decline in net profit to INR459.2m (US$6.4m) in the quarter ending 31 December 2019, compared with INR561.4m in the year-ago p...
First Chair and Co-chair of GCCA India's CEO Committee announced
Mahendra Singhi, managing director and CEO of Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd, and Nilesh Narwekar, CEO of JSW Cement, have been elected as the chair and co-chair respectively of th...
PCA: US cement consumption to sustain growth into 2022
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has held a press conference at the 2020 World of Concrete in Las Vegas, Nevada, where PCA Senior Vice President and Chief Economist, Ed Su...
Moroccan cement dispatches increase to 13.6Mt in 2019
Moroccan cement deliveries by members of the country’s cement association, APC, slipped to 1,038,250t in November 2019, down 2.5 per cent from 1,064,498t in November 2018, acco...
Belarus increases cement production by 5% in 2019
In 2019 total domestic cement production in Belarus increased 4.6 per cent YoY to 4.7Mt. Meanwhile, the country also imported 502,800t of cement worth more than US$28m, accordi...
Cement exports from Bangladesh slide in 7MFY19-20
Bangladesh's cement industry has earned an export revenue of US$6.11m in the 7MFY19-20 (July 2019-January 2020), compared to US$6.55m earned in 7MFY18-19, a contraction of 6.7 ...
Sagar Cements reports 2% increase in production for January
India’s Sagar Cements has reported a 1.7 per cent YoY increase in standalone cement production for January 2020, rising to 228,455Mt from 224,607Mt in the year-ago period. Cons...
MPA reports falling demand in GB for heavy-side building materials in 2019
Demand for heavy-side building materials in Great Britain, including aggregates, asphalt, ready-mixed concrete and mortar, has been weak throughout 2019, claims the Mineral Pro...
LafargeHolcim Canada Inc appoints new VP Saskatchewan and Manitoba
LafargeHolcim Canada Inc has promoted Tina Larson to the newly-reorganised role of Vice President, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Ms Larson first joined Lafarge in 2010 as Genera...
Eagle Materials reports a 5% revenue increase
US-based Eagle Materials has reported a five per cent YoY increase in revenue to US$350.2m for the quarter ending 31 December 2019. However, the company posted a net loss of US...
Colombian cement market expands 11% in December
Colombian grey cement dispatches advanced 10.9 per cent to 1.079Mt in December 2019 from 0.973Mt a year earlier, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Output of...
Shree Cement to enter western India within six months
Shree Cement will enter the market of western India within the next six months when it commissions its 2.5Mta grinding plant near Pune, Maharashtra, according to the Business S...
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