Cemtech Industries Cameroon seeks permit in Port of Kribi
Cemtech Industries Cameroon is a new cement producer among the interested industrial parties looking to settle in the logistics zone of the autonomous Port of Kribi (PAK), whic...
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LafargeHolcim US appoints Mountain Region manager
LafargeHolcim has appointed Woodrow "Chance" Allen general manager for the Mountain Region for the US Aggregates and Construction Materials (ACM) organisation. Mr Allen has ext...
CIMAF Ghana Ltd extends its product range
CIMAF Ghana Ltd has announced the introduction of newly-improved cement grade, 42.5R B-L, to its line of products. "This is not just an addition, but a much-needed grade to g...
Dewan Cement makes changes in top management
Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) about changes in top management. Company Secretary, Muhammad Hanif Germany stated in a bourse filing that Haro...
CimMetal awards Togo grinding contract to Intercem
Togo-based cement producer CimMetal has placed the order for various equipment for its 2.5Mta VRM-based grinding plant at Lomé with Austrian equipment supplier Intercem. The...
CMA welcomes Union Budget infrastucture spending
The Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) welcomed the major announcements on infrastructure, logistics, climate change and environment in the Union Budget 2020-21 presented b...
SCG sees 14% revenue increase from Cambodian operations
Thailand's Siam Cement Group has reported a 13.9 per cent YoY increase in sales revenue from its Cambodian operations in 2019, rising to US$451m from US$396m in the previous ye...
JK Cement commissions 2.5Mta of grinding capacity
India's JK Cement has announced the successful commissioning of 1Mta of grey cement grinding capacity in Mangrol, Rajasthan, and 1.5Mta of the same in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh. T...
Cement price rises further in Congo DR
A shortage of cement is driving up prices in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The price of a 50kg bag of 32-grade cement has increased to CDF14,300 (US$8.46) from CDF14,000. F...
Lucky Cement wins International Corporate Social Responsibility Award
Lucky Cement Ltd received the International Corporate Social Responsibility Award in the category of "Green Environmental Stewardship", organised by The Professionals Network (...
Hail Cement reports profit rise in 2019
Saudi cement producer Hail Cement has posted a net profit after zakat and tax of SAR59.7m (US$15.9m) in 2019 following a loss of SAR25m in 2018. The company increased its sal...
Argos receives the Gold Class distinction in the RobecoSAM Yearbook
After being recognised as one of the most sustainable cement companies in the world by the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, thanks to its best practices in social, environmental...
Cement prices receding in Pakistan
Cement prices in the northern region of Pakistan are starting to soften on account of various reasons observed the local research house Intermarket Securities Ltd. Cement pri...
Raysut Cement plans to acquire 75% stake in LafargeHolcim Maldives
Oman’s Raysut Cement Co has reportedly begun discussions to acquire a 75 per cent stake in LafargeHolcim Maldives. The board has approved the move in principle and the compan...
National Cement Co of Alabama breaks ground
National Cement Co of Alabama (Vicat group), has broken ground on its US$250m expansion of the plant in the Saint Clair County town of Ragland, USA. The expansion project is b...
Qassim Cement sees net profit treble in 2019
Saudi Arabia-based Qassim Cement Co reported a 83.7 per cent increase in revenue to SAR781.9m (US$208.5m) in 2019 from SAR425.7m in 2018. The company net profit after zakat a...
Pillard wins Mexican burner order
Pillard has received an order for a Pillard PRECAFLAM™ burner in a new cement plant in Mexico, delivered by Fives FCB. Its technology, associated with both the Pillard NOVAFLAM...
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua joins SBTi
Mexico's Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has announced that it has joined the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as part of its commitment to set science-based emission ...
Cemex's Lloseta cement plant to become an aggregates facility
Cemex's closed cement plant in Lloseta, in Mallorca, Spain, has been passed by the Balearic Environment Commission to be adapted into an aggregates plant. Proposals for the si...
Dominik von Achten appointed new chairman of HeidelbergCement
Dr Dominik von Achten becomes the new chairman of the Managing Board of HeidelbergCement on 1 February 2020. Dr Dominik von Achten, 54, will take over the chairmanship of the ...
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