Gazakh Cement completes expansion
Gazakh Cement, Azerbaijan, has increased cement capacity by 20 per cent, raising its capacity from 1Mta to 1.2Mta, according to a report by the Trend News Agency. Gazakh Cemen...
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Lucky Cement successfully completes new line; receives PSX award
Lucky Cement Limited has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and local authorities that the brownfield expansion for the additional 2.8Mta line at its Khyber Pakhtunkhw...
South Valley Cement losses increase sharply
South Valley Cement Company, Egypt, posted a 930 per cent year-on-year increase in losses during the first nine months of 2019, according to the company’s financial statements....
Sri Lanka sets maximum retail price for cement
A special gazette notification has been issued by the Consumer Affairs Authority declaring the maximum retail price of locally manufactured cement in Sri Lanka at LKR1005 (US$5...
CRH seeking buyers for its Brazilian business
CRH, Ireland, is selling its cement business in Brazil, which it acquired in 2015 as part of a portfolio of assets bought from Lafarge and Holcim during their merger, according...
Confidence Cement plans to install 5.6MW Power Plant
Confidence Cement Limited (CCL) of Bangladesh has informed the Dhaka Stock Exchange that its Board of Directors have decided to install a 5.6MW captive power plant at a cost of...
Azerbaijan: output of cement falls 1.6 per cent over 11 months to November 2019
Construction materials worth AZN709.8m (USD417.5m) were produced in Azerbaijan from January through November 2019, which is 4.4 percent more compared to the same period of 2018...
Power Cement completes plant expansion
Power Cement Ltd, part of the Arif Habib Group, has completed the expansion of its Nooriabad facility, Pakistan, making the company the second largest producer in the southern ...
UltraTech to buy Emami
UltraTech Cement Ltd has emerged as the front-runner to buy the cement business of Emami Group in an all-cash deal worth INR6,500-7,000 crore (USD910-980m), according to a repo...
Makoju retires; Dangote Cement appoints new CEO
Michel Puchercos, a former managing director of Lafarge Africa, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Dangote Cement Plc, according to a report in The Sun, Nigeria. ...
DG Khan Cement completes 12MW WHR power project
Pakistan-based DG Khan Cement Co Ltd (DGKC) has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that it has successfully completed installation and commissioning of a 12MW waste hea...
Paraguayan companies import increasing cement volumes
Several companies in Paraguay have increased the volume of cement imports from 1000tpm to 6000tpd due to the cement supply shortage in the Latin American country, according to ...
Fecto forms new subsidiary, reports fall in domestic sales
Fecto Cement Ltd has approved the formation of a wholly-owned subsidiary to implement the investment in a new cement plant. The Pakistani cement producer had earlier announce...
Vietnamese cement demand declines 4% in November
Cement demand in Vietnam fell by four per cent YoY to 5.437Mt in November 2019, according to data published by the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). When compared wit...
Cemento Cienfuegos achieves 2019 planned production
Cuba’s Cemento Cienfuegos achieved its planned output for 2019 and will continue to produce cement to supply extra volumes to prioritised construction programmes in the country...
Bangladesh cuts AIT to 3%
Bangladesh’s government has reduced the rate of advance income tax (AIT) on the import of cement raw materials from five to three per cent, according to The Financial Express. ...
Pakistan installs captive solar power
Fauji Cement Co Ltd (FCCL), Pakistan, recently installed a 12.5MW captive solar power project at its Attock plant. Plant located at Distt Attock, Pakistan. The project, whic...
Eastern Indian cement demand to expand 8-10% in FY19-20
Cement demand in eastern India is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in the current financial year despite the economic slowdown, according to industry sources. Cement consump...
Thatta Cement Co appoints Muhammad Aslam Shaikh CEO
Pakistani-based Thatta Cement Co Ltd (THCCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that Muhammad Aslam Shaikh is the company’s new CEO with effect from 23 December 2019, r...
Maple Leaf Cement to elect new directors
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCF) will elect new directors for a three-year term at its Extraordinary General Meeting on 31 December 2019 in Lahore, Pakistan. Eight people...
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