Tan Thang plant set to begin operations in 2020
Vietnam’s Tan Thang cement plant is expected to be put into operation in the central province of Nghe An next year, according to Vietnam News. The project represents a total in...
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Increased FDI inflows in Pakistan yet to positively impact cement
According to data of the State Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan has received a net total foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$850.01m during first five months of current financial y...
Semen Indonesia volumes surge 44% in November
Sales volumes of the Semen Indonesia Group, including Thang Long Cement Co (TLCC) and former Holcim subsidiary, PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI), surged 44.2 per cent in Novemb...
GCC signs 15-year solar power deal in Mexico
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua SAB de CV is to operate some of its cement operations in Mexico on solar energy under a newly-signed power purchase agreement (PPA). The company sa...
Chip Mong INSEE Cement and Siam City Cement launch waste manufacturing facility
Chip Mong INSEE Cement Corp has launched a new industrial waste manufacturing facility in Banteay Meas district, Kampot province, Cambodia. The new unit can process 10tph of in...
Indonesian exports advance 15% in November
Cement and clinker exports from Indonesia rose 15.4 per cent to 648,354t in November 2019, according to figures published by Semen Indonesia. In November 2018 exports totalled ...
Dongwu Cement to sell stake in wastewater treatment company
China’s Dongwu Cement has announced that its subsidiary, Xinhua Shanghai Investment Management Co, plans to divest its entire 62.26 per cent stake in Shanghai Biofit Environmen...
PPC joins the WCA as a Corporate Member
The World Cement Association (WCA) has welcomed PPC as a corporate member. Speaking about PPC's desire to join the WCA, Roland van Wijnen, CEO of PPC said: "We expect that ...
Indonesian cement sales up 9% YoY in November
Cement sales in Indonesia increased 9.5 per cent in November to 7.088Mt in November 2019 when compared with November 2018, according to data supplied by Semen Indonesia. Sales...
Eqiom tests intermodal cement transport
In the last three weeks, France-based cement producer Eqiom has been testing the movement of cement by intermodal transport. The company hopes to find a new solution via road ...
Arabian Cement Co adjusts completion date for Rabigh plant
On the back of project delays, Arabian Cement Co announced earlier this year that its new grinding plant in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, was due for completion in the 1Q20 with comm...
Fauji Cement to diversify
Fauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange that the 135th Special Board Meeting of the company held at the Fauji Foundation's head office in Rawalpind...
Pakistan's government allocates more funds for development
The cement industry in Pakistan has welcomed the federal government decision to release PKR298bn (42.5 per cent), including PKR61.75bn (US$1.29bn) of foreign aid (48.13 per cen...
Ultracem takes seven per cent of Honduran market
Honduras’ third cement producer Ultracem has gained seven per cent market share in its first year of operations, according to La Tribune. The Colombia-based producer has focus...
FLSmidth announces new CFO
Denmark-based equipment supplier FLSmidth has appointed Roland M Andersen as chief financial officer and member of the group’s executive management. Roland M. Andersen joins ...
Gebr Pfeiffer appoints new management in USA and Malaysia
Germany-based grinding specialist Gebr Pfeiffer has appointed Timothy Burden as president of its US subsidiary Gebr Pfeiffer Inc in Florida, effective 1 January 2020. Since j...
US-Puerto Rico Portland and blended cement shipments up 13% in September
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 13 per cent in September 2019 to 9.4Mt, when compared with September 2018, according to the l...
COP25 talks target carbon neutrality
Four leading experts explored the pathway to carbon neutrality in the cement and concrete industry at a side event to COP25 in Madrid, Spain. The panel discussion entitled 'Ce...
Deccan Cements plans plant expansion
India’s Deccan Cements has announced plans to expand its integrated cement plant in Suryapet, Telangana, at an investment of INR6bn (US$84.5m). The project will involve the a...
Cemex Holdings Philippines plans new share sale
The Philippine Stock Exchange has approved Cemex Holdings Philippines’ plan to raise as much as PHP12.6bn (US$250m) from the sale of new shares to existing investors. The co...
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