Shareholders approve CCNN-Obu merger
Shareholders of Cement Co of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) and Obu Cement Co have unanimously approved the merger of the two entities into Obu Cement plc. This implies that all the...
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Aalborg Excel® is launched by Cementir
Allborg Excel® is the latest product in the Aalborg INWHITE Solution® range A ALBORG EXCEL ® , the second UHPC premixed product, developed under the A ALBORG INWH...
Argentina’s cement demand falls 10% in November
The Argentine cement market contracted by 10.1 per cent to 872,177t in November 2019 when compared with November 2018, when demand reached 970,181t, according to its domestic c...
Pakistan cement dispatches grow strongly in 5MFY19-20
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturer Association (APCMA) has released dispatch data for November and for the five months of July-November 2019. According to APCMA, Pakistani cement...
NuCycle ramps up AF production for Cemex
US-based NuCycle Energy has launched a facility in Plant City, Florida, to make alternative fuels, primarily as a coal substitute, exclusively for Cemex. The plant, which ca...
Lehigh plans upgrades following alleged violations of Clean Air Act
In a settlement to resolve the alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, Lehigh Cement Co and Lehigh White Cement Co have agreed to invest approximately US$12m in pollution cont...
Indian delivered petcoke prices under pressure due to low demand
Prices of delivered petcoke to India fell again as seaborne demand after the Diwali break remained subdued and cheaper alternatives could be found. Reliance Industries Ltd re...
Sheriff's Office to investigate Holly Hill cement plant fatality
Orangeburg County Chief Deputy Coroner, Sean D Fogle, reported that on Tuesday Lennox W Hinckson, 65, died in a work-related incident at the Holcim (US) Inc Holly Hill cement p...
Mexico's construction industry contracts in the 3Q19
Mexico's construction industry contracted 6.6 per cent YoY during the third quarter of 2019, its worst period since the first quarter of 2009, due to lack of public work and fe...
Moroccan cement consumption up 12% in October
Cement demand in Morocco increased 12.1 per cent YoY to 1.355Mt in October 2019 when compared with 1.208Mt supplied in October 2018, according to data published by the country’...
BASF in talks to sell construction materials business to Lone Star
Germany’s BASF and private equity firm Lone Star are reportedly in exclusive negotiations for the sale of the former’s construction chemicals business, according to Bloomberg. ...
All-India cement prices fall in November
All-India cement prices have reportedly fallen two per cent MoM in November on the back of reduced demand, according to Centrum Broking. The all-India average cement price in...
Colombian dispatches up 3% in October
Colombia’s cement market expanded by 2.6 per cent to 1.111Mt in October 2019 when compared with 1.083Mt in October 2018, according to the country’s national statistics office, ...
Azerbaijan records 2% decline in cement production
Azerbaijan has seen a two per cent YoY decline in cement production to 2.8Mt during the 10M19, according to the State Statistical Committee. Overall construction materials ou...
CMA announces president and VP appointments
India’s Cement Manufacturers' Association (CMA) has elected Mahendra Singhi as its president for the second year running. "I'm extremely proud to be associated with CMA durin...
New quality regulations due for Panama's cement market
New quality regulations for Panama’s cement market are due to come into effect on 3 December 2019 and are expected to affect cement importers, distributors and sellers, accordi...
Cement companies targeted with an all-India RDF tender
The North Delhi Municipal Corp is targeting cement companies with an all-India tender inviting industrial units to utilise the RDF recovered from biomining of the Bhalswa Landf...
SCR meets industry representatives to improve cement loading
India’s South Central Railway (SCR) has met representatives from leading domestic cement producers to discuss the improvement of its cement loading. UltraTech, India Cements, K...
Bhutan considers coal alternatives
Bhutan is looking at options to reduce its carbon emissions. Given that the country generates 215t of municipal waste (MW) every day, about 50t of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) cou...
LafargeHolcim plans second Malawi Durabric factory
LafargeHolcim is trying to make housing more affordable to Malawi citizens and is planning to set up a second Durabric production plant. Durabric is made from soil, sand, ceme...
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