Tamil Nadu Cements inaugurates expansion project
India’s Tamil Nadu Cements Corp Ltd, owned by the government of the state, has expanded the capacity of its Ariyalur complex at an investment of INR8.09bn (US$114.4m). The proj...
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Pakistan cement industry makes record dispatches in October FY19-20
The Pakistani cement industry has recorded a modest growth of 9.2 and 4.5 per cent in domestic and overseas cement dispatches in October 2019 alone and in the July-October 2019...
Gansu Qilianshan Cement increase building materials stake to 80%
Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co Ltd has agreed to buy an additional stake in Gansu Zhangye Julong Building Materials Co Ltd. Following the acquisition, Gansu Qilianshan Ceme...
Crown Cement Group to supply road project
Bangladesh’s Crown Cement Group has signed an agreement with China Construction Seventh Engineering Division Corp Ltd, which will see the cement manufacturer supply cement to t...
FLSmidth China joins WCA as associate member
FLSmidth China, a wholly-owned subsidiary of FLSmidth A/S, has joined the World Cement Association (WCA) as an associate member. "As a leading contributor to cement productio...
Pakistan defers axle load and CNIC issues
The Pakistani government is deferring two issues that had earlier caused a negative impact on the country's cement industry: the axle load and documentation of sale over PKR50,...
Dandot Cement plant closed due to viability issue
Dandot Cement Company Ltd has announced to shut its 504,000tpa of cement plant at Jehlum, Punjab province, Pakistan, due to various reasons, according to company notification t...
New player adds fresh stimulus to Colombia's market
This week, Empresa Colombiana de Cementos (EcoCementos) has opened its new 1.5Mta cement plant in Sonson in Antiquia, Rio Claro, Colombia. EcoCementos is a joint venture betw...
EcoCementos commissions new 1.5Mta Colombian cement plant
Empresa Colombiana de Cementos (EcoCementos) is today launching a greenfield cement plant capable of producing up to 1.5Mta of cement in the Magdalena Valley in Sonsón municipa...
President al-Sisi suggests state's military cement company should be privatised
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has announced companies owned by Egypt’s military must be allowed to sell shares on the stock exchange. Last year, Egypt's government h...
Ramco Cements reports 47% 3Q profit rise
India-based Ramco Cements posted a 3Q19 profit of INR1.68bn (US$23.7m), up by 47 per cent when compared with INR1.14bn in the 3Q18. When compared with the quarter ended June, p...
Rain sends Caribbean Cement profits down
Caribbean Cement Co’s 3Q profit was affected by heavy rains at the end of summer and a large tax charge, according to the cement producer. In addition, higher operational exp...
Profitability review 1QFY19-20 of nine top Pakistan companies
Pakistan research house Spectrum Securities Ltd, while reviewing nine top cement companies' performances for the 1QFY19-20, has concluded that cement sector continues to be in ...
Dangote Cement Group's unaudited 9M19 results see volumes rise 1.1%
Dangote Cement Group's unaudited results for the 9M19 to 30 September 2019 saw group volumes up 1.1 per cent to 18Mt and Nigerian sales up 0.6 per cent to 10.8Mt, driven by s...
Lucky Cement reports fall in profit by 62% in 1QFY20
Lucky Cement Ltd of Pakistan has announced its financial results for the 1QFY20 ended September 2019. It posted a net profit after tax of PKR955.8m (US$6.1m) as compared to...
MoU signing for 0.5Mta Cimenterie Industrielle de Kribi plant
Oscar Minko, managing director of Cimenterie Industrielle de Kribi (Cmikri) Sarl, and the Chinese consortium China National Building Material Co Ltd (Sinoma/Afcham) have signed...
BUA Group consolidates cement subsidiaries
BUA Group, has announced the consolidation of its subsidiaries Cement Company of Northern Nigeria Plc (CCNN) and Obu Cement Company Plc. The move is part of its bid to deepen ...
Iran faces higher transportation costs for exports to Iraq
Iran is facing difficulties in its cement exports to Iraq, including issues with costs, weight of exports and transportation, according to Ali Mohammad Bod of the Tehran Cement...
Cement imports by canoe in western DRC
Following the import ban on grey cement in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), importers have taken more creative ways to import cement into the central African country. Ac...
PPC opens material handling facility
PPC Ltd has opened its Port Elizabeth material handling facility in South Africa. The facility is located in Deal Party and is able to handle approximately 400tph of clinker. T...
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