Iran sees cement exports up, clinker exports down
Iran exported 5.48Mt of cement and clinker during the first five months (21 March-22 August 2019) of the Iranian year, according to the Secretary of Iran’s Cement and Clinker E...
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Kohat and Fecto Cement report fall in profit
Kohat Cement and Fecto Cement have announced their financial results for the year ended 30 June 2019. Both companies' profits declined, mainly due to increase in cost of sale ...
CMA commits to waste management
India's Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) has expressed its commitment towards disposal of wastes and plastics and use of alternative fuels and raw materials. Addressing ...
UltraTech Cement outlines Century 'Scheme of Arrangement'
UltraTech Cement's Board of Directors has declared the Scheme of Arrangement between Century Textiles and Industries Ltd (Century), the company and their respective shareholder...
Raysut Cement signs Duqm plant deals
Omani cement producer Raysut Cement Co, has signed a land lease and Port of Terminal services agreements with Port of Duqm Co for the construction of its US$30m grinding unit. ...
International Cement cancels US$144m deal to buy Schwenk Namibia
International Cement Group (ICG) has cancelled its proposed US$10.4.4m acquisition of Schwenk Namibia, according to a bourse filing on Monday. The deal, first announced in Ma...
Cemex included in Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance Index
Cemex SAB de CV has been included for the third-consecutive year in the Dow Jones Sustainability MILA Pacific Alliance Index thanks to its leadership in sustainability. Cemex ...
Bamburi to dispose of Shell waste oil
Kenya’s Bamburi Cement’s waste division, Geocycle and Vivo Energy Kenya have agreed to collect and safely dispose of waste oil from Shell service stations across the country an...
Belarusian Cement Co launches 15kg bags
Belarusian Cement Co has introduced cement bags of 15kg. The new packaging option extends the product’s line, which previously was only available in 25kg bags.
Southerly expansion creates new cement capacity in Morocco
This week, LafargeHolcim reported cement volumes rising by more than two per cent in Morocco with construction of the company's 3500tpd Souss plant now advancing well and o...
Lehigh Hanson set to acquire Giant Cement's Keystone plant
HeidelbergCement has announced that its north American subsidiary, Lehigh Hanson Inc, has entered into an agreement to acquire Giant Cement’s (Elementia SAB de CV) Keystone fac...
Pakistan cement production remains flat in July 2019
The data of large-scale manufacturing industries (LSMI) shows a negative trend in Pakistan's manufacturing sector in July 2019, including cement industry, says Pakistan Federal...
ARM subsidiary is sold to Huaxin Cement
Maweni Limestone Ltd, the Tanzanian subsidiary of ARM, has been sold to Huaxin Cement of China for US$116m. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals. "This transac...
Arabian Cement's Rabigh plant to begin operations in 2Q20
Construction work on Arabian Cement Co’s grinding plant in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia, is now 99.3 per cent complete. Full completion is due in the 1Q20 and commercial operations are...
Cemex launches CemSlag™ eco-friendly cement
Cemex USA has launched a new product called CEMSlag™ which is a new eco-friendly binder suitable for concrete. Made from blastfurnace slag, the material is finely ground to pro...
Hamma Bouziane achieves 95% production target
GICA-owned Société des Ciments de Hamma Bouziane (SCHB) in Constantine, Algeria, has achieved “up to 95 per cent of its production target” for 2019. "The SCHB has not registe...
Thatta Cement announces new chairman
Pakistan’s Thatta Cement Co Ltd has announced that a new chairman has been appointed. Naheed Memon will succeed Khawaja Muhammad Salman Younis in the role, with effect from 23 ...
HeidelbergCement Trading appoints new COO
Gulgun Dokuz, currently general director of trading, Asia-Pacific region, has been appointed as chief operations officer (COO) of HeidelbergCement Trading (HCT). Gulgun ...
Crown Cement appoints new CEO
Crown Cement Group of Bangladesh has appointed Mukter Hossain Talukder as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Mr Talukder was previously the group's chief operating officer....
Votorantim Cimentos reports positive 2Q net results
Votorantim Cimentos saw its consolidated net revenues from goods sold and services rendered increase 3.7 per cent to BRL5.822bn (US$ 1.403bn) in the first half of 2019 when co...
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