ARM and East Africa Portland's forced to cease production
Both ARM and East Africa Portland Cement are experiencing major operational challenges that have inhibited their ability to produce any cement. "ARM Cement and East African Po...
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Cement price in El Salvador continues to slip
While the ex-works cement price in El Salvador has remained stable at US$7.57/42.5kg bag in August, on a retail level the cement price is now at US$8.32/bag, according to the C...
West China Cement to set up cement joint venture
West China Cement subsidiary West International, CIF-MOZ, Oceanic Star and Guhava have entered into a cooperation agreement to establish a joint venture for joint investment an...
High interest rates impacting cement companies in Pakistan
Pakistani cement industry profitability in FY19 and moving forward is likely to be dented by high interest rates/financing cost as being reported by number of cement companies ...
CMM plant starts operations
Ciment et Matériaux du Mali (CMM) has officially launched its cement business, announcing the first bags for sale by 15 October from its cement plant in Diago, Mali. CMM star...
Routes to carbon neutrality
This week CemNet reported on a number of significant industry announcements relating to carbon reduction initiatives by cement companies. In Europe, where carbon reduction i...
Dalmia to build 0.5Mta carbon capture facility
As part of its drive to become a carbon-negative by 2040, Dalmia Cement announced plans to build a 0.5Mta carbon capture facility at its cement plant in Tamil Nadu in 2-3 years...
Indonesian market contracts, exports rising in August
Cement deliveries in Indonesia slipped by 3.2 per cent YoY in August 2019 to 6,323,297t from 6,532,840t in August 2018, according to data by the Indonesian cement association, ...
Dalmia Cement sets carbon neutrality target for 2040
India's Dalmia Cement has taken a proactive stance in reducing carbon emissions by announcing that it has targeted being carbon neutral by 2040. "We follow the strict regimes ...
Cement prices fall in Mexico City
Mexico City’s cement prices have fallen in September compared to June 2019, according to a survey conducted by Morgan Stanley Casa de Bolsa. Holcim Mexico recorded a 17 per cen...
Phinma Corp set to invest in Vietnam's Song Lam Cement
Philippine-based Phinma Corp is set to invest in Vietnam’s Song Lam Cement JSC through the acquisition of preferred shares worth PHP2.6bn (US$50m). Song Lam will now become a m...
Maple Leaf Cement profit falls by 60% in FY19
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCF) of Pakistan announced its financial results for FY18-19 today. It declared earning a net profit of PKR1.465bn (US$9.3m) (unconsolidated) as...
GCCA to moderate session at 2019 Climate Action Summit
The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) is taking part in the 2019 Climate Action Summit to be held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, USA. GCCA CEO, Be...
Russia's cement market cools but exports strong
Cement production in Russia increased by 8.9 per cent YoY to 33Mt in the first seven months of 2019, according to Soyuzcement, the country’s cement association. The demand fo...
Semen Indonesia reports 4% drop in August sales
Semen Indonesia reported a four per cent fall to 2.789Mt in total sales in August 2019 when compared with the previous year, when the company achieved sales of 2.904Mt. In July...
New Liberian project proposed to NIC
Capital Link Corp has proposed a new Liberian cement plant project to the country’s National Investment Commission (NIC). Moullela Gray, chair of NIC, has disclosed to the Sena...
Irish Cement receives EPA approval for tyre burning
Irish Cement has been granted a licence by the Environmental Protection Agency to burn tyres and other solid wastes as fuel at its Mungret facility, Limerick, Republic of Irela...
Finnsementii to upgrade Raahe slag grinding capacity
Finnsementii has announced that it is investing EUR12m in a new blastfurnace slag mill at its Raahe plant in Finland. The plant, which will be built on the Lapaluoto industrial...
LafargeHolcim's Brookfield plant starts tyre burning
LafargeHolcim's Brookfield cement plant in Nova Scotia, Canada, has begun burning 20tpd of scrap tyres to reduce its coal use and lower its carbon footprint. "For every tonn...
Cemex UK invests in trailers for clay haulage
Cemex UK has started using trucks with non-tipping belt trailers on its clay supply route between Southam Quarry and Rugby Cement plant. Thanks to the conveyor belt bed in th...
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