Argos named as second most-sustainable cement company in the world
Argos, part of Grupo Argos, was included for the seventh-consecutive year in the Dow Jones Global Index (DJSI) and was highlighted as the second most-sustainable cement company...
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Asian Fine Cements launches new packaging
India’s Asian Fine Cements Pvt Ltd has introduced the country’s first vacuum-tight packaging to the market for its Duraton7X cement. The packaging is expected to reduce water s...
Oman Cement Co appoints consultancy for Duqm plant
Oman Cement Co has appointed “a leading consultant company” to work on its upcoming Duqm cement plant as a project consultant, reports New Vision. While it did not name the c...
APCMA releases official dispatch data for FY19
Pakistan's cement industry saw a growth 2.2 per cent in total dispatches in FY18-19, which reached to 46.88Mt from 45.89Mt during this period, says official data of All Pakis...
Cemex invests in building materials delivery start-up
Cemex Ventures, the venture capital business of Cemex, has announced it has invested in GoFor Industries, a logistics marketplace for on-demand delivery of building materials a...
High prices in El Salvador attract new entrants
This week CemNet reported on the new 120,000tpa grinding plant under construction in Acajutla, El Salvador, by Cemento Regional, the Guatemala-based Monterrey group, which is...
Cherat Cement becomes sixth-largest producer in Pakistan
Cherat Cement Co Ltd (CHCC) has become the sixth-largest cement producer with eight per cent market share in Pakistan following the successful installation and commissioning of...
GCC signs agreement for clean energy supply
Mexico’s Grupo Cementos Chihuahua (GCC) has signed an agreement with a US-based clean energy provider for the supply of solar and wind energy to its cement plant in Odessa, Tex...
Alexandria Portland Cement sells plot of land
Egypt’s Alexandria Portland Cement has sold an unexploited plot of land in Ad Dakhilah, according to a statement to the stock exchange. Situated on 15,852m 2 , the plot was sol...
Cimprogetti supervises RCI Lime Sdn Bhd's kilns remotely
Cimprogetti's Diagnostic Centre in Italy as been able to remotely connect to RCI Lime Sdn Bhd (Ipoh, Malaysia) and evaluate the supervision system status for kilns K4 and K5 be...
Belarusian cement industry yet to see a return on investment
The chairman of Belarus’ State Control Committee, Leonid Anfimau, has stated that the funds invested in the domestic industry have yet to see a return. "The state has spent h...
Dalmia Cement reportedly considers acquiring Emami Cement assets
India’s Dalmia Cement (Bharat) has reportedly submitted an expression of interest in acquiring the cement assets of Emami Group, which have been valued at INR60bn (US$841.9m), ...
Retail cement price in El Salvador fell in August
The price for a 42.5kg bag of cement sold by retailers in San Salvador, El Salvador, fell to US$8.32/bag in August, according to Casalco, the country’s construction chamber. ...
CChC reports 11% YoY rise in Chile cement dispatches in July
Cement dispatches in Chile increased by 11.3 per cent to 317,626t in July 2019 from 285,357t in July 2018, according to the Chilean construction chamber (CChC). MoM an 8.8 per ...
West Pokot cement plant faces further construction delays
Simba Cement has come up against logistical difficulties in the construction of its West Pokot cement plant in Kenya. The project has been in planning for a decade and Simba Ce...
Cement prices rise in China due to demand from construction sector
On 9 September, the construction of 10 major projects started in southwest China's Guizhou province, representing a total investment of CNY68.53bn (US$9.62bn). As a result, cem...
Oficemen names Víctor García Brosa as new president
Spain’s cement association, Oficemen, has appointed Víctor García Brosa as its new president. Mr García Brosa is currently deputy general director of Cementos Portland’s managi...
Sunnsy Group joins World Cement Association
The World Cement Association has been joined by Sunnsy Group, the largest cement group in the northern area of China's Yangtze River region. With a total cement production cap...
Malaysian infrastructure demand to escalate cement price rises
Malaysia's building materials are expected to se a price rise in the 3Q19 as large construction projects hike up demand for products such as cement. The construction industry...
INSEE Cement quarry identified for MSW project
INSEE Cement of Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd is being asked to provide land for the Metro Colombo Solid Waste Management (MCSWM) project in Aruwakkalu, Sri Lanka. The proposed...
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