China to reduce cement capacity by 70Mta
The China Building Materials Federation has revealed it plans to reduce cement capacity by 70Mta this year as it intends to reduce air pollution and consolidate the industry to...
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Turkish cement producers see exports surge 46% in 1H19
Cement exports from Turkey in the first half of 2019 have increased by 46 per cent YoY to US$444m, according to the Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TÇMB). TÇMB Chai...
Where will LafargeHolcim reinvest?
In the last year LafargeHolcim has been disposing of assets in the cement market in which it no longer sees long-term value. This has meant the US$917m sale of its 80.6 per cen...
Turkish cement sales decline 41% in Jan-Apr 2019
Turkish cement sales in the local market declined 41 per cent YoY in the January-April 2019 period due to a weak housing market, the overall slowdown in the country’s economy a...
Austrian production rises 7% in 2018
Total cement production in Austria rose 7.4 per cent YoY to 5.2Mt in 2018, according to data from the Austrian Cement Industry Association (VÖZ). Annual revenue increased 4.7 p...
Tajikistan produces 1.6Mt of cement in 5M19
Cement producers in Tajikistan have manufactured 1.575Mt of cement in the first five months of 2019, according to the Ministry of Industry and New Technology. In January-May 20...
Attock Cement seeks transportation services for cement
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has issued a tender for transportation services of cement in the southern zone. Offers are invited for transportation from ACPL Factory Hub Ch...
Dushanbe Tajikcement to change location
Tochikcement in Dushanbe will be transferred to a new location, according to Tajikistan Newsline. Cement capacity at the plant is currently 1.1Mta. The new plant, equipped wi...
Cement dealers not picking cement from factories
The protest of All Pakistan Cement Distributors Association (APCDA) has entered in its fourth day and quantity of dispatches from factories are fast receding and may cause sho...
MKAO Fenestraria Consultants Ltd acquires 100% stake in Serebryansky Cement
MKAO Fenestraria Consultants Ltd, one of the companies close to Oleg Deripaska that became residents of the SAR on Oktyabrsky, Kaliningrad region, now holds a 100% stake in Ser...
Hanson UK completes GBP24m investment programme
Hanson UK (HeidelbergCement group) has completed the GBP24m investment programme at its Padeswood plant, near Mold, Flintshire, Wales. The project for additional grinding capac...
MPA appoints new executives
The UK-based Mineral Products Association (MPA) has appointed three new members to its executive team: Tony Jones is the organisation’s new director of health and safety, while...
US and Puerto Rican blended and Portland cement shipments up 6% in April
Blended and Portland cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 5.9 per cent to 8.7Mt in April 2019, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The largest US mark...
La Araña cement works to install new crusher
Spain-based La Araña cement plant, owned by FYM-HeidelbergCement, has received approval from the town’s planning department to build a new slate crusher. The EUR3m project is e...
Hongshi-Shivam Cement tops strength tests in Nepal
In just two years of operation Hongshi-Shivam Cement has claimed 60 per cent of the Nawalparasi district market in Nepal. The successful Chinese-owned plant had a total investm...
Argentina's cement demand declines 11% in June
The Argentine cement market contracted by 11.4 per cent YoY to 860,631Mt in June, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. The domestic demand was entirely met by A...
Raysut Cement establishes partnership for Somaliland plant
Oman’s Raysut Cement Co has established a partnership with MSG Group to set up a grinding unit in Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia. The 1Mta unit is expected to be...
South Valley Cement posts loss in 1Q19
Following reports that its total profit fell 54 per cent in 2018 , Egypt-based South Valley Cement has announced that it made a loss in the first three months of 2019. The co...
thyssenkrupp Group sets carbon neutral target of 2050
thyssenKrupp Group aims to be carbon neutral by 2050, and to have cut emissions from production and outsourced energy by 30 per cent as early as by 2030. This means emissions f...
World Cement Association appoints its first CEO
The World Cement Association has appointed Ian Riley as its first CEO and he will start in his new position from 1 September 2019 when Norman Greig retires as Secretary General...
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