A flurry of activity in the white cement sector
This week ICR reported on FLSmidth’s successful contract award of Al Safwa Cement's project to convert one of its grey production lines to white cement by 2020. The white cem...
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Shree Cement commissions 2.5Mta of grinding capacity
India’s Shree Cement has commenced commercial production at its new 2.5Mta grinding unit in Seraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. The fresh capacity is one of a number of n...
ICRA expects Indian demand growth to slow
Indian ratings agency ICRA is expecting cement demand growth in the country to taper to about seven per cent in the FY19-20, down from 13 per cent in the previous fiscal. Th...
Peter Donkersloot to resign from Caribbean Cement
Peter Donkersloot Ponce, general manager of Caribbean Cement Co (TCL Group), has announced that he will resign his post effective from 31 July. The position will be filled by Y...
Pakistan's export revenue rises during 11MFY19
Pakistan's cement export revenue for the first 11 months of the current July 2018-May 2019 fiscal recorded a YoY growth of 26 per cent and 46.2 per cent in terms of dollar valu...
Cement distributors not happy with proposed tax measures
All Pakistan Cement Distribution Association (APCDA) has shown some reservations on the proposed tax measures in the Federal Budget 2019–20 (effective from 1 July 2019) and app...
UltraTech and private equity firms in talks to buy Emami Cement assets
Emami Group is reportedly holding talks with UltraTech Cement and private equity firms KKR and Temasek Holding to sell assets from its cement business, Emami Cement, which is v...
Cemenco rewards distributors at awards night
Cemenco has rewarded its distributors in Liberia at an awards ceremony held in Freeport, Monrovia. The ceremony included awards for 20 distributors for their performance in 201...
Sephaku Cement set to increase prices this month
South Africa’s Sephaku Cement (Dangote Cement) is expected to pay between ZAR35m-40m (US$2.4-2.8m) each year following the introduction of a new carbon tax on 1 June. "The as...
FLSmidth to convert one line at Al Safwa Cement to white cement
Al Safwa Cement Co of Saudi Arabia is converting to a dual white and grey cement line, aiming to begin production in early 2020. The flexibility to adapt to market demands is a...
PPC announces new CEO and delays annual results presentation
South Africa’s PPC has appointed Roland van Wijnen as its new CEO after a search that began in November 2018 when Johan Claassen announced he would be retiring from the role. ...
WBCSD and key cement producers launch Indian roadmap
Major companies from the cement sector and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) launched the ‘Indian Cement Sector SDG Roadmap’ on 25 June at an event...
Demand for coal from India's cement sector rises in FY18-19
India’s coal demand increased 9.1 per cent YoY to 991.35Mta during the fiscal year ended March 2019, according to the country’s Coal Minister, Pralhad Joshi. However, India’...
Kaeser Kompressoren celebrates 100 years
Kaeser Kompressoren celebrates its centenary this year. Established in 1919 as a machine workshop in Coburg by Carl Kaeser Sr, the company has developed into a compressor manuf...
Tajikistan's cement exports rise in 5M19
Tajikistan has exported nearly 620,000t of cement over the first five months of 2019, with average monthly exports at around 124,000t. The total is over 100,000t more than in J...
Ukrainian cement output up 27% in May
Cement production in Ukraine in May 2019 increased by 27.1 per cent YoY to 747,000t, according to the Ukrainian State Statistics Service. When compared with the previous month,...
PPC to consider buying remaining stake in Cimerwa
Cimerwa's main shareholder, Pretoria Portland Cement Co (PPC), is considering buying the shares in Cimerwa that are currently held by the Rwandan government and minority shareh...
Egyptian cement sales decline 8% in 1Q19
Total cement sales in Egypt declined 7.7 per cent QoQ to 10.9Mt during the first quarter of 2019, while production decreased 8.1 per cent QoQ to 11.2Mt, according to the Centra...
Cemex increases cement exports from its Mexican plants
In 2018 Cemex advanced its share of cement exports from its Mexican plants to six per cent. In terms of destination of these shipments, around 63 per cent of Cemex’s total ce...
Power Cement to become second-largest producer in southern Pakistan
Power Cement Ltd has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that it has completed the procurement and installation of plant and equipment of the two expansion projects at i...
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