Brazil's cement sales rise 6% in 5M19
In May apparent cement consumption (domestic sales plus imports) in Brazil increased 27.7 per cent YoY to 4.6Mt, according to the country's cement association, SNIC. The sharp ...
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Tajik Cement plans new 1.2Mta plant
Tajikistan’s Tajik Cement has signed an investment agreement for the construction and commissioning of a new 1.2Mta plant. The state-run producer is reportedly seeking US$100m ...
Vietnam's cement exports rise 4% in 5M19
Vietnam exported 13.82Mt of cement worth US$589.95m in the 5M19, an increase of four per cent YoY in volume and 23.2 per cent in value, according to the General Department of V...
Tanzania Portland Cement reports increased profits for 2018
Tanzania Portland Cement (TPC PLC), also known as Twiga Cement, recorded a 28 per cent YoY increase in operating profit for 2018, rising to TZS80.06bn (US$34.8m) from TZS62.67b...
Taiwan Cement Co sets CO2 capture targets
Taiwan Cement Co (TCC) has committed a budget of TWD600m (US$19.1m) to expand its carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technology this year. By 2025 the company estima...
Economic Survey encompasses cement industry performance in 9MFY19
Pakistan's government has released its economic survey for 2018-19. Reviewing the performance of the country's industrial sector including cement during 9MFY19, the survey repo...
Dangote Cement clocks in with iris technology
Dangote Cement is keeping an eye on staff arrival and attendance with an iris recognition system to keep tabs on its 30,000 employees located in five countries in Africa. Dan...
UltraTech Cement receives approval for 6Mta plant project
India’s UltraTech Cement has received environmental approval to set up a INR25bn (US$360.37m) project in Petnikota village, Andhra Pradesh. The integrated facility is expected ...
Arghakhanchi Cement launches new PPC line
Nepal's Arghakhanchi Cement Pvt Ltd has launched a new PPC cement product line for the domestic market. After meeting government criteria, the company received approval for the...
Chia Hsin Cement Corp posts 21% fall in revenues in May
Chia Hsin Cement Corp reported a 21.2 per cent decrease in revenues to TWD146.5m (US$4.67m) in May when compared with May 2018, when revenues reached TWD185.9m was posted. Fo...
Vassiliko Cement reports rise in domestic sales for 2018
Cyprus-based Vassiliko Cement has reported a 17 per cent rise in cement sales to the domestic market in 2018. However, total income fell 4.4 per cent YoY to EUR97.9m from EUR10...
Pakistan cement industry's eyes on FY19-20 budget
Pakistan's federal budget for FY19-20 is scheduled to be announced today. Advisor to Prime Minister for Finance, Revenue & Economic Affairs, Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will present...
Attock Cement continues to dominate Karachi market in 9MFY19
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) maintained its dominant position during 9MFY19 in the core market of Karachi, leading in volumes and cement price. As part of the company's st...
San Miguel Corp and Holcim Philippines face opposition to merger deal
President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines has been asked by the construction industry and property developers to call a halt to the proposed US$2.15bn merger between San Mig...
Taiwanese producers report positive May results
Taiwan’s Hsing Ta Cement has reported a 30 per cent YoY increase in revenue for May 2019, rising to TWD800.42m (US$25.4m) from TWD625.56m. In the first five months of the year,...
Rhiddhisiddhi Cement Industry commences production
Cement production at the plant of Nepal-based Rhiddhisiddhi Cement Industry has started. During the start-up phase, the company willl produce 20,000 bags/day of cement, which w...
Belarus BUCE to facilitate exports to Hungary
The Belarusian Universal Commodity Exchange (BUCE) is looking to facilitate exports of Belarusian construction materials to Hungary. A Belarusian delegation visited Budapest ...
Gebr Pfeiffer wins LafargeHolcim Guinea order for VRM
LafargeHolcim has ordered a Gebr Pfeiffer MVR 2500 C-4 mill to grind cement in the port of Conakry at the Sonfonia cement plant, Guinea. The VRM features a total drive power o...
Buzzi Unicem reports fire at Stockertown plant
Buzzi Unicem USA reported a fire at its Hercules facility in Stockertown, Pennsylvania, last Friday night. Crews of firefighters from local departments were called to the scene...
South Africa's carbon tax: an opportunity for eco-cements
On 26 May 2019, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed off South Africa's Carbon Tax Act, which came into effect on 1 June. The financial impact on South Africa's cement sector shoul...
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