Can Titan expect a better 2019?
This week Titan Group announced its first-quarter 2019 results which saw a 12.5 per cent rise in turnover but also a EUR6.2m loss appearing on the company’s profit and loss a...
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Vietnamese market contracts 13%, but exports rise in April
Vietnamese cement sales fell by 13 per cent YoY and seven per cent MoM to 6,316,583t in April 2019, according to the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNCA). Of this total...
Cemex breaks ground on new line in the Philippines
Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP) has broken ground on its new US$235m line at the plant of its subsidiary, Solid Cement, in Antipolo, Rizal. Upon completion, the expansion is e...
Dungsam Cement reduces losses in 2018
Bhutan’s Dungsam Cement Corp Ltd (DCCL) has reported the narrowing of its losses to BTN30m (US$430,624) in 2018 from BTN720m in the previous year. The company has attributed th...
Cement production in Senegal sees 10% drop in March
By end March 2019, cement production in Senegal fell by 9.9 per cent, or 65,000t, when compared with March 2018, according to data by cement plants quoted by Journal du Camerou...
Lafarge Canada launches new lower-carbon fuel system
Lafarge Canada has launched a lower-carbon fuel system (LCF) system at its Richmond facility, with the aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and become the most carbon-efficie...
Cement production rises 5% in Azerbaijan
In the first four months of 2019, the total value of building materials production in Azerbaijan rose five per cent YoY to AZN240m (US$141.5m). Cement production increased 5.2 ...
JK Lakshmi Cement shows 28% net profit growth
India’s JK Lakshmi Cement has reported a 27.8 per cent YoY rise in net profit to INR432.5m (US$6.2m) in the final quarter of FY18-19, against INR338.4m in the corresponding per...
Nandana Ekanayake named new CEO of Siam City Cement (Lanka)
Sri Lankan cement producer Siam City Cement (Lanka) Ltd (SCCLL) INSEE Cement) has appointed Nandana Ekanayake as its chairman. He will also continue its current position as CEO...
Titan reports 13% advance in 1Q turnover but EUR6.2m net loss
Greece-based Titan Group reported a 12.5 per cent rise YoY in consolidated turnover to EUR362.7m in the first quarter of 2019 ended 31 March 2019. The company attributed the hi...
Ramco Cements sees 50% advance in net profit
India’s Ramco Cements has reported a 50 per cent YoY increase in net profit to INR1.65bn (US$23.68m) for the 4QFY18-19, while revenue advanced 21 per cent to INR15.43bn. For ...
Sesco Cement to build new white cement terminal in Florida
Port Tampa Bay has approved an up to 40-year lease agreement on seven acres of land for Sesco Cement at its Port Redwing site in Gibsonton, Florida. The estimated US$19m invest...
Emami Cement receives approval for IPO
Emami Cement Ltd has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India for an IPO, which could raise INR10bn (US$143.56m), according to the Business Standard. T...
Philippines sees 64% increase in cement imports for 1Q19
The domestic cement industry of the Philippines has reported a 64 per cent increase in imports during the first quarter of 2019. Data presented during the first public hearing ...
Maple Leaf Cement starts up expanded grey clinker production
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has started production on its additional dry-process grey clinker line at its Iskanderabad site in Punjab, Pakistan, on 21 May 2019, accor...
Ukraine set to introduce new antidumping duties on imports
Ukraine’s interdepartmental commission for international trade has decided to introduce antidumping duties on imported cement clinker and Portland cement of 115 per cent for go...
thyssenkrup Industrial Solutions opens new service centre in Australia
thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions has opened a new service centre in Brisbane, Australia, on 14 May 2019. The new facility is ideally located to support thyssenkrupp’s customer...
Gebr Pfeiffer to supply ready2grind plant to Algematco Steel
Germany-based grinding specialist Gebr Pfeiffer has won the order for a vertical roller mill from Algematco Steel in Algeria. Gebr Pfeiffer will deliver a ready2grind plant ...
US and Puerto Rican cement shipments fall to 5.7Mt in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cements in the USA and Puerto Rico fell slightly to 5.7Mt in February 2019 when compared with February 2018, according to the US Geologi...
Huaxin Cement begins Zafarabad plant build in Uzbekistan
China’s Huaxin Cement Co Ltd has started construction on the 1.2Mta cement plant in Zafarabad district, Jizzakh region in Uzbekistan. Output from the plant is expected to be ...
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