EPA fines Martinsburg cement plant US$1.5m
Martinsburg cement plant, located in West Virginia, United States, has agreed to pay a US$1.5m fine for violations of the Federal Clean Air Act from 2013 through 2016, accordin...
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Geocycle opens alternative fuel facility in Ain Sokhna, Egypt
Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmeen Fouad, has inaugurated a new waste management and alternative fuel production plant, set up by Geocycle Egypt at Ain Sokhna in the Suez...
Eagle Materials launches strategic review
Eagle Materials Inc, USA, has launched a strategic review of its portfolio of businesses, including heavy materials, light materials, and oil and gas proppants. The review wil...
Armenia raises cement import duty
The National Assembly of Armenia passed a law to establish import duties of AMD22,000/t (US$45.56/t) on the import of cement for a period of one year, until April 2020. The mov...
Fauji Cement profits surge 15%
Fauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL), Pakistan, posted earnings of PKR2.4bn (USD16.99m), up by 15 per cent YoY for the nine months ended March 31 in FY2019. Net sales declined by...
Indonesian cement sales edge up 3% in 2M19
Total cement deliveries by Indonesian cement producers advanced 2.6 per cent in the first two months of 2019 to 11.216Mt when compared with 10.93Mt in the 2M18, according to th...
Ebonyi plant receives government approval
The establishment of Ebonyi Cement factory (EBOCEM) at Okpoto, Ishielu, Nigeria, has been approved by Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi. Meanwhile, a committee that will be ...
MI Cement to raise debt for Bangladeshi grinding unit
MI Cement Factory Ltd is expected to raise foreign currency loans from HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank to finance its sixth line at its West Mukterpur, Munshiganj district of ...
Semen Indonesia Group and SBI see 47% rise in February sales
Semen Indonesia Group and PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia (SBI) have posted sales of 3.095Mt in February 2019, a significant increase of 47 per cent YoY when compared with a sales v...
Wacker opens competence centre for cement and concrete in Shanghai
Chemical company Wacker has opened a new competence centre for cement and concrete applications in Shanghai. The laboratory will develop silicone products that improve the prop...
Aalborg puts Cementir on a better global footing
This week Aalborg Portland , owned by Cementir Holdings, reported a record turnover in 2018 of DKK8.895bn (US$1.37bn), the highest that the company has achieved, due to higher...
US Portland and blended cement market expands 11% in January
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 11 per cent YoY to 6.4Mt, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A combined 49 per cen...
Ecebol's Oruro cement plant produces first cement
On 15 April 2019, Empresa Publica Productiva Cementos de Bolivia's ( Ecebol) Oruro cement plant produced its first cement, according to schedule. In the following weeks the pl...
CCJ rules in favour of reducing tax on imported hydraulic cement
The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has ruled that the regional tax, known as the Common External Tariff (CET), payable on cement categorised as ‘other hydraulic cement’ shoul...
Pakistan's exports to South Africa fall after anti-dumping duty
Pakistan’s cement exports to South Africa have significantly fallen over the last two years as a result of the anti-dumping duty imposed by the South African government, accord...
Republic Cement launch Kapit-Balay masonry cement
Republic Cement has developed a new cement called Kapit-Balay masonry cement at its Danao City plant, Philippines. The product is designed to meet demand from Cebu's constructi...
LafargeHolcim to appoint three new Board Members at AGM
LafargeHolcim's Board of Directors are to propose the appointment of three new Members of the Board at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 15 May, following the resignation of ...
Aalborg Portland posts record turnover in 2018
Denmark-based Aalborg Portland has recorded a five per cent rise in turnover to DKK8.90bn (US$1.37bn) in 2018, compared with DKK8.5bn in 2017, which is the company’s highest-ev...
Peruvian cement market expands 5% in March
Peru’s cement consumption advanced 4.8 per cent to 0.931Mt in March 2019 when compared with March 2018, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. The figure incl...
Maple Leaf Cement set to begin production at new 7300tpd line
Pakistan’s Maple Leaf Cement has announced that it expects to start commercial production of clinker from its new 7300tpd line in Iskandarabad, Punjab province, next week. "A...
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