Bangladesh cement industry growing with good pace
Cement production in Bangladesh has increased at a healthy rate in the last few years, according to a report by a local cement company. In FY2017-18 domestic output grew 9.4 pe...
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A review of 9MFY19 performance of Pakistan’s cement industry
IGI Securities has reviewed the performance of Pakistan's cement industry for the first nine months of FY18-19 (July 2018-March 2019). Provisional numbers show that cement disp...
Government promises not kept for Hongshi Shivam Cement
Nepal's Government has come up short in respect to keeping its word on infrastructure and energy promises to the Chinese Hongshi Shivam Cement Co, according to a report in the ...
Cement companies purchased 0.3Mt of fly ash from Endesa power station
UK and North American cement companies as well as the nearby LafargeHolcim plant have bought some 0.3Mt of fly ash from the Endesa power station in Carboneras, Spain, in 2018. ...
Ambuja Cement launches 'Ambuja Plus Cool Walls'
Ambuja Cements Ltd (LafargeHolcim group) has launched 'Ambuja Plus Cool Walls' for Individual Home Builders (IHB) in Thane district, India. The product ensures maintenance of a...
Colombian cement demand up 2% in February
Colombia's cement market expanded by 2.1 per cent YoY in February 2019 as cement producers supplied 0.981Mt of cement, according to DANE, the country's statistics office. Cemen...
Licence for cement plant project revoked in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Industry Minister, Wael Abu Faour, has revoked the licence of a cement plant planned for Ain Dara, Aley district. The decision comes after a protest by local resident...
GCC's Pueblo cement plant achieves Energy Star certification
The Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) Pueblo cement plant is Colorado's only Energy Star certified manufacturing plant having been given the award by the US Environmental Prote...
Nepal's operational capacity enough to meet demand for 10 years
Nepalese cement manufacturers are reportedly discouraging fresh investment into new domestic production capacity, as supply is now more than adequate to meet demand. "Cement...
ENCI halts clinker production
ENCI, based in The Netherlands, has shut down its kiln after 91 years of operation. The event, which was carried out in the night of 29 March 2019, was low-key. The plant’s l...
Penna Cement enters freight LTTC with South Central Railway
India-based Penna Cement Industries signed a long-term tariff contract (LTTC) with South Central Railway (SCR) to transport freight at a fixed rate. The five-year scheme will p...
Crown Cement becomes export leader
MI Cement Factory Ltd has stated that it has become Bangladesh's cement export leader. The company achieved national export trophy three times for its outstanding performance i...
Xuan Thanh Cement orders new line from FLSmidth
Xuan Thanh Cement has awarded FLSmidth with a DKK550m (US$82.6m) contract for a new brownfield production line at its facility in Ha Nam province, Vietnam. FLSmidth will des...
The new Asian paradigm
This week CemNet news reported on the latest developments in LafargeHolcim's (LH) sale of Holcim Philippines Inc. Shares in the company have risen 50 per cent since January 201...
US market improves in the 11M18
Total Portland and blended cement deliveries in the USA and Puerto Rico fell by 5.3 per cent YoY to 7.78Mt in November 2018, according to data by the US Geological Survey (USGS...
Buzzi Unicem reports EBITDA rose by nearly 14% in 2018
Buzzi Unicem released its consolidated financial statement for 2018, reporting that EBITDA rose by 13.6 per cent in 2018 to EUR577m, up by EUR69m on 2017. Net debt increased to...
Grupo Argos to invest COP2.6trn in subsidiaries in 2019
Colombia’s Grupo Argos, parent company of Cementos Argos, has stated that it plans to invest around COP2.6trn (US$816m) in its cement, energy and construction subsidiaries this...
IME Group plans new NPR10bn plant in Nepal
IME Group, a Nepal-based business conglomerate, has announced plans to invest NPR10bn (US$89.89m) for a cement plant in Chormara, Nawalparasi. "We decided to venture into th...
India sees rise in volumes for FY18-19
India's cement industry saw a 13.6 per cent YoY increase in volume to 275.7Mt in the first 10-months of FY18-19, driven largely by rural and affordable housing, according to a ...
Bulacan plant wins tax incentives for new kiln line
Holcim Philippines has secured tax incentives for its new kiln line in Bulacan province. The Board of Investments approved the company's application to register as a new cement...
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