Pengfei Group completes order for Alasim Cement
Pengfei Group's first batch of cement equipment has arrived at the Khorgos Customs in Xinjing province and leaving for the Alasim Cement plant project site in Kazakhstan. Peng...
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New limestone discovery in Zambia attracts cement plant interest
The recent discovery of limestone in Nyimba district, Zambia, is anticipated to attract cement plant investors to the mineral resource-rich district, Eastern Province regional ...
PCA Spring Forecast 2019: US cement consumption growth of 2.3%
The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has released its annual Spring Forecast, which envisions strong to moderate growth for cement consumption through 2019 and into 2020. PC...
Vietnam cement producers see 8% rise in February output
Cement production in Vietnam in February 2019 reached 5.093Mt in February, up eight per cent when compared with February 2018 but down 29.7 per cent from 7.247Mt in January 201...
Big Asian producers in the frame for Holcim Philippines acquisition
China's Anhui Conch Cement Co and Japan's Taiheiyo Cement Corp have been invited to the next round of bidding for LafargeHolcim's Holcim Philippines Inc, along with Eagle Cemen...
ACC Ltd's cement sales rise to 28.37Mt in 2018
At ACC Ltd's (LafargeHolcim group) 83rd Annual General Meeting, Neeraj Akhoury, managing director and CEO, said the company's cement sales had increased eight per cent to 28.37...
New slag cement grinding unit to be set up in Houston
Charah ® Solutions Inc has announced that it will use its patented grinding technology in a new facility to grind granulated blast furnace slag (GBFS) for supplementary cement...
Ethiopia launches new 2.25Mta cement plant
Abay Cement has officially launched the construction of its plant in Dejen district of the Amhara region. The construction of the plant will cost ETB8.8bn (US$306m). Dr Ambach...
Fire breaks out at Dragon Products' Thomaston plant
US-based Dragon Products Co has incurred damage to its plant in Thomaston, Maine, after a major fire broke out on Tuesday. According to Thomaston Fire Chief, Mikial Mazzeo, a m...
Bolivia’s Potosí plant construction 2/3 completed
Construction work on the US$241m state-owned cement plant in Chiutara, Potosí, has been 66 per cent completed, according to Bolivian President, Evo Morales. The cement works ...
Magotteaux starts Kuwait cement mill optimisation programme
Magotteaux has started the modernisation of three cement mills for Kuwait Cement Co. The project consists of closing the open circuit with a fourth-generation XP4 ® i separato...
New finish mill commissioned at Oro Grande plant
CalPortland has commissioned a new cement grinding mill and distribution system at its cement plant in Oro Grande (CA), USA. The development brings an additional 64 per cen...
Vietnamese cement sales increase 4% in 1Q19
Vietnamese cement sales are estimated to have reached 23.08Mt in the 1Q19, an increase of four per cent YoY, according to the latest data released by the Vietnam Building Mater...
Livetouch Investments plans new US$30m plant in Zimbabwe
Livetouch Investments has announced plans to invest US$30m for a new plant in Hwange, Zimbabwe. The facility is expected to be set up by the end of the year and would run along...
Cemex Ventures teams up with TEFKEN Ventures in construction
Cemex Ventures Corporate Capital Unit has signed a collaboration agreement with T EFKEN Ventures, a Turkish industrial conglomerate working in the construction, agriculture, m...
Meghna Cement on track for mid-2019 VRM start-up
Meghna Cement Mills Ltd says that its expansion project is likely to complete in the mid-2019. The company signed a contract with FLSmidth in 2017 to import equipment for insta...
Lehigh Hanson proposes new grinding facility in Canada
Lehigh Hanson has submitted a proposal for a new grinding facility with a marine terminal located next to its existing integrated plant on Tilbury Island, Canada. The 0.65Mta D...
Higher electricity costs to impact Vietnamese cement prices
Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (VICEM) has announced that its electricity costs will increase by VND20bn (US$855,730) per month, and therefore product prices are also expected to...
Arabian Cement posts 24% revenue increase in 2018
Egypt-based Arabian Cement Co, a subsidiary of Spain’s Grupo Bertolin, posted a 23.6 per cent YoY increase in revenue to EUR168m in 2018. Meanwhile, net profit also advanced 7....
Clinker appetites increasing in Bangladesh
Bangladesh's clinker imports have been growing in the last five years, apart from in FY15-16, According to the Economic Survey of Bangladesh 2018. The country's cement producer...
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