Kiln break in McInnis Cement adds 1-2 weeks to production stop
Reports of a major kiln break at McInnis Cement’s Port-Daniel plant have indicated that the plant will see a production stop of 6-7 weeks. However, the company has said that a ...
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TCMA responds to concerns over upcoming price hike
The Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (TCMA) has responded to concerns raised by the Construction Contractors Confederation (İMKON) regarding a price hike of 40 per cen...
Ghori Cement is back in government control
Afghanistan's government has taken back control of the Ghori Cement Factory. The Afghan Investment Co that was running the plant was held in violation of the law and decisions ...
Holcim Philippines amends its Articles of Incorporation
The Securities and Exchange Commission has given Holcim Philippines Inc (LafargeHolcim group) approval to amend its Articles of Incorporation to provide technical support for r...
Vietnamese cement exports hits record high in 2018
The volume of Vietnamese cement exports rose 55 per cent YoY to 31.65Mt in 2018, according to the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA). As the highest ever export value in the sec...
Pioneer Cement to begin RDF usage
UAE-based Pioneer Cement, a subsidiary of Raysut Cement, has signed an agreement with Emirates RDF that will lead to the use of fuel derived from household waste in its product...
Cement exports sliding for the last five years to Afghanistan
Export of cement from Pakistan to Afghanistan through land routes has started dwindling from the fiscal year 2010-11. During that period it was hovering at 4.715Mt and made Afg...
Challenges to grow in 2019 for Pakistan cement sector
Pakistan's cement industry is likely to face a number of challenges in 2019 on the domestic front owing to a flatness in demand, high markup rates, price competition and curren...
New Chairman and Vice Chairman appointments at Saudi Cement
Saudi Cement's Board of Directors have appointed Khalid bin Abdulrahman Saleh Al-Rajhi as a Chairman of the board and Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Khariji as a Vice Chairman in ...
Bidders for ARM urged to formalise bids by end of January
ARM Cement's administrators, PriceWaterhouse Coopers have completed a transaction timetable that will see bidders need to make their bids for the stricken Kenyan Cement produce...
Vietnam sees 9% cement production rise in 2018
Vietnam is estimated to have produced 90.2Mt of cement in 2018, up 9.1 per cent YoY, according to the latest data from the country’s government-run General Statistics O...
Tajikistan records 24% production rise
Tajikistan recorded a 24 per cent YoY rise in cement production to o ver 3.5 Mt in Jan-Nov 2018, with about 40 per cent of this volume exported to neighbouring co...
Belarus looks to increase cement sold via commodity exchange
Belarus' Architecture and Construction Ministry is in favor of exporting more cement via the country's commodity exchange, according to Deputy Architecture and Constructi...
CRH completes third phase of share buyback
CRH has completed the third phase of its share buyback programme . Between 27 November and 21 December 2018, 4.1m ordinary shares were repurchased on the London Stoc...
Confidence Cement re-elects managing director
Bangladesh’s Confidence Cement Ltd announced a 35 per cent dividend (15 per cent cash and 20 per cent bonus) for its shareholders for the year ended 30 June, 20...
Anhui Conch orders four bulkers from Jiangdong Shipyard
Anhui Conch Group has placed an order at Sinotrans & CSC affiliated Jiangdong Shipyard for the construction of four 12,500dwt bulk carriers. The vessels are scheduled for dleiv...
JK Cement to raise INR6bn for capacity expansion
JK Cement Ltd on Monday launched a qualified institutional placement offering (QIP) to raise funds from institutional investors for its capital expenditure. The company is se...
Chile's Colbun to supply renewable power to Polpaico
Cemento Polpaico SA (Chile) has signed a long-term renewable power supply contract with local power company Colbun. Through the agreement, Colbun will supply a total of 183GWh ...
GICA to commission new Sigus plant in March 2019
Construction of the new Sigus integrated cement plant in Oum El Bouaghi province, Algeria, is 87 per cent complete, according to Sofiane Bensaci, Finance Director of the compan...
Shree Cement commissions clinker line at Karnataka
Shree Cement (India) has commissioned the clinker section of its 3Mta integrated cement plant at Kodla village in the Kalaburagi District of Karnataka. Shree Cement is one of ...
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