Sino-Zimbabwe's output to be severely reduced by power cuts
Sino-Zimbabwe Cement Co will not produce the amount of cement it had planned to during October because of the scheduled power cuts by ZESA. ZESA is carrying out maintenance wo...
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Holcim to help Philippines with plastic waste
Holcim Philippinese is planning to increase its consumption of residual plastic wastes as alternative fuel in cement production to help the Philippine government in its waste m...
Fly ash transported through India's inland water highway
As part of an ongoing project to establish a water highway route, the Inland Waterways Authority of India has successfully transported 1235t of fly ash from NTPC’s power facili...
Power Cement expects real estate to increase sales
While other southern cement producers have been wary of a slowdown, Power Cement Ltd (PCL), owned by the Arif Habib Group, has a need for expansion. "The Power Cement plant wi...
Sagar Cements records 27% production increase in September
India’s Sagar Cements has reported that its consolidated cement production increased 27.2 per cent in September 2018, rising to 256,507Mt from 201,690Mt. Furthermore, consoli...
China increases cement output
Cement output in China advanced 0.5 per cent in the first eight months of 2018 to 1.38bnt, according to the National Commission for Development and Reform (NCDR). The organisat...
ECEBOL’s Oruro works to open in February
The new 1.5Mta cement plant currently under construction by ECEBOL in Caracollo, Oruro, Bolivia is expected to open in February 2019, according to Oruro Governor, Victor Hugo V...
Sagarmatha Cement accused of underpayment
Sagamartha Cement in Dang, Nepal, has been receiving complaints from workers that reported being paid NPR400/day (US$3.36), instead of the minimum wage of NPR517/day (US$4.34...
Vicat Group acquires major stake in Ciplan
France’s Vicat Group has announced the acquisition of a major stake in Brazil’s Cimento Planalto (Ciplan). The transaction represents a reserved capital increase of EUR290m for...
Ukrainian cement production falls 3% in 8M18
Cement production in Ukraine for the Jan-Aug 2018 period has fallen 2.9 per cent YoY, according to Pavlo Kachur, head of the Ukrcement Association of Cement Manufacturers. "T...
Freight rates dampen scrapping trend
Better-than-expected dry bulk freight rates have done little to encourage shipowners to scrap their older vessels, despite warnings of ongoing market volatility due to a lack ...
Vietnam’s modernising cement industry
Vietnam’s cement demand will grow robustly over the coming five-year period, with annual demand expected to exceed 80Mta by 2023, according to the Vietnam Country Report 2023,...
HeidelbergCement applies for Atlas quarry expansion
HeidelbergCement has applied for an expansion to its Atlas quarry to enable the company to extract more raw materials for its Paderborn cement works in southern Germany. The ...
CEOs Lucky and Cherat Cement appointed to Pakistani business council
The Pakistani government has selected two heads of leading local cement companies for the 22-member Council of Business Leaders, according to a notification from the Ministry o...
Argentina’s cement demand falls 11% in September
The Argentine cement market contracted by 10.6 per cent YoY in September 2018 to 1.012Mt from 1.132Mt in September 2017, according to provisional data by AFCP, the country’s ce...
CIMAF sees 42% rise in cement sales in 1H18
CIMAF reported a 42 per cent rise in cement sales to 184,723t in Gabon during the first half of 2018, according to the Economic and Fiscal Policy unit of Gabon’s Economics Mini...
Indian cement dealers association requests price control
The Kerala State Cement Dealers’ Welfare Association (KSCDWA) is expected to request that the government forms a regulatory committee with cement companies to moderate prices i...
LafargeHolcim modernises terminal in West Virginia
LafargeHolcim has completed the modernisation of its cement terminal in Weirton (WV), USA, which had previously remained inactive for 10 years. The site will now be used to sto...
Lafarge (Mauritius) raises price of Baobab cement
The price of a 25kg bag of Baobab cement increased by MUR1-4 (US¢2.9-11.6) on 1 October 2018. Lafarge (Mauritius), which produces the cement, has reviewed the price of its Baob...
Chryso acquires Chemtec Admixtures in Ireland
Chryso has announced that it has expanded its admixture business in Ireland with the acquisition of Chemtec Admixtures Ltd, which will provide a unique offering on the growing ...
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