Sri Lanka gears up for the future
This week CemNet reported that Sri Lanka saw a 56 per cent rise in cement imports , which reached record levels in May, while monthly domestic production remained stable at 0....
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Colombian cement dispatches fall 5% in July
Colombian cement producers dispatched 990,012t of cement in July 2018, representing a 4.9 per cent YoY fall, according to the latest data from the country’s statistics office, ...
Bamburi Cement records 78% net profit decline in 1H18
Kenya’s Bamburi Cement has posted a 78.2 per cent YoY drop in net profit for the half-year period ended 30 June, falling to KES399m (US$3.96m) from KES1.83bn. Revenue remained ...
Indian cement demand expected to rise 6-7% in FY19
India’s domestic cement demand increased 14.2 per cent YoY in the first quarter of FY19 ended 30 June. However, pan-Indian prices fell approximately 5-6 per cent. Furthermore, ...
Two Nigerian producers to raise capital funding of NGN250bn
Nigerian cement producers Dangote Cement Plc and Lafarge Africa Cement Plc have launched new capital raisers which are scheduled to conclude in 4Q18. Dangote Cement is raisi...
Lafarge Malaysia invests in new baghouse
Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has installed a new MYR20m (US$4.8m) baghouse at its Kanthan cement plant following the installation of a MYR180m vertical roller mill in 2016. The new bag...
Holcim Mexico to raise prices of bagged cement
Holcim Mexico has announced that the prices of its bagged cement products will increase by seven per cent from 1 September. The hike has been attributed to the high volatility ...
US and Puerto Rico cement shipments stable
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico remained stable at around 9.3Mt in June 2018, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The lead...
Boral posts 49% net profit surge in FY18
Australia’s Boral has announced a 49 per cent YoY surge in in net profit to AUD441m (US$322.45m) for the FY18 ended 30 June. Sales revenue increased 34 per cent to AUD5.9bn, wh...
Ukrainian government approves ban on Russian clinker imports
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a ban on the import of clinker originating from the Russian Federation. The decree was developed by the Ministry of Economic Develop...
Sinoma battled desert in fast-build Beni Suef project
The government-owned Al-Arish Cement plant is located just outside Beni Suef, where six cement production lines now sit side by side id due in large part to the endeavours of C...
Lafarge Cooktown plant celebrates 50 years of production
Lafarge Cement Ireland is celebrating 50 years of clinker and cement manufacturing at its Cookstown Plant. Launched in 1968, the plant is now responsible for producing a subs...
Cherat Cement’s FY18 profit increases by 9%
Cherat Cement Co Ltd (CHCC) of Pakistan earned a net profit of PKR2.13bn (US$17.3m) in FY18, up by nine per cent YoY, as compared to PKR1.96bn in the same period last year. N...
ThaiGroup receives land for Minh Tam plant construction
The People’s Committee in Binh Phuoc, Vietnam, has decided to hand over 430,612m 2 of land to ThaiGroup JSC for the construction of the Minh Tam cement plant. ThaiGroup init...
Prime Cement's new plant begins construction
Construction of Prime Cement’s new plant in Musanze, Rwanda, began on Thursday. The cement manufacturer, part of Milbridge group, plans to complete the works within the next 12...
Côte d’Ivoire cement capacity set to rise to 9.4Mta by 2019
Cement capacity is set to increase to 9.4Mta in Côte d’Ivoire by 2019 following significant investment by the industry, according to the country’s Secretary of State for the Pr...
Ugandan President opens new Simba grinding plant
Uganda's President, Yower Museveni, has opened the Tororo grinding plant of Simba Cement and during the opening the owners of the factory announced that they would produce the ...
Lafarge Malaysia invests MYR80m to boost efficiency
Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has allocated MYR80m (US$19.48m) to optimise its operational efficiency, which includes the installation of bag filters at all three of its integrated plan...
LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire releases Bélier SuperBric cement
LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire has released a new poduct called Bélier SuperBric cement, which the company claims allows quick drying of bricks in just 24 hours. Halving the time ...
EAPCC's plan to raise funds relies on court outcome
Kenya's East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) has announced that its plan to sell land to raise much-needed operational capital is dependent on the outcome of certain court c...
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