LafargeHolcim Msila ships 17,000t for export to west Africa
LafargeHolcim’s plant in Msila, Algeria, has recently carried out a 17,000t shipment for west Africa. The consignment of bulk cement was delivered to the port of Djendjen. I...
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Investors urged to finance Dangote and Lafarge Africa growth
Following last month's approval of a NGN9.1trn (US$25bn) budget for 2018, Nigeria is set to go on a massive infrastructure spending spree. Eager to be at the forefront of ceme...
Battambang Conch Cement inaugurates plant in Cambodia
The Battambang Conch Cement Co Ltd inaugurated its US$230m plant in Battambang province, Cambodia, on Thursday. The facility was constructed within 18 months and is expected t...
Tokyo Cement suffers LKR285m loss
Sri Lanka's Tokyo Cement Co (Lanka) Plc has reported a LKR285m (US$1.79m) loss in the March 2018 quarter compared with a profit of LKR911m a year ago. Group sales fell two per...
Caribbean Cement signs two loan agreements with Cemex España
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd has signed two loan agreements valued at US$102m with Cemex España, which will be used for the repurchase of assets at its Rockfort facility. The loans ...
Attock Cement seeks gypsum/laterite supplier
Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has invited a tender for the bulk supply of gypsum and laterite in 2018-19. According to the company announcement, offers are invited for the...
Breedon Group Plc acquires Blinkbonny quarry
Breedon Northern Ltd, a subsidiary of Breedon Group plc, has completed the acquisition of Blinkbonny Quarry (Borders) Ltd for an undisclosed sum. Blinkbonny operates a quarr...
Pakistan's exports tipped to increase
Experts are hoping an increase in exports of cement from Pakistan during the outgoing FY18. The country recorded its highest growth of cement exports during 2008-10, when, it h...
Lafarge Czech Republic plans to invest CZK100m in upgrades
Lafarge Czech Republic has announced that it plans to invest CZK100m (US$4.54m) in plant upgrades. Half of the total amount has already been used in the reconstruction of the c...
April dispatches in Colombia see 14% rise
Deliveries to the Colombian cement market increased 13.9 per cent YoY to 1.025Mt in April 2018, according to the country’s national statistics office, DANE. Antioquia report...
National Cement Co makes net loss of EGP744m before tax
National Cement Co of Egypt recorded a net loss of EGP744m (US$41.5m) before taxes during the first nine months of fiscal year 2017-18, compared to a loss of EGP615.6m in fisca...
Dangote Cement begins new Management Trainee Programme
Dangote Cement Plc has begun the training of its newly-hired managers, who were inaugurated at the weekend at the Dangote Academy Ikeja, Lagos. They are being trained under a n...
Senegal cement price sees 10% hike
Cement prices in Senegal have been rising by XOF5000/t (US$8.93/t) in the last fortnight. The ex-works price of 32.5-grade cement has increased from XOF50,800/t to XOF55,800/...
A review of Pakistan cement exports to Afghanistan
Pakistan exported 2.43Mt of cement during FY15-16 to Afghanistan, which fell to 1.76Mt in FY2016-17. While Afghanistan remains the biggest export market for Pakistan producers,...
Orient Cement terminates agreement with Jaypee Group firms
India’s Orient Cement has terminated the agreement to acquire two assets, Bhilai Jaypee Cement Ltd and the Nigrie cement grinding unit, from Jaypee Group firms for a total inve...
Meghna Group joins WCA
The World Cement Association (WCA) welcomes Meghna Group of Industries, Unique Cement Industries Ltd, to its international membership. The company is one of Bangladesh's bigges...
CRH to create new global Building Products division
CRH plc will establish a new global Building Products division from 1 January 2019, bringing together its Europe Lightside, Europe Distribution and Americas Products divisions....
Ugandan government calls off plans for imports
Uganda's government has back-tracked on initial plans to call in cement imports because local manufacturers have stablised prices. Yesterday, the Trade, Industry and Cooperati...
Prism Cement reports 13% net sales increase in 4QFY18
India’s Prism Cement Ltd has reported a 13.4 per cent YoY increase in net sales to INR16.14bn (US$238.94m) for the 4QFY18. EBITDA surged 40.3 per cent to INR1.69bn, while its E...
Loesche to supply Bestway Cement with new VRMs
As part of an order from Sinoma International Engineering, Loesche has won new roller mill orders with Bestway Cement Company for its Farooqia cement plant in the Punjab provin...
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