Indocement opens new Palembang terminal
Indocement has opened a new cement terminal in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. The 0.5Mta terminal will improve the company’s distribution and logistics in the western par...
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Investment minister explains cement price rises in Tanzania
Tanzania's Trade and Investment minister Charles Mwijage has clarified the reasons behind the recent rise in building materials in the country. He explained that the local incr...
Bid to block LafargeHolcim burning tyres is rejected
The bid to block LafargeHolcim burning tyres at its plant in Brookfield, Nova Scotia, Canada, has been rejected by a Supreme Court judge, according to CBC News. Following th...
RHI Magnesita announces adjusted pro-forma revenue of EUR2677.2m
RHI Magnesita saw pro-forma revenue up 11 per cent in 2017 to EUR2677.2m for its steel and industrial divisions. The results include consolidated 10-month results for RHI and t...
FCT Combustion announce new burner and recent orders
FCT Combustion has announced a series of on-going and recently completed orders for the cement industry and expects to launch its new Turbo-Flex™ burner in April this year. ...
Cemex considering Brazil and India entry
Cemex CEO, Fernando González, said the company is considering entering two new emerging markets, Brazil and India, according to Construction LatinoAmericana. "We could make ...
UltraTech announces new bid for Binani Cement
UltraTech Cement announced its intention to take over Binani Cement on Monday, with an offer of INR72.66bn (US$1.11bn). The new offer follows Dalmia Cement's claim that its INR...
Vicat enters framework agreements with Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka
During the state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to India, the Vicat Group has entered into two framework agreements with the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Karn...
Turkish cement export up 7% in 2017
Turkey's cement exports rose 6.9 per cent YoY to 8Mt in 2017, according to the Turkish Cement Manufacturers’ Association (TCMB). Turkey produced 81Mt of cement and clinker i...
Shun Shing Group consolidates international trading divisions
Hong Kong's Shun Shing Group has announced the launch of Cemcoa, the new name for its international trading arm. All of the group’s trading divisions have been consolidated und...
Asia Cement invests in green wind energy
Asia Cement Corp announced yesterday that the company is partnering with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to develop an offshore wind farm that could be in operation be...
Devki Group complains of substandard imports flood
Devki Group's Chairperson, Narendra Raval, has spoken out against imported cement that is disrupting the Kenyan cement market and has criticised the Kenya Bureau of Statistic...
Lafarge Cement to supply Malaysian rail link project
Lafarge Cement Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Lafarge Malaysia, has been awarded a MYR270m (US$68.92m) cement supply contract by the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC),...
CEO of Shanshui Cement Group resigns
China’s Shanshui Cement Group has announced that its CEO and executive director, Li Heping, has resigned with immediate effect. Elsewhere, Liu Yiu Keung has stepped down fro...
Peru sees February consumption edge up
Cement demand in Peru increased by 1.4 per cent YoY in February 2018 to 0.824Mt from 0.812Mt, according to the latest data by Asocem, the country’s cement association. When com...
Imported petcoke prices rise to a multi-year high in March
The price of petcoke imported to India has risen to a multi-year high in March. This has been attributed to both increased demand and a supply shortage because of maintenance w...
Thatta Cement's profit falls to PKR183.9m in 6MFY17-18
Thatta Cement Co Ltd's profit after tax fell from PKR389.8m (US$3.5m) to PKR183.9m (US$1.6m) during 6MFY17-18. Clinker production stood at 194,825t with a capacity utilisation...
PPC Zimbabwe to resume exports
PPC Zimbabwe says it will leverage on an enhanced export incentive which the cement producer has been granted by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) to break even and resume exp...
PT Semen Indonesia announces 56% fall in net income
PT Semen Indonesia has announced an almost 56 per cent YoY drop in net income for the full-year 2017 period, decreasing to IDR2.01trn (US$146m) from IDR4.52trn. According to...
Cement exports from Bangladesh on the rise
Bangladesh's cement industry earned export revenues of US$8.8m during the first eight months of FY17-18 (July 2017-February 2018), compared to US$5.93m earned in the year-ago c...
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