Vessel transporting 1050t of clinker sinks in Bangladesh
A vessel transporting 1050t of clinker to Khulna, Bangladesh, sank on Thursday after a crack appeared in its hull. While 11 crew members were on board at the time, all were res...
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Central Pollution Control Board issues notice to Parasakti Cement
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has served a ‘show-cause’ notice to Parasakti Cement for allegedly processing hazardous waste and operating without consent under the...
Will consolidation increase competition in Germany?
The German cement industry took another step along the road to consolidation this week with news that Dyckerhoff AG was in position to acquire Portland Zement Seibel und Sohn...
Vietnam exports 2.6Mta of cement in February
In February 2018 Vietnam exported 2.6Mt of cement, representing a hike of 30 per cent YoY, according to Vietnam’s Ministry of Construction. Domestic cement consumption rose 1...
Eagle Cement's net profit rises to US$82m
Philippine-based Eagle Cement Corp increased its net profit last year by four per cent to PHP4.26bn (US$82m) on strong sales volumes. Excluding expenses from its initial public...
LafargeHolcim Algérie targets 5Mt of exports to west Africa
Following its first export shipment of cement to Gambia in December 2017, LafargeHolcim Algérie plans to export 5Mt of cement to west Africa by 2020, according to Serge Dubois,...
JK Cement chairman says consolidation will help correct oversupply issue
Yadupati Singhania, chairman of JK Cement, has stated that consolidation will help correct the supply overhang in the cement industry, according to The Economic Times. "Conso...
Russian cement consumption rises by 3.5% in January
In January 2018 the volume of cement consumption in Russia amounted to 2.2Mt, up 3.5 per cent on January 2017, reported the Cement Producers’ Union (CPU). Domestic cement produ...
Yanbu Cement reports 39% fall in profit for 2017
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement has reported a 39.4 per cent YoY decrease in profit for the full-year 2017 period, falling to SAR319m (US$85.07m) from SAR526m. The company has a...
NCC announces 39% drop in profit for 2017
Dubai-based National Cement Company (NCC) has announced a 38.7 per cent YoY decrease in profit during the full-year 2017 period, to AED53.58m (US$14.59m) from AED89.02m. Ac...
Cement consumption rises in Indonesia in February
Domestic cement consumption in Indonesia rose 5.2 per cent YoY to 4.79Mt in February 2018, supported by an increase in cement demand on the islands of Sumatra and Kalimantan, a...
Mombasa Cement increases market share
Mombasa Cement has dislodged East Africa Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) from the second position in Kenya with a market share of 15.8 per cent, while EAPCC has dropped to third pla...
New 6000tpd Saudi cement plant for Al Baha Cement
Saudi Arabia’s Al Baha Cement Co plans to built a new cement plant with a capacity of 6000tpd of sulphate-resisting Portland cement as well as the potential to produce white an...
Cementos del Norte invests HNL700m in Choloma plant
Cementos del Norte (CENOSA) is investing HNL700m in its cement plant in Bijao community, Choloma. The investment will increase the works’ production capacity and storage as wel...
US Department of Justice to investigate Cemex over Maceo plant payments
The US Department of Justice is investigating Mexico's Cemex SA over payments concerning the construction of the Maceo cement plant in Colombia. Cemex is being investigated ove...
Maharashtra government plans to give away fly ash for free
Following its adoption of the fly ash utilisation policy last year, the Maharashtra government is now planning to give away the material for free. At its first meeting held on ...
Siam Cement to appoint a new director
Air Chief Marshal, Satitpong Sukwimol, a close aide of Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn, is awaiting shareholder approval to become a director of Siam Cement Group (SCG). Mr S...
Brazil's cement demand largely stable in February
Brazilian cement demand reached 3.872Mt in February 2018, down 0.8 per cent from 3.902Mt reported in the year-ago period, according to the latest data from the country's cement...
Siam City Cement posts 28% revenue increase 43% net profit dip 2017
Siam City Cement announced a total consolidated revenue increase of 25.8 per cent to THB43.885bn in 2017 from THB34.896bn the previous year. Net sales increased 27.6 per cent Y...
Saudi Cement companies await upturn on 2Q18 export sales
Saudi cement companies' sales in February fell 11 per cent 3.63Mt compared to sales of 4.09Mt in February 2017. However, analysts are confident that 2Q18 sales will increase on...
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