AshakaCem to complete 16MW power plant in 2019
Nigeria’s AshakaCem (LafaregHolcim group) is constructing a 16MW power station for completion in early 2019. The NGN11bn (US$30.55m) project began in 2017 and is expected to be...
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Cement price surge in Nampula
The price of cement in Nampula, northeastern Mozambique, has soared since the start of the year despite the existence of two cement plants in the port of Nacala, 200km to the w...
Dewan Cement reports 1% profit rise in 1HFY17-18
Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2017. It reported a profit after tax of PKR550m (US$4.96m), c ompared to PKR4...
LafargeHolcim acquires Kendall Group
LafargeHolcim has acquired UK-based aggregates and ready-mix concrete manufacturer Kendall Group to expand its operations in the south of England. Kendall will be managed by Ag...
A time of reassessment for HeidelbergCement
This week it was announced that HeidelbergCement would be selling its 51 per cent stake in the Lehigh White Cement Co LLC while the company also reported on its full-year an...
Pakistan exports fall in 7MFY17-18
Pakistani cement exports during the first seven months of current financial year, July 2017-January 2018, recorded a fall of 15.4 per cent in volume and 18.7 per cent by va...
CMS sees 27% rise in earnings
Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMS), Malaysia, saw its earnings rise 27.2 per cent to MYR215.2m (US$55m) in the financial year ended 31 December 2017 from MYR169.2m in 2016 although e...
thyssenkrupp wins order from LafargeHolcim
thyssenkrupp has won a contract from LafargeHolcim to supply a 3500tpd line for a new clinker plant in Souss Massa, Morocco. The project will include engineering, procurement a...
Fecto Cement plans greenfield project
Pakistan-based Fecto Cement Ltd has announced plans to construct a 6000tpd greenfield plant and a 9MW waste heat recovery (WHR) power plant in Palai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The de...
Plans for new Jajpur plant result in protests
Ramco Cement Ltd’s plans to establish a new cement plant in Jajpur district, Odisha, India, have resulted in 1500 local villagers organising a protest. The villagers demanded t...
Jabu Moleketi nominated for PPC chairman
South Africa’s PPC has received nominations for Jabu Moleketi for the position of chairman of the board to succeed Peter Nelson as it aims to “strengthen the board with its str...
Uganda faces cement price hike
Cement prices have risen in Uganda since the start of the year, with wholesale prices now between UGX29,000-30,500 (US$7.90-8.40)/bag. Tororo Cement has announced that prices i...
FANCESA considering new mill near Paraguay border
Bolivia’s FANCESA is planning a new mill and bagging facility near the border with Paraguay, and is in discussions with an undisclosed Paraguayan company. “From that meeting...
Holcim Philippines CEO says policies will help women to get to the top
Holcim Philippines' CEO, Sapna Sood, says that by 2030 she hopes women will account for roughly a third of the company's total number of employees. Ms Sood is calling for gre...
McInnis Cement faces rail limit
Canadian cement producer McInnis Cement faces a new challenge in distributing its cement. The Quebec Ministry of Transport is imposing a 10 rail cars/week limit on cement trans...
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 4% in November
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico rose 4.2 per cent YoY to 8.2Mt in November 2017, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The...
Limak's 0.7Mta Matola plant inaugurated
Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi inaugurated Limak Cement Group’s new cement plant in Matola on 21 February 2018. The new plant has a 0.7Mta capacity and will employ over 1...
Bestway Cement announces 13% net profit fall
Pakistan’s Bestway Cement Ltd has announced a net profit of PKR6.19bn (US$55.9m) in the 1HFY18 period, representing a 12.8 per cent fall from the year-ago period. The decrease ...
LafargeHolcim's Ambuja Cement to build new 3.1Mta Rajasthan plant
LafargeHolcim will strengthen its presence in India with the construction of a new cement plant in Marwar Mundawa, in the state of Rajasthan. The CHF200m (US$213.4m) investment...
Caribbean Cement to restart exports
Caribbean Cement expects to restart cement exports following the completion of its US$50m modernisation programme. The programme also includes the commissioning of a new coal m...
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