SMT Shipping begins Cymbidium cement shipments
SMT Shipping, a specialist in cement carriers, self-loading and self-discharging bulkers, and transshipment vessels, has begun operating its new 7800dwt self-discharging bulker...
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Bamburi Cement makes new appointments
Seddiq Hassani has been appointed as the managing director of Bamburi Cement, Kenya. Mr Hassani made the move from LafargeHolcim Middle East and Africa, where he was the Head o...
INC to increase production in March
Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) expects to raise output in March by 30 per cent as it commissions its new cement mill. The new mill is currently in the last s...
Cemex Latin American Holdings depressed by Colombia
Cemex Latin American Holdings saw turnover decline by 5.5 per cent to US$1315.3m and EBITDA fell by 26.7 per cent to US$310.8m, with the margin coming down from 32.2 to 25 per ...
Sumitomo Osaka records a revenue increase in 9M17
Sumitomo Osaka has released its results for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2017. Revenue advanced to JPY181bn (US$166.5bn) from JPY171.1bn seen in the year-ago period....
Birla reports 13% rise in revenues, sees net loss narrow in 3QFY16-17
Birla Corp reported a consolidated net loss of INR-218.4m (US$-3.4m) for the quarter ended 31 December 2017, when compared to INR-412.9m in the equivalent period a year ago. ...
Taiwan manufacturers see positive January
Four of Taiwan's cement producers have reported positive results for January. Hsing Ta, Universal, Asia Cement Corp and Taiwan Cement Corp all saw revenues increase. Hsing...
Sri Chakra Cement slides into loss
Sri Chakra Cement, based in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, has reported a net loss in INR-19.1m (US$ 297,038) in 3QFY17-18 ended 31 December 2017 when compared with INR...
Construction activity to be disrupted in Andhra Pradesh
Construction activity in Andhra Pradesh, India is expected to face disruption after the cost of cement has risen by INR20-30 (US$0.3-0.4)/50kg bag. The price hike, which has ta...
LafargeHolcim announces new regional structuring
LafargeHolcim has also announced a new organisation structure of the group and regions. Under the new structure, 35 markets now report directly to the Region Heads, instead of ...
Dinçer Çimento orders two Gebr Pfeiffer mills for Bilecik unit
Dinçer Çimento has ordered a Gebr Pfeiffer MVR 5000 R-4 raw mill and an MPS 250 BK coal mill for its Bilecik plant, Turkey. Featuring a drive power of 3800kW, the MVR 5000 R-...
A greener and more vibrant French cement industry
This week ICR reported that LafargeHolcim will spend several million euros on its Val d'Azergues cement plant in France. It is the latest action in an ongoing drive by French...
Cemex’s lower trading profit offset by lower tax rate/interest charge
Cemex' turnover improved by 2.4 per cent in 2017 to US$13,672.2m. EBITDA declined by 9.1 per cent to US$1725.2m and the trading profit fell by 15.8 per cent to US$1523.1m. The ...
Buzzi Unicem expects to report EBITDA close to EUR580m
Buzzi Unicem's turnover in 2017 improved by 5.1 per cent in 2017 to EUR2806m, with a like-for-like improvement of 3.7 per cent after adjusting for the acquisition of Zillo and ...
LEILAC holds inaugural conference in Belgium
The inaugural Innovation in Industrial Carbon Capture Conference was held in Oupeye, Belgium, on 7-8 February. Over 130 delegates attended the two-day event organised by the Lo...
ACC releases 2017 results
ACC has released its consolidated financial results for the final quarter and full-year period ended 31 December 2017. Cement sales increased 14 per cent in 2017, to 26.21Mt fr...
Kenyan President Kenyatta inaugurates US$280m clinker plant
Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta inaugurated a new cement clinker plant on 7 February. National Cement Co invested US$280m in the 1.2Mta clinker plant as well as a 15MW powe...
Cherat Cement's 1H profits up 32%
Cherat Cement (CHCC) announced earnings of net profit after tax of PKR1.34bn (US$12.1m) for the July-Dec 2017 period against PKR1.02bn in the corresponding period last year, s...
Cement retails above government price in Côte d’Ivoire
Cement currently retails at XOF5000 (US$9.32)/50kg bag in most stores in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, according to Alerte info. The higher price, which contravenes the government-...
LafargeHolcim to provide solutions for two port projects
LafargeHolcim will provide industrial solutions for two port projects in Ecuador and Morocco, according to SeeNews. Due to complete in 2020, LafargeHolcim Maroc will supply cem...
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