Cement exports from Pakistan contract in 5MFY18
Pakistan's export of cement during the first five months of current financial year (July-November 2017) recorded a YoY fall of 17.3 and 19.52 per cent in terms of quantity and ...
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2017: a year of mergers and acquisitions
This week CemNet news takes a look back at the big stories of 2017 in the world of cement, while recalling the big mergers and the growth markets of 2017. The year began ...
US Portland and blended cement shipments up 5% in October
Total Portland and blended cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico in October increased 4.9 per cent YoY in October 2017, according to data from the US Geological Survey (U...
Iran's output falls 4% YoY in 6MFY17-18
The output of Iran’s cement industry fell by 3.7 per cent YoY to 28.5Mt for the first six months of the current financial year (started 20 March 2017), according to Trend News ...
St Marys Cement halts production at Dixon plant
St Marys Cement has suspended operations at its plant in Dixon, Illinois, reports SaukValley. The plant currently employs 62 workers and the decision is expected to result in 4...
First bulk cement export from Arzew port performed
LafargeHolcim Algeria celebrated its first export of grey cement from the port of Arzew to a west African country in a ceremony held on 12 December. The ceremony was held in ...
Paraguay’s INC to launch new cement
Industrial Nacional de Cemento (INC) of Paraguay will launch a new type of high-strength cement, CP II - C40 in February in the domestic market, according to INC President, Jor...
Cement demand in Peru up 2.5% in November
Cement consumption in Peru totalled 0.902Mt in November, representing a 2.5 per cent YoY rise but a MoM drop of 2.5 per cent, according to Asocem, the country’s cement associat...
Dalmia Bharat to acquire Murli Industries
Dalmia Bharat is set to acquire the bankrupt Murli Industries, according to The Economic Times. The deal represents an investment of close to INR4bn (US$62.4m) by Dalmia. The c...
Fives FCB wins Cruz Azul raw mill orders
Cemento La Cruz Azul SCL has awarded Fives FCB contracts for the engineering, supply, construction and commissioning of two FCB Horomill ® raw mill plants on a turnkey basis. ...
Bärtschi retires from CRH board
CRH plc has announced that Ernst Bärtschi has retired from the CRH Board with effect from 20 December 2017. CRH Chairman, Nicky Hartery, said, "On behalf of the Board I wou...
Cementos Especiales de las Islas works demolition starts
The demolition of Cementos Especiales de las Islas started on 20 December. Located on the northeastern boundary of Puerto-Ciudad, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the cement plant w...
Jidong Cement awards Mechel coal contract
Chinese cement producer Jidong Cement has awarded a 3Mt coal supply contract to Russian mining company Mechel. "Over the year Mechel will supply up to 3Mt of steam coal mine...
Event held to review standardisation of cement in Nigeria
Officials from the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON), representatives of professional bodies in the construction industry and academics recently reviewed the quality of Ni...
Sino Zimbabwe seeks land for industrial park and housing
Sino Zimbabwe Cement is seeking land from Zimbabwe’s government to build an industrial park and housing on the outskirts of Gweru. In addition, it has approached the government...
Coal price to come down, freight rates to harden
Chinese coal prices, which have fluctuated between CNY550-750/t (US$83.60-114/t) in the past two years, are set to ease going forward, as it is anticipated that the country's p...
ENERGY – OPEC consolidates oil while India shakes petcoke, coal high
Prices at a glance Crude oil - bbl US$64.00 Coal API 4 - 1Q18 US$91.25 Coal API 4 - Cal2018 US$88.00 Petcoke ...
BDI rallies on back of coal demand
Freight rates in the dry bulk sector are rising on the back of a commodity boom. By the end of November 2017, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) had improved by 45 per cent so far that...
Indian cement prices to increase by January
Cement prices in India are expected to increase by INR3-4/bag by mid-January as the government has decided to hike the import duty on petcoke from the current 2.5 to 10 per cen...
Cementa applies for 30-year limestone quarry extension
HeidelbergCement-owned Cementa has submitted an application to continue its limestone extraction operations at Degerhamn. The application covers 15Mt of limestone in the ne...
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