Lafarge seeks approval for tyre burning plans
Lafarge Canada has applied for industrial approval regarding its plans to burn tyres as an alternative fuel for its Brookfield cement plant. After the successful completion ...
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University study in Niger locates new raw material deposits
The Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU , Lapai, has completed mapping and characterisation of industrial mineral deposits in Nasarawa, Kwara and Niger states. Prof M...
Steppe Cement repays bonds
Kazakh cement producer Steppe Cement has repaid bonds issued in November 2012, according to StockMarketWire. The bonds totalled KZT1.49bn (US$4.48m) and were paid out of the ca...
Votorantim Cimentos reports stable 3Q revenues but drop in adjusted EBITDA
In its third-quarter 2017 results announcement Brazil’s Votorantim Group reported a one per cent increase in the net revenues of Votorantim Cimentos to BRL3.208bn (US$968.2m) f...
Prism Cement sees rise in 2Q17 EBITDA
Prism Cement has posted a 50.4 per cent YoY rise in EBITDA for the 2Q17 period ended 30 September 2017 to INR376m (US$5.78m). The resulting EBITDA margin for the second quarter...
Vietnam 10M17 exports rise 23% YoY
Total cement exports from Vietnam rose to 15.12Mt in the first 10 months of 2017, representing a 22.9 per cent YoY increase. The country’s export earnings were up 13.9 per cent...
Star Cement announces 90% net profit increase
Star Cement reported a standalone net profit of INR219.9m (US$3.37m) for the 2Q17 period ended 30 September 2017, a 89.9 per cent increase from the INR108m seen in the year-ag...
Insee Cement wins two green awards
Insee Cement (Siam City Cement group) secured two prizes for fostering green production processes and a culture of environmental sustainability, at the Presidential Environment...
Luanda cement plant resumes production after HFO shortage
China International Fund (CIF) has resumed production of its Luanda cement plant after four months of non-acitivity, because of the heavy fuel oil (HFO) shortage in the country...
Anhui Conch to import drilling rig for 4500tpd plant
Anhui Conch Cement Co expects delivery of an imported hydraulic drilling rig for its cement production project in Shaanxi province by February 2018. The US$1.7m rig will be ...
CNBM joins World Cement Association
The World Cement Association has announced that China National Building Materials Group (CNBM), has joined its international membership. "We are delighted to welcome CNBM to ...
Iran exports 7.1Mt of cement in 7FY17-18
Iran has exported cement to the value US$233m in the first seven months of the current financial year (started 20 March 2017). In terms of volumes, 7.1Mt of cement were exporte...
Asia Cement Co to acquire Halla Cement Corp
Asia Cement Co is preparing to acquire Halla Cement Corp with a reported bid between KRW700bn (US$627m) and KRW800bn, according to Deal Street Asia. The South Korean company ...
Iran-Ghanaian joint venture starts construction of new 0.6Mta cement factory
A 0.6Mta cement factory is being set up as a a joint venture between Ghana and Iran, at the Dawa Industrial Enclave, on the Tema-Aflao road, Ghana. The US$30m Ilam Cement fac...
Alexandria Cement losses widen to EGP359m
Alexandria Cement, Egypt, reported audited financial results for 9M17 ended 30 September 2017 with consolidated losses widening to EGP-358.78m (US$-20.3m) when compared with EG...
Lafarge Africa receive shareholders endorsement for merger
Lafarge Africa have received the shareholders endorsement for a merger with Unicem and Atlas Cement Company Ltd, according to Nigerian newspaper The Guardian. "The merger is ...
Fancesa plans to export to Paraguay and Argentina
Following expansion of its Santa Cruz plant, Bolivian cement producer Fábrica Nacional de Cemento SA (Fancesa) has signalled the intent to export cement to Paraguay and Argenti...
Lafarge Maldives celebrates 8 years zero lost time injuries
Lafarge Maldives has reached an important milestone on 22 September 2017, celebrating eight consecutive years of zero lost time injuries. At Lafarge Maldives, employees aim ...
Four Roanoke Cement sites recertified by Wildlife Habitat Council
Titan America-owned Roanoke Cement Co has received recertification of four of its sites by the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC). The company’s Front Royal, Richmond and Bristol l...
PCA marks the passing of Fred W Cohrs
Fred W Cohrs, 84, a former PCA Board member and Honorary Committee member, passed away on 15 October 2017. Born in Essen, Germany, Fred immigrated first to Canada and then to t...
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