ACC Ltd launches Chandrapur Green Building Centre
In line ACC Ltd's commitment to the concept of sustainable construction and a greener environment in India, the cement producer has launched its Green Building Centre in Chandr...
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CRH agrees US$3.5bn acquisition of Ash Grove Cement
CRH plc has reached an agreement to buy US-based Ash Grove Cement Co for US$3.5bn. The proposed transaction is subject to Ash Grove shareholder and regulatory approvals and wil...
OCL India a step nearer to new plant in Rajgangpur
At a public hearing, OCL India Ltd has received local support in Rajgangpur, Sundargarh district, for a new 2.25Mta cement cement plant, plus 3Mta of additional clinker capacit...
Fauji Cement sees full-year profit halve to PRK2.61bn
Fauji Cement Co Ltd reported a 51 per cent drop in net profit after tax to PKR2.61bn (US$24.5m) in FY17 from PKR5.36bn in FY16. The Pakistani cement producer saw sales edge ...
PPC Zimbabwe's MD vows recent investments will come good
PPC Zimbabwe's Managing Director, Kelibone Masiyane, has spoken out on the long-term commitment to the local cement market and on its recent Harare and Colleen Bawn investments...
Hyderabad High Court halts construction of Nagarjuna Cements' third unit
The Hyderabad High Court has issued notices to the Central and Telengana state governments to halt the construction of a third unit of Nagarjuna Cements Ltd in Suryapet distric...
Cementir looks to withdraw from Italy
Cementir has provisionally agreed terms with HeidelbergCement for the sale of its Italian cement and ready-mixed concrete operations to Italcementi, subject to such a deal not ...
Moroccan market sees 10% YoY contraction in August
Moroccan cement consumption decreased by 10.3 per cent YoY to 1,227,932t in August 2017 from 1,368,884t in the year-ago period, according to the country’s Ministry of Housing a...
Peru's cement demand up 2% in August
Peru’s cement association, Asocem, reported a 2.3 per cent YoY rise in domestic deliveries from 0.838Mt in August 2016 to 0.857Mt in August 2017. Cement imports remained largel...
Klaipeda terminal expansion to boost Akmenes Scandinavian exports
The cement loading terminal under development at the port of Klaipeda, Lithuania, will enable Akmenes Cementas to boost its exports to Scandinavia, according to business daily ...
DG Khan Cement's unconsolidated FY17 net profit falls 9% YoY
DG Khan Cement (DGKC) of Pakistan announced unconsolidated FY17 net profit after tax of PKR7.97bn, down nine per cent YoY basis. The company also declared final cash divide...
Siwertell receives repeat order for road-mobile unloader
Siwertell, part of Cargotec, has received a repeat order from a company based in the Middle East for a second 10 000 S Next Generation road-mobile unloader. The unit has be...
Vissai Cement starts exclusive Vietnamese QuickFill® deal Billerud
Vissai Cement Corporation, part of Vissai Group, officially launched the QuickFill ® Clean (QFC) eco-friendly cement paper bags this week at the Vissai Ninh Bình cement plant....
PT Semen Indonesia appoint new President Director
In its Extraordinary General Meeting held Friday 15 September 2017, the shareholders of PT Semen Indonesia have approved the appointment of Hendi Prio Santoso as new President ...
Four-bidder shortlist for Halla Cement stake
Four bidders have been shortlisted for the full stake in South Korea’s Halla Cement, the country’s fourth-largest cement producer. Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia...
Cebu's Board of Investment approve South Western Cement Corp's 2Mta new plant
A new PHP12.5bn (US$245m) cement plant for South Western Cement Corp (SWCC) in Cebu is one of the largest projects approved by the Board of Investments (BOI) in August. The ...
India Cements Ltd orders an FLSmidth OK™ mill
FLSmidth has signed a contract with the India Cements Ltd (ICL) for a new OK™ 52-4 cement mill with ROKSH 82 separator for cement grinding to be installed at the Shankar Nagar...
Gebr Pfeiffer now supplying to Nepal
Nepalese cement producer Kapilvastu Cement Udhyog Pvt Ltd, part of the Ghorahi Cement Group, has awarded the order for a vertical roller mill to Germany's Gebr Pfeiffer SE. ...
USGS reports strong 2Q17 for US construction materials
The US construction materials industry saw output increase by a considerable margin in the 2Q17, reports the US Geological Survey's Mineral Industry Survey. The combined produc...
Cambodia will cap cement plants at five
Cambodia is in the middle of a cement capacity expansion programme, but a state official has announced that the country's government will not offer more than the five cement pr...
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