Kohat Cement Co reports FY17 profit fall
Kohat Cement Co Ltd (KOHC) of Pakistan has reported a FY17 profit after tax of PKR3.54bn (US$33.5m), a drop of over 19 per cent YoY. Total sales of the cement producer fell t...
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Askari Cement opts for ETA cooler technology
The Chinese design institute NCDRI has awarded a contract to Claudius Peters for the delivery of two clinker cooler conversions. The customer, Askari Cement in Pakistan, want...
Pakistan cement sales up 11% in August
Cement sales in Pakistan rose 10.9 per cent YoY in August 2017 to 3.766Mt from 3.585Mt in August 2016. In the northern region, dispatches reached 2.731Mt, up from 2.495Mt in...
Wonder Cement signs MSW MoU
India-based Wonder Cement has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the municipal council of Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh, regarding the use of municipal waste to fuel i...
Hetauda cement completes kiln and cooler maintenance work
The state-owned Hetauda Cement Factory in Nepal resumed operations from Friday after being closed for 36 days for maintenance. A team of 35 technicians from India disassembled ...
Saudi producers sees sales drop 16% in August 2017
The sales of Saudi cement producers fell 15.5 per cent to 3.72Mt in August 2017 when compared to 4.4Mt reported in August 2016. Total production in August reached 3.79Mt, dow...
Lafarge helps boost rail freight for Zambia Railways
Zambia Railways Ltd (ZRL) has recorded an increase in freight in the first half of the year by 70,379t due to signing of service level agreements with local companies. Part of...
Federated Investors sell shares in Summit Materials Inc
Federated Investors Inc PA lowered its position in Summit Materials, Inc by 65.5 per cent in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the...
Loma Negra to raise capital during positive Argentine climate
Argentina's cement market has seen a revival in the last year and this week further positive indicators have been released with consumption rising by 7.4 per cent YoY during Au...
Dangote confirms "preliminary talks" with PPC
Talks between Dangote Cement and PPC regarding the possible acquisition of PPC by Dangote are in a "preliminary stage", according to the Nigeria-based cement producer, confirmi...
Portugal's cement exporters face fresh challenges
Portugal’s cement sector has had little choice but to export cement since the euro crisis, but now it faces a new threat of needing to compete with other countries that have be...
Floods and sand shortages force cement price cut in northern India
Cement producers in northern India are forced to cut cement prices by INR2-3 (US$0.01-0.03)/50kg bag every week due to lower demand, particularly in flood-prone states such Utt...
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa launches Tiga Roda (TR) Slag cement
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Tiga Roda cement (HeidelbergCement group), has launched its new Tiga Roda (TR) Superslag cement product. President Director of Indocement, Chr...
Cemex participates in cross-sector EPOS project
Cemex is participating in the European Union supported EPOS project designed to foster cross-sector industrial symbiosis. The project will highlight case studies exemplifying w...
AfriSam wins two SARMA awards
South African cement producer AfriSam dominated at the recent Southern African ReadyMix Association (SARMA) awards by winning two of the four accolades bestowed on the industry...
Cimpor's 1H volumes down 2.7 per cent
Cimpor reported that first-half 2017 EBITDA growth in Argentina, Paraguay and South Africa, and to a lesser extent Portugal, mitigated adverse operating environments in the com...
EU and Switzerland link emissions trading systems
The EU and Switzerland are joining their respective emissions trading systems following the adoption of the European Commission of two proposals to finalise an agreement betwee...
Monarch Cement sees 7% net profit rise in 2Q17
The Monarch Cement Co reported in a SEC filing a one per cent YoY increase in consolidated sales from US$45,105,834 to US$45,593,593 in 2Q17. Net profit rose by seven per cent ...
Carlos Slim enters Costa Rican cement market
Cementos Fortaleza, owned by Carlos Slim, will commence operations in a few weeks in alliance with Plycem, which is also part of the Elementia group owned by Carlos Slim and Me...
Emami plans to lift capacity to 6Mta
Emami Cement Ltd plans to raise its total production capacity to 6Mta as its 2Mta plant being set up in Odisha's Jajpur district is likely to be commissioned by March 2018. ...
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