Vicem appoints new general director
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) has appointed Bui Hong Minh general director. Mr Minh, 46, has held the position of deputy general director since 2013. Before tha...
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Finalists for 2017 Cemex Building Award revealed
Cemex has announced the 61 finalists for the International Edition of the 2017 Cemex Building Award, which recognises the best architecture and construction worldwide every yea...
FLSmidth: large shareholder announcement
FLSmidth has been informed that Novo Holdings A/S on behalf of the Novo Nordisk Foundation has reduced its holding of FLSmidth shares to a total of 5,100,000 FLSmidth & Co. A/S...
Hima partners with Chinese contractor for three infrastructure projects in Uganda
Hima Cement, LafargeHolcim company in Uganda, and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) on 12 July signed a memorandum of understanding to deliver solutions for thre...
AfriSam submits revised PPC merger offer
South Africa’s cement maker AfriSam has submitted a revised merger approach to larger domestic rival PPC, the company said on Monday. AfriSam’s latest proposal values PPC at...
Cementos Progreso joins the CSI
Cementos Progreso of Guatemala has joined the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) as its first affiliate member, a new level created this year by CSI to expand its membershi...
Star Cement looking to increase capacity
Star Cement is reportedly looking to expand its clinker and cement capacity in India by investing in greenfield and brownfield projects. The Century Plyboards (India) Ltd subs...
Vulcan reaches agreement to acquire Polaris Materials
Vulcan Materials announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Polaris Materials, an aggregates and logistics company, which serves key California markets fro...
Pacific Cement maintenance and repair investment
Fiji-based Pacific Cement will be investing close to US$2m for repair and maintenance to its plant, according to local media reports. Chief executive, Sowani Tuidrola, told th...
Cemex contributes to Texas relief effort
Cemex announced a total US$500,000 donation for employee and community relief efforts in Texas, USA, after the devastating effects of Hurricane Harvey. Cemex USA has a strong ...
Pakistan’s Pioneer Cement Ltd orders four Loesche mills
Pioneer Cement Ltd has awarded Loesche with the contract for four vertical roller mills (VRMs) for its new production line at its Chenki/Kushab district, Punjab. The new line w...
Philippines DTI to review cement import rules
Philippine Trade and Industry Secretary, Ramon Lopez, said the country's government plans to review the current rules on cement imports following an ongoing spat among importer...
ARM suffers heavy half-year losses
Kenya's ARM Cement Ltd announced a half-year 428.53 per cent increase in losses to KES1.41bn (US$13.5m) from KES266.78m during the same period last year. The firm's revenue f...
KSI opens slag grinding plant
PT Krakatau Semen Indonesia (KSI), a joint venture between state-owned steel maker PT Krakatau Steel and state-owned cement maker PT Semen Indonesia, has opened a new slag grin...
Lucky Group forms joint venture for LNG terminal
A joint venture comprising leading cement producer Lucky Group along with, Sapphire group and Hallmore Power, is planning to set up a liquid natural gas (LNG) terminal at Port...
Martin Riley new MPA Chairman
Martin Riley, Senior Vice President, Tarmac, has been appointed MPA Chairman for the next two years. He succeeds Simon Vivian of the Breedon Group. Nigel Jackson, CEO of MPA...
South African merger talks: make or break?
Following the collapse of a second round of talks between South Africa's two leading cement producers on a proposed merger, will AfriSam's expected new proposal be enough to pu...
Tanzania Portland Cement Co posts 45.6% profit fall in 1H17
Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC), part of the HeidelbergCement group, posted a 45.6 per cent drop in first-half profit after increased competition forced down local ceme...
Egin to start Cameroon cement production in October
Cameroon-based Egin SA has signed an investment agreement with the government, under guidance of the Investment Promotion Agency (API). Project manager, Jean-Pierre Belobo, ...
BUA’s sees completion of new 3Mta Edo line
Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, inaugurated the 3Mta second production line at BUA’s Obu cement plant in Okpella, Edo state. “This project is a big boost to the Nig...
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