Holcim Romania inaugurates new terminal
Holcim Romania has inaugurated a new cement terminal which involved an investment of RON12.5m (US$3.1m). The new terminal in the town of Roman, in the northeastern country o...
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TCC International issues positive profit alert
TCC International Holdings Ltd said it expects to swing to a profit for the first half of this year compared to a loss for the corresponding period of 2016. The Hong Kong-list...
Fancesa to modernise Cal Orck’o packing section
Fabrica Nacional de Cemento SA (Fancesa) has received four proposals for the modernisation of its packing department at its Cal Orck’o plant, Bolivia. Haver & Boecker, FL Sm...
LafargeHolcim Laâyoune grinding unit enters operation
LafargeHolcim Maroc has completed the construction of its 0.2Mta grinding unit in Laâyoune, according to the company’s management board. Meanwhile, work has started on the b...
Construction product manufacturers pessimistic of growth
The UK’s Construction Products Association's State of Trade Survey for 2Q17 reveals that UK construction product manufacturers experienced growth in sales and activity for the ...
Vietnam struggles with over-capacity
As domestic output continues to outstrip local demand, Vietnam is facing a 26Mt cement glut in 2017, according to the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA). Production from dome...
Spain’s cement consumption increases 11% in 5M17
Cement consumption in Spain has increased 10.8 per cent YoY to 4,887,751t in the first five months of the year, according to Oficemen, the country’s cement association. A si...
HeidelbergCement 2016 sustainability achievements
HeidelbergCement has published its Group Sustainability Report 2016 which shows specific net CO 2 emissions have been reduced by 22.6 per cent compared to the base year of 199...
Loesche to supply Bim Son Cement
Bim Son Cement JSC has awarded Loesche the contract to supply a vertical roller mill for the grinding of clinker and granulated blast furnace slag at the Bim Son cement plant i...
FLSmidth to deliver Bangladesh grinding line
FLSmidth has signed an engineering, procurement and supply of equipment contract with Meghna Cement Mills for a cement grinding unit at the producer’s existing cement line in M...
First clinker produced from new Tula line
On 2 July 2017, Fives produced the first clinker from Cementos Fortaleza's new 3300tpd production line in Tula, Mexico. This completion follows the successful start-up of the ...
Cemex participates in key Polish infrastructure road project
Cemex is participating in the construction of the major S7 Expressway in Poland by supplying over 400,000m 3 of concrete. This cross-country expressway connects the Baltic coa...
Ohorongo Cement appoints new plant manager
Estelle Alberts, Ohorongo Cement's new plant manager At the age of 30, Estelle Alberts become the youngest plant manager for Ohorongo Cement, Namibia, beginning 1 Jul...
Robson Handling Technology names new chairman
Julie Kenny, chairman of Robson Handling Technology Robson Handling Technology announced yesterday the appointment of Julie Kenny CBE as chairman who takes the rei...
Coup in Switzerland
“Coup” appears to be the much-used buzzword surrounding the appointment of Jan Jenisch as the new LafargeHolcim CEO on 22 May 2017. He is expected to take over as CEO on 16 Oct...
Zambia’s president unveils plans for US$528m cement plant
President Edgar Lungu of Zambia announced the construction of a US$528m cement plant at Ndola Lime Co in the country’s Copperbelt as the country aims to diversify its economy. ...
Pakistan full-year growth slows
Pakistan dispatched 40.315Mt of cement of during fiscal year 2016-17, up 3.71 per cent YoY, the latest data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) show...
New Cambodian plant due for year-end completion
Chip Mong Insee Cement Cooperation is nearing completion of its new cement plant in Kampot province, Cambodia, according to local press reports. The US$262m factory with the c...
Ambuja Cement secures Maharashtra limestone resources
Ambuja Cement has secured a limestone resources of 42Mt in the state of Maharashtra through an e-auction by the state government. The LafargeHolcim company participated in th...
Bío Bío to stop clinker production at Talcahuano
Cementos Bío Bío announced it will cease to produce clinker at its Talcahuano plant in Chile and instead import clinker from Asia. The decision was taken following several at...
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