Cemex takes top spots in USGS quarry rankings
New rankings from the US Geological Survey (USGS) have listed three of Cemex USA's quarries in the top 25 Crushed Stone Operations in the nation, with Balcones Quarry taking th...
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Efforts underway to revive Bheema Cements
The Telangana state government has begun efforts to revive the Bheema Cements work in Suryapet district, India. The plant was closed due to losses in 2014 and mining leases...
McInnis produces first cement
McInnis Cement announced the production of the first cement on Friday, 16 June 2017, in line with the company’s schedule. “This important milestone marks the work of hundreds ...
CSI and ECRA publishes new technology papers
The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) and the European Cement Research Academy (ECRA) have released their new "CSI/ECRA Technology Papers 2017" to update the perspective o...
Taiwan plans to lower cement cap on exports
The government of Taiwan plans to lower the cap on Taiwan's cement exports from over 20 per cent of total output to 15 per cent to help protect the environment, Vice Minister o...
BOI seeks further industry investments
The Philippine Board of Investments (BOI) is seeking investment in the cement sector as it expects demand to hit 40Mta by 2020 due to a peak in government infrastructure spendi...
Pacific Cement sells clinker to Tengy
Fiji-based Pacific Cement Ltd (PCL) has sold approximately 4000t of clinker to local producer Tengy Cement Company Ltd to ensure continued supply of cement on the island. The ...
S&P puts Cemex ratings on Watch Positive
S&P Global Ratings has placed its 'BB-' global scale and 'mxA-/mxA-2' national scale ratings on Cemex on CreditWatch with positive implications. The recovery rating on all Ceme...
Ecocem launches second UK import terminal
Ecocem Ireland has increased its export capacity with the launch of its second UK-based bulk import terminal at Sheerness in the Port of Medway. Ecocem launches second U...
Yamama agrees raising credit facility limit
Yamama Cement announced that it has agreed with the National Commercial Bank (NCB) and Samba Financial Group to raise its sharia-compliant credit facility limit from SAR1bn to ...
Double-digit decline in Pakistan cement exports over 11FY17
Pakistan cement exports during the first 11 months (July 2016 to May 2017) of the current fiscal declined by 21.27 per cent to 4.319Mt versus 5.486Mt a year earlier, according ...
Eagle Cement orders Loesche coal mill
Eagle Cement Corp of the Philippines has ordered a Loesche vertical roller mill for its plant in Barangay in San Ildefonso, 50km north of the capital city of Manila. The coal ...
Trinetra minority shareholders challenge merger plan
Minority shareholders of Trinetra Cements, a subsidiary of India Cements, have approached India's National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT), to challenge the planned merg...
Buzzi Unicem strengthens position in Italy
Buzzi Unicem is expanding its position in northen Italy with the acquisition of Cementizillo SpA. A total of 47.9 per cent of Cementizillo’s share capital has just been acquire...
Semen Baturaja expecting higher sales
Indonesia state-owned cement producer Semen Baturaja is anticipating higher sales this year following the start-up of operations at its new line together with government infra...
CTLGroup appoints new CFO
CTLGroup has announced the appointment of David Mizwicki as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr Mizwicki will assume the responsibility for financial management, bus...
Vulcan raises US$700m in public offering of senior unsecured notes
Vulcan Materials Company has raised US$700m in a public offering of senior unsecured 4.50 per cent notes due 2047. The notes bear an interest rate of 4.5 per cent per annum,...
New Nepal plant to begin production
Annapurna Cements, Nepal’s newest greenfield plant, is scheduled to go into commercial production by June-end, according to local press reports. “We have adopted advanced tech...
Eagle Materials chairman to retire from board
Eagle Materials Inc announced that Laurence E Hirsch, chairman, informed he has decided to retire from the board. Richard R Stewart, currently vice chairman of Eagle Material, ...
UK construction industry challenges
With Brexit, the process of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, causing widespread uncertainty for the UK economy, the results of the country's general election last week have add...
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