Satarem supplies drying system to Cementos Tequendama
Satarem has a supplied a complete drying system to Colombian cement producer Cementos Tequendama. The system consists of a three-sleeve dryer (φ3.6 × 8m) with a capacity of ...
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Asia Cement to restrict Sincheng mining activities
Asia Cement is to reduced its mining operations in Hualien County, Taiwan, by 40 per cent amid widespread criticism at the company’s mining activities at the Sincheng site. ...
Holcim Vietnam given green light to build inland port
Authorities of Vietnam’s southern coastal province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau have approved a proposal by Thanh Long Co Ltd to develop an inland waterway port to meet the transport req...
Arabian Cement wins energy management award
Egypt-based Arabian Cement Company (ACC) has been honoured with the ‘2017 Award of Excellence in Energy Management’ by Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM8), a high-level global foru...
LafargeHolcim expands its MEA retail network
LafargeHolcim announces the rollout of its specialised retail network for construction materials in Middle East Africa under the new Binastore banner. LafargeHolcim said in ...
Cemex further expands Construrama network in Latin America
With the opening of its 300th store in Colombia, Cemex’s Construrama network consolidates its position as the broadest building materials distribution network in Mexico and Col...
Saudi five-month cement sales down 18.7%
Saudi cement sales fell by 18.7 per cent YoY in the first five months of this year to 22.6Mt, while clinker output was down 11.3 per cent, according to the Saudi Cement Sector ...
Nepal sees rise in cement imports from India
Cement imports from India to Nepal have doubled over the first 10 months of the current fiscal, according to a report in the Himalayan Times. The value of imports of cement...
New plants in the pipeline for Andhra Pradesh
Three Indian companies have proposed to set up new plants in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Business Standard (India) reports. According to the state government...
Berbera under new management
The government of Somaliland, an autonomous region of Somalia, has passed over ownership of the Berbera cement plant to a Red Sea Cement, a new company jointly established by t...
EMG planning new Egyptian plant
The Electro-Mechanical Design Group (EMG) is conducting preliminary studies for the construction of a new ce ment plant in Egypt having secured the cement licence prospectus d...
Mexico recognises nine Cemex plants for environmental achievements
Nine Cemex cement plants in Mexico have received Recognition of Environmental Excellence by the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection. The works of Atotonilco, Barri...
France to investigate LafargeHolcim Syrian activities
France has launched a judicial inquiry into the Syrian activities of cement and construction group LafargeHolcim, a judicial source told Reuters on Tuesday, investigating "the ...
Brazil’s Jan-May sales down 8.9%
January-May sales of cement in the Brazil totalled 21.6Mt, according to preliminary industry data, indicating a YoY decline of 8.9 per cent. In the last 12 months accumulated...
Indonesian consumption continues to rise
Indonesian cement consumption continued to rise last month, increasing by seven per cent YoY to 5.47Mt, according to latest data from the Indonesia Cement Association (ASI). T...
Sagar eyes 18% rise in production
Sagar Cements is expecting around 18 per cent jump in its production to 2.6Mt in FY17-18 following the consolidation of a grinding unit acquired last year. Speaking during t...
Fives awarded dryer contract by Cementos del Norte
Fives has been selected by Cementos del Norte SA (Cenosa) to supply a new FCB Flash dryer, which will be installed on the existing cement ball mill of the Bijao plant in Hond...
Cemengal commissions Cemenido Plug&Grind®
Cemengal has finished the commissioning period of a new modular and portable grinding station Plug&Grind®XL for Cemenido in Benkulu, Indonesia. This is the third operating unit...
Further slight recovery in EU 28 cement production
According to CEMBUREAU’s 2016 Activity Report published yesterday, European cement production in the EU 28 further slightly recovered in 2015 (167.2Mt), confirming the cautious...
India producers refute cartel allegations
Representatives from various cement companies on Friday denied that they formed a cartel to artificially hike prices, saying market dynamics decide the prices, not the companie...
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