Cemex Philippines sees 2H acceleration
Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc is optimistic that its sales volumes will recover from the subdued first quarter and grow by three per cent by the end of the year from the 5.1Mt...
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Ecocem may get planning approval for grinding mill
Ecocem may be allowed go ahead with a proposed €45m grinding mill in the US after a local council voted to stall a final decision on its planning application pending the outcom...
New manager of Beumer's cement business sector
Michael Brachthäuser has been appointed manager of the Beumer Group's cement business sector. A native of Cologne, Mr Brachthäuser (61) was appointed to the role in October 201...
Vietnam Jan-May sales up 6%
Vietnam sold 33.27Mt of cement in the first five months of this year, an increase of six per cent YoY, fulfilling 41.58 per cent of the whole-year target, the country's Ministr...
HeidelbergCement issues a Eurobond
HeidelbergCement priced a Eurobond issue under its EUR10bn Euro medium-term note (EMTN) programme with an issuance volume of EUR500m and a maturity date of 14 June 2027. The pr...
Kohat Cement announces new line construction
Kohat Cement Co is to construct a new 7800tpd production line at its cement plant Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the company informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange on 6 June 2017. ...
HeidelbergCement India expects 6-7% market growth
HeidelbergCement India expects cement demand to increase by 6-7 per cent in FY17-18, with the government’s focus on infrastructure being considered a key driver. The company...
Cemex terminals achieve Energy Star Challenge
Two Cemex USA terminals have achieved the US Environmental Protection Agency's Energy Star® Challenge for Industry by reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy conservat...
Sika opens new production facility in Tanzania
Sika is setting up production in Tanzania and is opening a concrete admixtures factory. Sika is the first company to manufacture these products locally. Plans are already being...
US and Puerto Rico March shipments down slightly
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico in March 2017 were about 7.5Mt, slightly less than sales in March 2016, the US Geological Survey (USGS)...
Ohorongo Cement breaks ground on new solar plant
Ohorongo Cement has held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a 5MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant which will provide green and clean electricity to the company’s c...
S&P upgrades GCC rating
S&P Global Ratings has raised its long-term corporate rating on Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua to 'BB' from 'BB-'. The outlook is stable. At the same time, S&P raised the issu...
Cemex and CBMI sign contract for Solid line
Cemex Philippines has signed a contract with CBMI for the construction of a new kiln production line in the Philippines. The contract involves the design and engineering work...
DMCI Holdings considering cement debut
Philippine conglomerate DMCI Holdings plans to enter the cement business with the potential construction of a cement plant to make use of low-grade coal and vast limestone rese...
Aggregate Industries extends Lafarge packed cement offering
Aggregate Industries has extended its packed products offering with the introduction of six new products to the Lafarge Cement range. New products in the portfolio include Co...
Building collapses at Holcim Obourg
A collapse of a building near one of the kilns of Holcim’s 1.4Mta Obourg plant in Belgium on 23 May has resulted in the death of one worker and the closure of the plant as an i...
PT Semen Padang puts Indarung VI output at 2Mt
PT Semen Padang expects the output of its Indarung VI line to reach 2Mt this year as the 3Mta plant produced 0.5Mt of cement at the end of May, four months after its commission...
Financier acquires 11% stake in Ecocem
Financier Dermot Desmond is reported to have acquired a stake in Ecocem Materials, the low-carbon cement producer founded by Irishman Donal O’Riain and backed by Saint-Gobain. ...
Pakistan: growth in local cement consumption unabated
Pakistan's cement industry dispatches to domestic markets during May 2017 stood at 3.399Mt compared to 3.065Mt during same month last year. The home market shows a healthy i...
Paraguay: INC to increase distribution points
Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) expects to increase its number of distributors following the rise in producttion in the second half of this year, according to i...
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