Nepal: Arghakhanchi Cement introduces moisture-proof packaging.
The Arghakhanchi Cement company has introduced new moisture-proof packaging for its bagged cement, reports myrepublica.com. “We have introduced this new packaging to ensure ...
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US and Puerto Rico January shipments edge ahead
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in January 2017 totalled about 5.4Mt, up by 2.9 per cent YoY, latest data from the USGS show...
Argentina's cement producers set new March dispatch record
Argentina’s cement companies dispatched 1,032,119t of cement in March 2017, surpassing the previous record of March shipments, set in 2015 when 979,452t were delivered to custo...
Prime Cement plans new Rwandan plant
Cement industry newcomer, Prime Cement, plans to construct a US$65m plant in Musanze District, Northern Province, Rwanda. The company has reportedly signed an equipment suppl...
Brazil's monthly sales down 15.3% YoY
Brazilian cement sales totalled 3.9Mt in February, down 15.3 per cent YoY, according to the latest market data published by local cement association, SNIC. Over the first two...
Bolivia: Potosí groundworks to start in two months
The construction of the new cement works in Potosí, Bolivia, is moving ahead as the movement of land at the site is scheduled to start in two months’ time, according to William...
India: Orient and JP deal reportedly in final stages
Orient Cement's plan to acquire certain assets of the Jaypee Group is in the final stages and completion of the deal could be announced shortly, according to local media. Cit...
Lafarge Zimbabwe returns to full-year profit
Lafarge Zimbabwe returned to full-year profit for the 12 months ending December 2016 as volumes edged ahead and cost savings in operations, plant maintenance and "better" inven...
Cemex Latam Holdings inaugurates Guatemala expansion
Cemex Latam Holdings has inaugurated its expanded Arizona cement works in Guatemala. The project represents an investment of US$3.7m and will enable the plant to increase its p...
DR Congo: cement price in Boma up 53%
The price of a bag of 50kg of grey cement in Boma, Democratic Republic of Congo, has jumped from CDF7500 (US$5.51) in February to CDF11,500 at the start of April. The price ...
Lafarge-Algérie's Oggaz plant ups output 10%
Lafarge-Algérie's Oggaz cement plant increased its cement output by 10 per cent in the last quarter to meet the country’s growing cement demand, according to plant manager, Jea...
New international standard in Russia
Russia has introduced Interstate standard GOST 31108-2016 “Cements Technical Specification,” as a national standard of the Russian Federation (RF), effective 1 March 2017. The ...
Pakistan: Lucky Cement wins HSE Award 2017
Lucky Cement Ltd has won a Health, Safety and Environment award in the category of “The Responsibility for Health and Safety,” at the 2017 International Environment, Health & S...
LafargeHolcim Colombia orders ready2grind system
LafargeHolcim Colombia has awarded Gebr Pfeiffer, Inc with an order for its modular ready2grind cement grinding system which includes the latest MVR technology for vertical rol...
Coal price set to fall over the next two years
Newcastle coal prices hit a five-year high in November, climbing from US$49/t at the start of 2016 to US$115/t in November, but fell quickly to their current level of US$80/t. ...
Indian cement producers prefer imported petcoke
Cement producers in India continue to prefer better-quality imported petcoke at US$92/t, despite its price being double that of Indian coal, according to the Business Standard....
Semen Indonesia approves 2016 cash dividends
State-owned cement manufacturer Semen Indonesia will distribute cash dividends worth IDR304.92/share from its 2016 fiscal year. The total dividends that will be distributed a...
Pakistan sees decline in 1HFY17 cement exports to South Africa and Afghanistan
Pakistan cement exports revenue continued their downward trend, with most of the 14.4 per cent YoY decline in 1HFY17 (July-December) due to two markets, South Africa and Afghan...
New Zimbabwe plant begins production
Chinese company Livetouch Investments, has started production at its 400,000tpa capacity plant in Redcliff, Zimbabwe. Construction of the plant is part of Phase One of the c...
Loesche updates on DG Khan grinding orders, Pakistan
Loesche has provided an update on its order to supply Pakistan producer DG Khan Cement Company with three grinding mills for its new 9000tpd clinker line in Hub in Balochistan ...
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