Spain: Cementos Cosmos Oural plant to open next year
Following the decision to reopen the Oural plant in Galicia, Spain, operated by Votorantim Cimentos-owned Cementos Cosmos, after a four-year stop and previously earmarked for c...
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Kenya: CDC Group appoints two directors to ARM's board of directors
UK’s sovereign wealth fund CDC Group has appointed two directors to the board of Kenyan cement manufacturer ARM Cement Ltd in which it recently acquired a 40.6 per cent stake f...
Nigeria: Lafarge Africa refinances with five-year bonds
Lafarge Africa (LafargeHolcim Group) has raised NGN60bn (US$184m) by issuing three and five-year bonds through book building. The cement producer issued a three-year bond at 14...
USA: concerns over plant location near school
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) has raised concerns over the location of a cement plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as is it situated across ...
India: Ramco mine expansion dispute
A public hearing convened to discuss the expansion of a limestone mine belonging to a private cement plant owned by Ramco Cement in Sendurai, Tamil Nadu, was interrupted by att...
Sinoma sells Midong Tianshan and Fukang Tianshan stakes
China National Materials Company (Sinoma) said its subsidiary Xinjiang Tianshan Cement recently carried out an equity transfer framework agreement. A 64.56 per cent stake in ...
Responding to climate change
This week ICR looks at further tightening of pollution control around the world following Cembureau's reminder that the EU Parliament is expected to vote on the provisional di...
Vietnam: domestic cement consumption could reach 80Mt by 2020
Cement consumption in Vietnam will this year reach 60Mt, while 15.5-17Mt of cement and clinker will be exported, claims Vietnam's Cement Association Chairman, Nguyen Quang Cung...
Uganda: Hima Cement to build grinding plant in Tororo
Hima Cement is to construct a new 0.9Mt grinding plant in Tororo in eastern Uganda, according to the country’s Observer newspaper. The plant, which is to cost US$40m, will b...
Italy: Monselice cement plant to burn SRF
The 0.7Mta capacity Monselice cement plant (Cementizillo group), in Padova, Italy, has received so the authorisation to substitute 50 per cent of its petcoke firing with solid ...
Oman: Raysut Cement raises capacity
Raysut Cement announced that the new gas supply station has been commissioned at its Salalah plant and commercial operation has already begun. The new gas supply station will e...
China Resources Cement appoints Ji Youhong as new CEO
Ji Youhong has been appointed as new CEO, executive director and executive committee member of China Resources Cement following the resignation from these positions of Pan Yong...
Vietnam: Xuan Thanh Cement Phase 2 enters main construction period
The 4.5Mta Phase 2 project of JSC Xuan Thanh Cement is entering its peak construction period, according to company reports. More than 60 per cent of the mechanical equipment...
Tanzania: Tanga Cement launches new all-purpose cement
Tanga Cement Plc (AfriSam Group) has set its eyes on capturing more of the residential and infrastructure construction market in Tanzania. Its new Mkombozi all-purpose 32.5N c...
Pakistan: positive outlook for Pioneer Cement
The outlook for 2017 for Pioneer Cement Ltd appears to be positive, with major projects related to the company’s growth and energy efficiency expected to make further progress....
Cementir appoints Paolo Bossi CEO of Italian unit, Sacci and Betontir
Italian cement producer Cementir has appointed Paolo Bossi as CEO of Cementir Italia, Cementir Sacci and Betontir. The arrival of Paolo Bossi, following the acquisition of t...
Dalmia launches premium brand
Dalmia Cement Bharat has launched its new premium brand, Dalmia DSP Cement. B K Singh, Dalmia senior executive director and group head, said the new cement brand will first be ...
Cemtech marks 25th Anniversary Conference looking ahead
Isidoro Miranda, vice president of Oficemen welcomes delegates to Cemtech's 25th Anniversary Conference in Madrid, Spain Cemtech’s 25th Anniversary Confere...
Peru's cement market shows minor decline in August
In August Peruvian cement demand reached 0.868Mt, representing 4.3 per cent decline YoY, according to Asocem, the country's cement association. To complement local output, a...
Saudi Arabia cement companies see sales and production fall 10%
Sales of cement by Saudi Arabian companies declined by 9.93 per cent YoY in August, while production dropped by 10.4 per cent, Mubasher reports. Output for August was 4.3Mt,...
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