JK Cement: white cement demand growing?
According to JK White Cement executives, white cement has witnessed an increase in demand over the past few years. In a statement the company said, "In the modern construction ...
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China: CNBM Group can begin acquisition of Sinoma
China National Building Materials Group Corp (CNBM) has begun preparations to acquire China National Materials Corp (Sinoma), after an agreement between the two companies was a...
Vietnam cement sales reach 45.02Mt in Jan-Jul 2016
Inclement weather conditions resulted in Vietnam’s cement sales slipping to 5.15Mt in July, but prices remained stable, according to the country’s Ministry of Construction. Exp...
China: Anhui Conch profits down 29% for 1H2016
In its trading statement for the first six months of 2016, Anhui Conch has reported that its net revenues fell one per cent YoY to CNY24bn (US$3.6bn), while profits slipped fur...
Peru: Cementos Pacasmayo to split operations
Cementos Pacasmayo SAA and subsidiaries announced that its Board of Directors have approved the separation of its phosphate operations Fosfatos del Pacifico (FOSPAC) from its c...
Bangladesh to double capacity in the next two years
As the demand for additional housing and rural development projects in Bangladesh been strong, capacity utilisation rates are relatively high in most cement plants and the indu...
Birla completes acquisition of Reliance Cement
Birla Corporation announced that is has completed the acquisition of Reliance Infrastructure subsidiary, Reliance Cement. The deal was valued at about INR48bn (US$715.6m). Reli...
Cementos Avellaneda to invest in Canuelas logistics centre
Argentina’s Cementos Avellaneda will invest in a logistics centre in Canuelas. The company, which is a joint venture between Votorantim Cimentos and Cementos Molins, acquired a...
Iran: exports reach 4.4Mt in first four months
Iran exported 2.57Mt of cement and 1.83Mt of clinker in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar (20 March-21 July 2016), according to the Secretary of the Cement ...
Peru: Votorantim to buy assets of Cementos Orotongo
Votorantim Cimentos has made an agreement with Concesur (Consorcio Cementero del Sur) to purchase the cement assets of Cementos Orotongo acquired by Votorantim in 2012 from Cim...
Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement increases profits by 38%
Tokyo Cement Plc saw its April-June quarter net profit increase 38 per cent YoY to LKR643.8m (US$4.42m) amid strong top-line gains and better cost management. Group turnover...
Sri Lankan cement imports up in 2016
Sri Lanka’s cement production edged up by 19.7t to 1.04Mt in January-May 2016 and imports were up 18.4 per cent to 1.88Mt. Collectively, production and imports rose by 450,0...
Burkina Faso: CIMASSO plant under construction
Work is now well underway in Burkina Faso on a greenfield 6500tpd grinding plant for CIMASSO. The contract for the construction of the plant was signed in March by Kanis Intern...
Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement to increase its capacity
Gharibwal Cement (GWLC) has announced plans to expand its clinker capacity by 8000tpd, translating into 2.4Mta. Along with the brown field expansion, the company will also ins...
Uganda: residents decry lack of consultation over mining licence award
Residents of Moroto district have accused Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of acting illegally in awarding a mining licence to Tororo Cement without first co...
Fujairah Cement approves Sohar Cement venture
The Board of Directors of Fujairah Cement Industries has given the go-ahead to establish Sohar Cement Co in Oman. The new company investment cost amounts to OMR1.42m (US$3.69...
Kenya: dispute over stalled cement plant
Local politicians in Kenya’s West Pokot county have clashed over delays which have seen the construction of a proposed cement plant make little progress for years, the Daily Na...
Peru's cement sales fall 3.7% in July
Peru's cement market contracted 3.7 per cent YoY in July as 772,000t were sold, according to the latest data by Asocem, the Peruvian cement association. However, production ...
Preliminary US cement shipments to June 2016
The US Geological Survey has released preliminary results for the US cement shipments up to June 2016. US deliveries totalled 8,146,984t of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) and b...
Bangladesh: FLSmidth supplies world’s largest VRM
FLSmidth has signed a contract with Bangladesh company, Shah Cement Industries Ltd, for the supply of an FLSmidth OK TM 62-6 vertical mill to its Mukhtarpur plant, Munshiganj,...
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