India Cements: 1Q16 EBITDA edges up to INR2.05bn
India Cements saw its net sales slip to INR12.02bn in April-June 2016 from INR12.12bn in the corresponding period of the previous year. The company's EBITDA for the quarter ros...
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Nepal: higher-grade cements to be certified soon
To date Nepal has been unable to certify cement produced in the country that is higher than grade 33, but as the Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) is preparing to ...
China: Taiwan Cement expects 2H16 pick up in demand
Cement sales in China will pick up in the second half of the year, on the back of a recovering demand from infrastructure projects and residential building in the country, acco...
Colombia: Cementos San Marcos orders second Loesche mill
One of Colombia’s most recent additions to its cement production base, Cementos San Marcos, has ordered its second Loesche mill for its plant located in Yumbo, some 20km north ...
USA: Essroc's Speed plant has AF setback
Essroc's Speed cement plant, in southern Indiana, USA, has been informed by Clark County officials have decided that it will have to apply for rezoning to obtain a permit for b...
HeidelbergCement to sell US assets to Cementos Argos in US$660m deal
HeidelbergCement has agreed to sell its plant in Martinsburg (WV), USA, and eight terminals to Cementos Argos for US$660m. The deal is subject to regulatory approval, but the F...
USA: Cemex receives EPA certificates for five plants
Cemex USA has been awarded the US Environmental Protection Agency's Eneregy Star certification for 2016 at five of its cement plants. The Brooksville, Miami, Clinchfield, Fairb...
Dalmia quarterly results
Dalmia Bharat announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2016. Dalmia performed well in the period, achieved through a focus on brandi...
India: 10 Gebr Pfeiffer mills for Shree Cement
Kolkata-based Shree Cement, one of Gebr Pfeiffer’s best customers, has placed an order for 10 mills. This deal will support the Shree Cement’s continuing expansion strategy, wh...
Sagar Cement to invest US$22m in new capacity
India-based cement producer Sagar Cement has announced that it plans to spend INR1.45bn (US$22m) over the next two years to expand its operations, the Hindu reports. The sum in...
Egypt: Arabian Cement to install new coal mill
Arabian Cement Co announced that the company's board of directors was convened last Sunday and approved the legal procedures to build a new coal mill worth EGP80m (US$9m). ...
Philippines: new cement developed for rehab projects
Building Materials Inc and Republic Cement, Philippines, have developed a new cement called ‘Kapit-balay’, designed specifically for use in rehabilitating houses. Kapit-balay i...
Bolivia: motor for mill 4000m above sea level
German company Menzel Elektromotoren has delivered two motors to a cement plant in Bolivia for a cement mill and a classifier. The mill in question is not only Bolivia’s first ...
US: HeidelbergCement moves closer to acquiring Essroc
HeidelbergCement AG and its Italian rival Italcementi SpA, the owner of Nazaerth-area Essroc operations have agreed to divest certain assets to settle the Federal Trade Commiss...
Cementos Argos 2Q16 US results remain strong
For the second quarter Cementos Argos' cement volumes decreased by 1.9 per cent, totalling 3.5Mt, as a result of a challenging market environment in Colombia. These results wer...
Tanzania: Minister invites cement industry to voice its concerns
Tanzanian cement producers who have been stepping up the pressure on the new government to respond to the amounts of cheap cement imports have been given some encouragement to ...
Philippines: Republic Cement confident despite environmental crackdown
Republic Cement has vowed to continue with its expansion plans and has said that it is "ready" to face an environmental audit from the Filipino government, ABS-CBN News reports...
India: JK Lakshmi to expand Rajasthan mine
JK Lakshmi Cement has received environmental clearance for expansion of its limestone mine output in Rajasthan, entailing an investment of INR1.20bn (US$17.94m). The mined lime...
Aleppo cement plant back under Syrian army control
The Syrian army succeeded in reclaiming a cement factory in the southern countryside of Aleppo city on Tuesday, and is now purging the terrorists from the surrounding areas of ...
Egypt: Siemens to launch Sicement Electrification system
Siemens Egypt will on Thursday launch its new Sicement Electrification System at the “Bringing Power to Cement Industry” forum in Cairo, Daily News Egypt reports. Egyptian c...
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