Nigeria: Dangote Cement to switch to using coal
Dangote Cement has announced plans to begin its own coal mining operations as it switches away from gas as a means for powering its plants. The company will begin producing ...
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Pakistan: CPEC to generate 3Mta demand
Pakistan’s cement industry will experience growth thanks to the commencement of construction projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Experts have sugges...
Myanmar: protestors vow to continue fight against MCL
Local protestors in Kyaikmaraw in southeast Myanmar have reacted angrily to the publication of a report into the building a new coal-fired cement plant, Burma News Internationa...
China: Asia Cement reports 1H16 loss
Asia Cement (China) has released trading figures for the half of 2016, which reveal that the company made a loss of CNY64.6m (US$9.7m) for the period, ET Net reports. In the...
Kenya: clinker tops Mombasa port imports
According to a recent report from Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), Mombasa port has recorded an increase in the number of imported construction materials. KPA’s report suggests a s...
Saudi Arabia: cement firms come under pressure
Saudi Arabia’s cement activities continue to come under pressure as falling sales volume and profitability remain subdued. Companies’ operational performance was impacted due t...
LafargeHolcim India head joins Executive Committee
LafargeHolcim made the decision to induct Head of LafargeHolcim India, Martin Kreigner, into the Executive Committee of the group, giving him additional responsibilities in sou...
Indonesia: uneven demand hitting company revenues
Cement consumption in Indonesia was up by 3.1 per cent in the three months to June, but the national figures belie the patchiness of regional growth. According to the Jakart...
Togo: CIMAF to agree greenfield plant deal
Morrocan-based Ciments de l'Africa (CIMAF) is thought to be on the brink of agreeing to construct a new cement plant in Togo. There are currently four cement producers opera...
India: Mangalam Cement returns to profit with 1QFY16-17 results
Mangalam Cement, part of India’s Birla Group, has published its business results for the first quarter of FY16-17. These see the company return to profit after reporting a loss...
India: ACC labourers end protest at Wadi plant
Labourers at ACC’s Wadi plant have ended their dharma (non-violent sit-in protest) following assurances from the company that their concerns and grievances will be addressed. ...
India: JK Cement quarterly results
Compared to its performance in the corresponding quarter last year, JK Cement Ltd reported significant growth in both net profit and net sales. The company reported a standa...
CRH changes its segmental reporting structure
Following the significant acquisition activity undertaken during 2015, CRH has made some adjustments to its segmental reporting structure. The LafargeHolcim assets acquired in...
LafargeHolcim 2Q16 results
LafargeHolcim released its second quarterly results today, which reported net sales of CHF7.28bn (US$7.47bn). Adjusted operating EBITDA (excluding merger, restructuring and oth...
Siam Cement acquires 65% share in Lafarge Holcim Vietnam
LafargeHolcim Ltd has signed an agreement with Siam City Cement Public Company Ltd f or the divestment of its 65 pe rcent shareholding in LafargeHolcim Vietnam, it said on Thur...
LafargeHolcim changes to Executive Committee
LafargeHolcim has announced changes made to the Executive Committee, which reflect the evolution of the group’s portfolio following recent divestments and the transition into i...
USA: cement shipments rise 5.1% in May
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2016 were about 8.2Mt, up by 5.1 per cent from sales in May 2015. The leading produci...
Canada: McInnis Cement CEO quits after new plant cost overruns
The chief executive officer of McInnis Cement, Christian Gagnon, has stepped down after it emerged that the cost of constructing the company’s new 2.2Mta Port-Daniel integrated...
UK: Breedon looks to the future with Hope
The 200-strong team at the Hope Cement works in Derbyshire celebrated becoming part of Breedon Groupl Plc with a visit from group chairman Peter Tom CBE and group chief executi...
Zimbabwe: Future of proposed Charumbira plant remains uncertain
Plans to build a US$50m cement plant in Charumbira have been called into question after it was admitted that the Chinese investor behind the project had yet to submit a feasibi...
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