Indonesia: PT Tripa Semen Aceh plant faces legal objection
The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has filed the lawsuit against Aceh Tamiang district head Hamdan Sati, becasue the licence that PT Tripa Semen Aceh was given ...
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Rep of Congo: mechanism sought to halt illegal imports
Representatives from the domestic cement industry met with Minister of State, Minister of Economy, Gilbert Ondongo, this week to seek assistance from the Congolese government a...
Siam City Cement targets regional expansion
In the last few weeks, Thailand's second-largest cement producer, Siam City Cement (SCCC), has made a significant series of acquisitions to expand its overseas cement portfolio...
Titan to take on Brazilian challenge
Titan Cement Group made an unexpected move this week, buying into Cimento Apodi in Brazil. The Greek-based multinational will form a joint venture t o operate the business with...
Titan Cement takes US$100m stake in Brazil's Cimento Apodi
Greece's Titan Cement Group has announced that it is to take a 50 per cent equity stake in Companhia Industrial de Cimento Apodi of Brazil. The deal will see Titan invest an...
LafargeHolcim announce further Chinese sales
LafargeHolcim has, for the second time in a week, announced that it is to sell some of its Chinese assets. Reuters reports that the company is to sell 13 integrated plants and ...
Vicat's 1H16 results in the USA continue to improve
Vicat's first half turnover eased by 0.4 per cent to EUR1237m, which amounts to a 4.3 per cent increase on a comparative basis. The EBITDA improved by 2.3 per cent to EUR208m a...
Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement industrial park
Gharibwal Cement Group and China International Trust and Investment Corporation (CITC) have signed a deal to set up an industrial park in Chunian Industrial Estate, Punjab. Chi...
Buzzi Unicem increases revenues by 1.9%
Buzzi Unicem announced that its net revenues for the first six months were up 1.9 per cent to EUR1261.3m from EUR1238.2m in 2015, while EBITDA grew by 33.5 per cent, from EUR16...
Tunisia: Ciments de Bizerte increases sales by 24.5% in 2Q16
Tunisia's domestic cement sales were up 4.37 per cent in 1Q16, but slumped 5.12 per cent by 30 June 2016. However, Ciments de Bizerte saw its domestic sales increase 65 per ce...
Indonesia: Kendeng plant protesters win temporary reprieve
People from the Kendeng Mountains, in the northern part of Central Java, have won a temporary reprieve after President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said that further environmental impa...
LafargeHolcim zero fatality rate
Safety Coaching, a safety consultancy firm, has helped LafargeHolcim create safer sites and improve incident reporting. The company established a programme for improving constr...
USA: Cemex to supply Florida Highway project
Cemex USA is participating in the I-4 Ultimate Improvement Project, a 21-mile reconstruction of Central Florida’s main interstate highway. This is the largest and most complex ...
USA: Martin Marietta 2Q16 gross profits up 23%
Martin Marietta Materials, one of the top five US aggregates producers, has announced a first half turnover 11.3 per cent ahead at US$1649.8m and EBITDA rose by 40.6 per cent t...
Pakistan: Fecto Cement prosecuted over violating national park
Pakistan’s Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced that it has stripped the Fecto Cement Company of its lease of plant and issued a fine of PKR420m (US$4m), the Expre...
Cement price in DR Congo falls 33%
Although recent weeks have seen cement prices in the port of Matadi, Democratic Republic of Congo spiral up to CDF15,000 (US$15.28)/50kg bag, they have now returned to more sus...
Tajikistan: new plant due for commissioning
According to the Tajikistan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, a new 1.2Mta cement plant will be brought into operation in the Yovon district, Khatlon province, this mo...
PPC Zimbabwe plant project on track
According to CEO, Darryll Castle, the construction of PPC’s new plant in Zimbabwe remains on track for completion in 2016, despite riots in the country and restrictions remaini...
Ukrcement calls for European production standards
The introduction of European standards for cement production in Ukraine would help to restrict opportunities for producing and distributing counterfeit products in the market, ...
Indonesia: President meets with Semen Indonesia protestors
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has met with community representatives who are resisting plans to build a cement factory and quarry at Mount Kendeng in Central Java, the Jakar...
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