Swiss deliveries up 7% YoY
Domestic cement deliveries in Switzerland increased seven per cent in 2Q16 when compared with the previous year. In April-June 2016 dispatches reached 1.25Mt, according to the ...
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Egypt: Qalaa 1Q16 losses
Qalaa Holdings recorded a 1Q16 net loss of EGP242.7m (US$27.3m), greater than the losses of EGP112.2m (US$12.6m) seen in the same period last year, as reported by news organisa...
India: Ramco given go ahead for power plant upgrade
Ramco Cements has received a boost to its share price after it was given environmental clearance to expand the power plant at one of its facilities. The company’s shares ros...
Philippines: Cemex achieves Energy Management ISO
Cemex Holdings Philippines’ subsidiaries, Solid Cement Corporation and Apo Cement Corporation, recently passed the ISO 50001:2011 Energy Management System (EnMS) audits , makin...
Morocco: protestors oppose Italian RDF imports
Shipments of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) bound for Moroccan cement plants have sparked protests among environmentalists in Casablanca, Morocco World News reports. Around 2500t...
TCC International Holdings forecasts 1H16 loss
Hong Kong-based TCC International Holdings Ltd issued a profit warning, expecting to record a loss for the six months ended 30 June 2016, as compared with the profit of US$10...
EUROSAC Grand Prix Award is won by dy-pack
This year’s EUROSAC Grand Prix Award went to dy-pack for the Self-dy sack a pasted paper valve bag with a dustproof, self-closing internal valve. A plastic lip in the valve are...
Bolivia: Itacamba’s highest production figures
Bolivian cement producer Itacamba Cemento has reported its highest ever production figure of cement, reaching 20,006t in June 2016 and breaking its previous record of 18,764.65...
Belgium: appeal court overturns competition watchdog fines
Holcim, CBR, CCB and Febelcem, the Belgian cement association, have seen the competition watchdog’s judgment to pay a EUR14.7m fine overturned by the Belgian Court of Appeal. ...
India: two new projects announced
Birla Group’s Mangalam Cement and Absolute Cement & Polymers have unveiled plans to increase capacity at existing plants in India. Mangalam’s project – the larger of the two...
Brazil: Votorantim takes protective measures
Prompted by the unfavourable environment in Brazil and the decline in cement sales in the country, Votorantim Cimentos has adopted new measures in an attempt to maintain its co...
Turkmenistan: new building material import facility planned
The Turkmen Industry Ministry is planning an enterprise for the import of high-demand building materials. The project is expected to be implemented jointly with the country's ...
LafargeHolcim’s fifth international design awards opens for entries
This week sees LafargeHolcim’s fifth international sustainable construction awards open for submissions. The awards, administered by the LafargeHolcim Foundation, will be accep...
India: UltraTech concludes Jaypee deal
UltraTech Cement has struck a deal to obtain the cement assets of Jaypee Group with a last-minute increase in acquisition price on Monday. UltraTech will purchase Jaypee Gro...
Peru: Inka to start Pisco cement plant construction
Cementos Inka will begin construction of a second cement plant in Pisco, Peru, in the next few months. This second unit will be situated on a 20ha plot and should begin product...
Cyprus: Vassiliko Cement does not expect strategy change
Cyprus’s Vassiliko Cement Works Plc Ltd said HeidelbergCement AG is now in control of almost 26 per cent of the Cypriot cement company's voting rights after it acquired a contr...
Rwanda: PPC revenues boosted by Cimerwa
Cimerwa Ltd’s contribution to Pretoria Portland Cement’s (PPC) revenues helped cushion the company’s turnover in the six months ending 31 March 2016. According to the Johannesb...
Pakistan: Pioneer approves new 7000tpd plant
Pioneer Cement (PIOC) informed Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on 4 July that the company’s board of directors has approved a capacity expansion plan for a new 7000tpd cement pla...
India: Ramco expands Tamil Nadu power plant
The Environment Ministry of India has given Ramco Cements environmental clearance to expand its captive power plant (CPP) at Alathiyur in Tamil Nadu, at a cost of approximately...
Lebanon cement deliveries rose by 19.6% in 1Q16
Figures released by the Central Bank of Lebanon show that cement deliveries rose by a yearly 19.6 per cent in the first four months of 2016. Cement deliveries actually reach...
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