PPC's acquisition of 3Q Mahuma Concrete approved
South Africa's Competition Tribunal yesterday approved,without condition, PPC's acquisition of 3Q Mahuma Concrete, the largest independently owned ready-mix concrete supplier i...
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Cement price dispute rages in Pakistan
The Pakistan cement industry and the Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) are loggerheads with each other on the price of cement price. Both players are a...
CECE report states EU construction equipment industry is transforming
The European construction equipment industry is confidently looking towards the future and ready to embrace the transition into the digital era, with a stronger-than-ever focus...
Saudi Arabia lifts ban on cement exports as construction sector slows
A senior official in Saudi Arabia has said that the kingdom's ban on cement exports has been lifted. According to reports from Reuters, the ban - imposed in 2008 and renewed...
Colombia: Cementos Argos will process 2.5m tyres at its Bogotá plant
Following an agreement with the local government of Bogotá, Colombian cement manufacturer Cementos Argos will recycle 2.5m used car tyres to fuel its cement production. Acco...
PT Semen Baturaja will open a new plant in 2017 and targets strong sales
A major growth area for state-owned PT Semen Baturaja is South Sumatra, where the company has signed contracts with several firms to build a new plant called Baturaja II in a...
Holcim US Inc receives tax refund
Pontotoc County Treasurer, Glenda Gonderman, notified commissioners Monday of a property tax refund totalling US$141,449 issued to Holcim US Inc. Ms Gonderman said the refun...
Nigeria: Dangote signs US$2bn Chinese bank loans for two cement plants
Dangote Group has signed a deal on Tuesday for a US$2bn loan from the Industrial Commercial Bank of China Ltd for two cement plants, according to Reuters. “The interest rate i...
Protestors seek talks with President over PT Semen Indonesia's Rembang plant
PT Semen Indonesia was targeted by nine women who protested against the development of its new cement plant in their hometown in Rembang, Central Java. The public rally was he...
Tanzania: Tanga Cement suffers profit decline
Tanga Cement Co Ltd's 2015 profit fell to TZS8.24bn (US$3.774m) compared to TZS28.40bn (US$13m) in 2014, according to the national paper the Daily News. The audited financial r...
Breedon Aggregates passes phase 1 of Hope acquisition
Breedon Aggregates acknowledges the announcement today by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it has completed its Phase 1 review of Breedon’s proposed acquisition...
Kenya: Vipingo facility to make Mombassa Cement more competitive
African cement companies are eyeing the market created by a construction boom in east Africa and other countries in the larger region, according to All Africa news service. A...
Vietnam PM approves Thaicement Ha Tien works
Vietnam's Prime Minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc, has approved the investment in Thaicement's 4.5Mta Ha Tien plant in the Mekong delta province of Kien Giang as part of projects to b...
Paraguay: Vallemi fuel conversion civils to start May
The civil work related to the fuel conversion of the kiln at the Vallemi plant of Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) is scheduled to start in May, said CEO Jorge Mé...
Tunisia: Carthage Cement turnover up 43% in 1Q16
Tunisian cement producer Carthage Cement posted a 43 per cent rise in turnover to TND53.472m (US$26.78m) in 1Q16 when compared with the equivalent quarter of 2015. Sales w...
Nigeria: Work commences on Dangote’s Okpella plant
A groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of a new cement plant has been held as part of celebrations to mark Aliko Dangote’s 59 th birthday. The News Agency of Nigeri...
Thailand: Italcementi to keep ASEAN base
Thailand will continue to be Italcementi Group's production base in ASEAN and its base for expanding into Myanmar after HeidelbergCement acquires Italmobiliare's 45 per cent s...
Chinese to build plant in Chhattisgarh
Jinyuan Cement Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Hong Kong Jinyuan International Development Ltd, is proposing a new cement plant in Chhattisgarh, India. “The company inked a memorand...
Qassim Cement profits fall 17% in 1Q16
Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Cement saw its profits drop 16.8 per cent YoY to SAR135.4m (US$36.1m) from SAR162.7m. The fall in profits has been attributed to an increase in cost of ...
Kenya: Savannah Cement's Athi River plant upgrades
Savannah Cement has announced the completion of work to upgrade its 1.5Mta Athi River plant with the addition of a new roller press grinding mill. Kenya's Capital FM quotes...
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