AllScan PGNA Analyser orders in India and Kenya
RealTime Instruments (RTI) has installed its AllScan PGNA Analyser for a greenfield plant project being undertaken by FLSmidth for Emami Cement in India. The installation took ...
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Algeria: Sour El Ghozlane back in production
Buzzi Unicem's cement plant at Sour El Ghozlane, Algeria, has returned to production following the repair and installation of new electrostatic precipitators (ESPs). The produc...
BEUMER: bag after bag – continuous and exact filling process
Cement, mortar or gypsum – the bulk density, flow characteristics and grain distribution of these products, which are filled in bags and packed for delivery to the customer, ma...
Vicat’s profits declines in most markets
French cement major Vicat saw its profits decline in most markets last year with the USA and India being the only exceptions. Turnover improved by 1.5 per cent in 2015 to EU...
CRC attributable profit drops 76% YoY
China Resources Cement (CRC) said its profit attributable to owners for the year ended 31 December 2015 dropped 75.9 per cent YoY to HKD1015m (US$130.8m). Turnover was HKD26,...
DG Khan: southern expansion progressing well
Pakistan producer DG Khan Cement has reported that its southern expansion project is progressing well and is scheduled for commissioning in 2QFY18. The 2.7Mta plant, which will...
Paraguay: INC expects annual sales up US$60m due to new mill
Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) expects to see annual sales up by US$60m following the commissioning of its new mill in 2H16, according to CEO, Jorge Méndez. At...
Saudi: Eastern Province Cement Co begins trial operations of new mill
Eastern Province Cement Co has commenced trial operations of its new 150tph cement mill, with commercial operations set to begin in the second quarter of this year, according t...
CPA: UK construction output falls in January, new orders indicate 2016 growth
Figures published by the UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) show construction output in January fell by 0.2 per cent and by 0.8 per cent compared with one year earlier. I...
Titan America LLC suspends construction of new Castle Hayne cement plant, USA
Titan America LLC announced today that project economics no longer support the construction of a cement plant in Castle Hayne, NC, USA. According to company officials, the evol...
Indian government clears proposal to amend MMDR Act
The Indian government has cleared a proposal to amend the mines and minerals law (MMDR Act) to allow the transfer of captive mines granted through non-auction routes, which of ...
Suez Cement working to limit impact of Egypt's dollar shortage
Suez Cement, a unit of Italy’s Italcementi SpA, is working to minimise the impact of Egypt’s dollar shortage on its operations and has no plans to “withdraw” from the country, ...
Court annuls information request by EC into cement company competition probe
The European Court of Justice has annulled a request for information the European Commission had made to several cement makers in a cartel probe. The European Commission in...
Pakistan seven-month cement exports volumes and revenues decline
Pakistan cement export volumes reached 393,391t on revenues of US$21.1m in January 2016, down 9.52 and 7.8 per cent, respectively compared to the previous month. On an annual c...
Philippines: robust sales expected to continue
Robust cement sales are expected to continue this year, with the industry seen growing another 14 per cent on the back of election-related construction expenditure and governme...
Cemex divests of Bangladesh and Thailand units, potential sale of minority stake in Philippine assets
Cemex announced yesterday that it has signed an agreement for the sale of its operations in Bangladesh and Thailand to Siam City Cement Co for approximately US$53m. Meanwhile, ...
KHD chief executive officer resigns
The Supervisory Board of KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG (KHD) today informed the KHD Management Board about the resignation of Johan Cnossen as CEO and member of the Manag...
Titan's US profits more than double
Titan's turnover rose by 20.7 per cent in 2015 to EUR1397.8m and EBITDA improved by 19.2 per cent to EUR216.4m. Following an 24.4 per cent increase in the depreciation and impa...
Cementir reduces debt but also net profit
Cementir Holding's turnover in 2015 recovered by 2.2 per cent to EUR969.0m, but EBITDA emerged just 0.8 per cent ahead at EUR194m. The trading profit, however, declined by 6.3 ...
TCL reports second consecutive year of record revenues
Trinidad Cement Co Ltd said it recorded its highest ever revenue of TTD2.1bn (US$319m), an increase of TTD12.4m compared to a year earlier despite facing increased competition....
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