TCC warns on full-year net loss
TCC International Holdings Ltd said it expects to swing to a net loss for 2015 from a net profit of HKD2.05bn (US$264.5m) in the previous year. The cement producer said the ex...
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Suez Cement plans to complete coal conversion project by end-2016, Egypt
Suez Cement, part of the Italcementi group, plans to complete its preparations for coal usage at its plants by late 2016, local press reported, citing chairman Omar Mehanna Wed...
India: consolidation and market growth on the rise?
Corporate consolidation in the Indian cement industry has been hitting the headlines recently, with local press reporting on potential deals in the pipeline. Meanwhile, with co...
Indonesia 2016 sales forecast to accelerate
The Indonesia Cement Association expects cement sales to rise by almost five per cent this year to 64.5Mt from an estimated 61.5Mt in 2015, driven by a push for government-led ...
Hope updates on UK development plans
On the anniversary of its third year in business, Hope Construction Materials has announced advanced plans to open new depots – and extend existing sites – in the southeast of ...
Germany's environmental advances
The recently-published "Environmental data of the German Cement Industry 2014" highlights efforts made by the German cement industry to make production as resource-efficient as...
Moroccan market recovers in late 2015
Following a 21 per cent fall in September 2015, cement sales in Morocco rebounded in October and November as dispatches increased by 19.5 and 15.6 per cent, respectively, accor...
India: JAL to divest stake in cement unit to Shree?
Jaiprakash Associates (JAL) has reportedly signed an agreement with Shree Cement to divest its stake in the 2.1Mta Bhilai Jaypee Cement (BJCL) as part of debt reduction efforts...
Estanda completes ball mill renovation in Saudi
Estanda has successfully completed the commissioning of a two-compartment cement ball mill for a cement producer in Saudi Arabia. The project was carried out on Cement Mill 2 ...
Lafarge may need to divest of more Indian assets due to mining regulations
Lafarge India has submitted a revised proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to sell its entire 11Mta of assets in India, Business Standard reports, citing an in...
Two Loesche mills ordered for PT Semen Baturaja
Tianjin Cement Industry Design & Research Institute Co Ltd has ordered two LM 53.3+3 CS Loesche clinker grinding mills for PT Semen Baturaja in Indonesia. Both of the mills ha...
Pakistan July-November export volumes down
Pakistan exports fell to 2.63Mt in the first five months of the current fiscal, down 32.62 per cent YoY, official government data reveals. In terms of revenue, exports declined...
Swiss cement dispatches drop 7.9% YoY in 2015
Cement sales in Switzerland fell 4.2 per cent QoQ in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to domestic cement producers’ association, Cemsuisse. For the full year, deliveries ...
Philippines: Apo Cement Corp recognised for environmental stewardship
Apo Cement Corp, a subsidiary of the Cemex Philippines, was recently recognised for its environmental stewardship, health and safety, and community development achievements. ...
Groundbreaking ceremony for JSW West Bengal plant
The JSW Group is set to start construction of a 2.4Mta cement plant in West Bengal, India, with a groundbreaking ceremony to be hosted today. The event will be presided over b...
Philippines: Taiheiyo opens new mill
Taiheiyo Cement Philippines Inc (TCPI), based in Cebu, has launched its new cement mill and has assured stakeholders it can readily obtain additional clinker should cement dema...
Peruvian cement companies plan investments in 2016
Cement companies operating in Peru aim to continue with large investments in 2016 despite the recent announcement by the country's cement association, Asocem, of low growth in ...
South Korea: six cement producers fined
Six local cement makers have been fined a combined KRW199.4bn (US$167.6m) for fixing the prices of cement products and divvying up the market by South Korea's antitrust watchdo...
First Tajikistan cement heads to Afghanistan
Huaxin Gayur Cement Co Ltd, located in Yovon district of Khatlon province, Tajikistan, reportedly signed an agreement with Afghanistan’s Shamal Sharq in early December to suppl...
USA: Lehigh Cement welcomes Energy Star certificates
HeidelbergCement subsidiary Lehigh Hanson has announced that several of its plants have achieved the EPA’s ENERGY STAR ® certification for 2015. Lehigh’s cement plants in Lee...
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