Bangladesh: MI Cement eyes capacity expansion
MI Cement Factory has set its sights on organic expansion through the construction of new capacity including its own clinker manufacturing plant over the next five years. The ...
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Chile: Cemento Polpaico's photovoltaic park gets environmental green light
Chile's environmental authorities have approved a plan of local cement maker Cemento Polpaico SA for the construction of a 23.5-MW photovoltaic (PV) park as part of the centra...
FCT named in the top 100 South Australian companies
FCT has announced that it has been named by Australian InDaily SA Business Index in the top 100 South Australian companies. “With their bursts of hot, red flames pumping o...
WBCSD: Cement industry leaders announce plans to reduce their emissions by 20-25% by 2030
Today, at COP21 in Paris, the cement industry will reaffirm its commitment to help tackle climate change, releasing a set of action plans aimed at reducing carbon emissions by ...
India: Jaypee Group may sell remainder of cement business
India-based Jaypee Group is to offload the remainder of its cement business with disposals expected to be concluded by March, Business Standard (India) reported citing sources ...
Polish monthly cement production up 3.1%
Cement production in Poland decreased by 3.1 per cent YoY to 1.22Mt in November, while sales rose by 3.6 per cent to 1.24Mt, Poland's Cement Producer Association said in a stat...
Promoters of the Udaipur Cement Works to sell 13.64 per cent stake
The promoters of the Udaipur Cement Works, including JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd, will sell their combined stake of 13.64 per cent in the company. The promoters of Udaipur Cement Wo...
Shanshui subsidiary alleges Tianrui takeover of unit was illegal
Tianrui Group's move to take full control over a unit of Shanshui Cement is facing challenges, Dow Jones reported. Shandong Shanshui Cement Group said in a statement on 'Chin...
Cyprus: change in VCW ownership structure
The Archbishopric of Cyprus purchased 12.84m shares of Vassiliko Cement Works (VCW) from the Hellenic Mining public company at EUR1.20/share. The total value of shares bought a...
LH appoints Caroline Hempstead as Head of Comms, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development
Caroline Hempstead has been appointed as Head of Communication, Public Affairs and Sustainable Development of LafargeHolcim effective 1 December 2015, reporting to CEO Eric Ols...
New shredding operation boosts SRF production capabilities in South Korea
A new Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) production facility is now fully operational in Wonju city, South Korea, thanks to global shredding firm UNTHA and local partner PERITUS. Kor...
West China Cement becomes the 6th Chinese company to join the CSI
West China Cement Ltd (WCC) has become the sixth Chinese company to join the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI). WCC is the leading cement producer in Shaanxi Province, ...
Irish Cement to burn used tyres at Limerick works
Irish Cement will burn used tyres at its cement plant in Limerick plant. The Irish Examiner reported that the company plans to switch to dry waste material such as rubber from ...
China: Anhui Conch Cement chairman retires
Anhui Conch Cement Co said Friday chairman Guo Wensan is resigning as he has reached the retirement age. The Hong Kong-listed company said Vice Chairman Wang Jianchao will assu...
CITIC Heavy Industries Co wins Cambodian plant project
Chip Mong Insee Cement, a unit of domestic conglomerate Chip Mong Group, has signed a partnership agreement with China’s CITIC Heavy Industries Co Ltd to build a US$262m cement...
Cemengal: recent order project update
Spain-based Cemengal has provided an update on the status of recent contracts awarded for its Plug&Grind ® system in Mexico, Mauritania and Colombia. In Mexico, Cementos For...
Lafarge reaches major expansion milestone, Canada
On Monday, 30 November 84 year-old Tony Levstik returned to the control room at the Exshaw Cement Plant, decommissioning the oldest of the Plant's two production lines. Mr Levs...
Ecocem proposed San Francisco grinding plant faces potential planning setback
Ecocem's proposed manufacturing plant in San Francisco Bay faces a potential planning setback after receiving almost 500 submissions challenging its environmental impact report...
Indonesia Cement Association requests acceleration in infrastructure development
Indonesia Cement Association (ASI) has called on the country's president to accelerate infrastructure development to boost local cement demand. “We expect the infrastructure p...
François Pétry takes helm of Aggregate Industries, UK
Aggregate Industries, part of the LafargeHolcim group, has appointed François Pétry as its chief executive officer, effective 1 December 2015. Pétry joins from his current ro...
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