Board chairperson Richard Mbithi said critical components used in cement production processes such as filter bags and refractory bricks were replaced during the upgrade. EAPCC also refurbished its ...

InterCement operates plants in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Egypt, as part of Camargo Correa's cement business divestment plan. Previously, in June 2023, InterCement divested its subsidiaries in ...

Vietnam: Cement production in Vietnam has fallen by 0.7% year-on-year in the first four months of 2024, reaching 57.6Mt, according to the latest data from the government’s General Statistics Office.

South Sudan: B Smart, an investment company owned by son of a former Malaysian Prime Minister, plans to invest US$100m in constructing a cement plant near the capital city of Juba. The plant is ...

UK: Seratech has developed a process using olivine, a mineral abundant in Earth's mantle, to produce ‘carbon-negative’ cement. The company's method involves replacing some of the clinker with silica ...

India: Nuvoco Vistas has announced its audited financial results for the year ended 31 March 2024. The producer recorded ...

Malaysia: Heidelberg Materials has announced its acquisition of ACE Group, a supplier of pulverised fly ash, effective 1 May ...

Philippines: Phinma Corp is set to expand its cement business with new facilities in Mindanao, according to a spokesperson ...

Türkiye/Georgia: Türkiye's exports of cement products to Georgia have increased by 7% year-on-year to US$17m from January to ...

India: Ambuja Cements has reported a rise in revenue from operations from US$954m to US$1.07bn in the financial year ending ...

Nigeria: Dangote Cement's sales more than doubled to US$584m in the first quarter of 2024. Group earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) rose by 67% to US$221m.

Nigeria: BUA Cement reported sales of US$115m in the first quarter of 2024, up by 51% from US$76m in the first quarter of 2023. The producer’s cost of sales, meanwhile, more than doubled to US$83m. As ...