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DG Khan Cement of Pakistan plans WHR plants in Punjab

A new waste heat recovery (WHR) plant is being planned by DG Khan Cement to reduce water consumption at its 2.11Mta ...

Ramco Cements to spend INR8.5bn on plant expansion

India’s Ramco Cements is investing INR8.5bn (US$120m) to increase capacity at its facility in Jayanthipuram, Andhra ...

Solid Cement borrows US$75m from related company

Solid Cement, an operating subsidiary of Cemex Holdings Philippines, is borrowing US$75m of subordinated revolving c...

PPC indicates price rises ahead for South Africa's cement market

PPC has seen group revenues grow by eight per cent to US$40m on the back of higher volumes and PPC's CEO, Johan Claa...

Fire put out at Martinsburg plant

Cementos Argos' Martinsburg cement plant in the USA called fire units after 15.51h yesterday after what was thought ...

Brazilian cement market sees 2% slip in 10M18

Cement sales in Brazil by domestic producers totalled 44.2Mt in the first 10 months of 2018, and were down 1.5 per c...

Achieving AF and NOx goals

With reducing fuel costs and sustainability in mind, Brazilian producer Cimento Nacional is persistently striving to...

Sulphate in clinker

The amount of sulphate (SO 3 ) varies widely in cement clinker. Arthur Harrisson discusses the sources of SO 3 and ...

Is US cement market about to slow?

The US cement market received a note of caution this week with the PCA's latest forecast, which predicted a falling ...

YTL Corp records 11.3% net profit decline

Malaysia’s YTL Corp saw a 11.3 per cent decrease in net profit for the 1QFY19, falling to MYR125.79m (US$30m) from M...