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HeidelbergCement India cement capacity boosted by Loesche mill

HeidelbergCement Group's current production capacity in India has been boosted to 6Mta, a major contribution to whic...

Bío Bío and Votorantim to start work on Peruvian plant

After two years, Chile’s Cementos Bío Bío and its Brazilian partner Votorantim have successfully obtained all permit...

Austria delivers stable cement sales in 2012

The Austrian cement industry saw stable sales in 2012 despite difficult operating conditions and a sluggish economy,...

Iraq to stop importing Iranian cement?

Iran currently exports cement to 24 countries with around 97 per cent of total cement export destined for seven coun...

Tanga Cement to begin construction of new kiln line

Tanga Cement Company Ltd (TCCL) is soon to begin construction of a second kiln line that will more than double the c...

Saudi Arabia: new cement firm to be set up in Riyadh

Saudi Arabia's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, has approved plans to establish a ...

Italcementi subsidiary signs wind farm agreement, Egypt

The Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company signed a contract with Italgen, a subsidiary of Italcementi Group, to ...

India: Jaypee Cement eyes acquisition

Jaypee Cement (JC), the country’s third-largest producer (Jaiprakash Associates/Japyee Group), is looking at an acqu...

India: Mahuva farmers fined for opposing proposed Nirma cement plant

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed a fine of INR100,000 (US$1675) on farmers and on the Union Ministry of...

Vicat starts production tests for new cement type

France-based cement producer Vicat has started testing to produce a new low-carbon cement, Alpenat, on an industrial...