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Cementos Argos becomes a member sustainability index

Cementos Argos has joined the FTSE Good Emerging Index which measures the performance of companies demonstrating str...

Pakistan: Pioneer Cement inaugurates WHR unit at Chenki plant

Pioneer Cement has marked the formal coming into operation of the new waste heat recovery plant at its Chenki plant ...

Uganda: Hima Cement to launch US$40m grinding unit

LafargeHolcim-owned Hima Cement is set to launch its grinding unit in Tororo this week, according to a company sourc...

UAE: Arkan Cement AED117.7m waste-power deal

Arkan Cement is set to sign a AED117.7m (US$32m) deal to set up a waste-to-power operation for its Al Ain plant. ...

Georgia: HeidelbergCaucasus and Georgian Building Group set up GCA

HeidelbergCement Caucasus (GCC) and the Georgian Building Group (GBG), owned by Kavkaz Cement, have decided to form ...

USA: preliminary November shipments reach 7.82Mt

Preliminary data from US Geological Survey for the month of November reports that total deliveries of Portland and b...

Swaziland: cement industry threatened by imports

Cement imports are undercutting cement produced by AfriSam Swaziland in price and present a risk to the viability of...

Pakistan: Arif Habib Group to invest PKR25bn in new plant

Arif Habib Group has said that it is going to invest PKR25bn (US$238.5m) in a new cement plant to be completed in th...

Saudi Arabia: Northern Cement profits down 57% in 4Q16

Northern Region Cement Co reported a 57.3% YoY decline in profits in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the co...

South Africa: PPC to fund Slurry Kiln 9 project from B-BBEE deal

JSE-listed cement maker PPC says it has started structuring its new broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) ...