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USA: Cemex Lyons wins PCA Energy and Environment award
The US Portland Cement Association (PCA) has awarded Cemex USA Lyons cement plant with its 2016 Energy and Environme...
Mexico: Ventika wind park officially opened
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated the Ventika wind park in General Bravo, Nuevo León. The facility ha...
Keeping kilns cool
Kima has devised a water-based cooling system called KilnCooler to reduce the impact of hotspots in the kiln.
USA: Eagles Materials to buy Cemex Fairborn plant
Cemex US has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its Fairborn (OH) cement plant and cement terminal in Col...
Nigeria: Bricklayers threaten protest over cement prices
The Lagos State Bricklayers Association have called on the Nigerian government to take action to lower cement prices...
Cementos Argos is Dow Jones' Sustainability winner in construction materials
For the fourth consecutive year, Cementos Argos was included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) this time ...
India: cement industry demand raises coal imports
The demand for coal with a high calorific value, primarily from the cement sector, combined with the doubling of cle...
Chinese imports into Kenya show 10-fold rise
New figures from the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the country imported KES2.2bn (US$21.7m) of ce...
South Africa: PPC sets terms for its US$280m rights issue
PPC has set terms for its ZAR4bn (US$280m) rights issue after the deal was almost unanimously approved by shareholde...
USA: Martinsburg plant sale to reduce HeidelbergCement's debt funding
The gap to repay a EUR2.7bn bridge facility that supports HeidelbergCement's purchase of Italcementi is set to close...