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Bangladesh to double capacity in the next two years

As the demand for additional housing and rural development projects in Bangladesh been strong, capacity utilisation ...

From coal to petcoke grinding

Walchandnagar Industries Ltd supplies ACC Ltd with a vertical roller mill at its Gagal factory for petcoke grinding o...

Peru: Votorantim to buy assets of Cementos Orotongo

Votorantim Cimentos has made an agreement with Concesur (Consorcio Cementero del Sur) to purchase the cement assets ...

Fujairah Cement approves Sohar Cement venture

The Board of Directors of Fujairah Cement Industries has given the go-ahead to establish Sohar Cement Co in Oman. ...

Iran: exports reach 4.4Mt in first four months

Iran exported 2.57Mt of cement and 1.83Mt of clinker in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar (20 Ma...

Pakistan: Gharibwal Cement to increase its capacity

Gharibwal Cement (GWLC) has announced plans to expand its clinker capacity by 8000tpd, translating into 2.4Mta. Alo...

Uganda: residents decry lack of consultation over mining licence award

Residents of Moroto district have accused Uganda’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development of acting illegally in...

Sri Lankan cement imports up in 2016

Sri Lanka’s cement production edged up by 19.7t to 1.04Mt in January-May 2016 and imports were up 18.4 per cent to 1...

Kenya: dispute over stalled cement plant

Local politicians in Kenya’s West Pokot county have clashed over delays which have seen the construction of a propos...

Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement increases profits by 38%

Tokyo Cement Plc saw its April-June quarter net profit increase 38 per cent YoY to LKR643.8m (US$4.42m) amid strong ...