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Buzzi Unicem USA cement plant in Pryor to lay off 20-30 employees, citing economy

Officials at a cement plant near Pryor say about 20 to 30 employees will be laid off.

Pakistan: cement exports rise to US$750 million

The cement industry, despite being affected by the global economic crisis, has managed to boost exports to US$750m in...

USA: proposed federal emission rule threatens cement plants

Two major local employers, Lehigh Southwest Cement Company in Tehachapi and CalPortland Cement in Mojave, are facing ...

China: Ningxia Building Materials invests in three cement projects

Ningxia Building Materials Group Co Ltd, a subsidiary of state-owned China National Materials Group, has started prod...

Indonesia: PT Semen Gresik to relocate planned cement plant

PT Semen Gresik, the country’s largest cement manufacturer, will relocate a planned IDR3.5trn (US$339.5m) plant to en...

Kenya: Tororo Cement loses limestone tender deal to India’s Sanghi

Tororo Cement Industry has lost a limestone tussle to an India firm, almost three years after it expressed interest t...

Cimpor to acquire 50 per cent in Ecuador state-owned plant

Portuguese cement producer Cimpor will acquire 50 per cent in Ecuador state-owned cement plant Cemento Chimborazo, Ec...

Kenya: Pokot residents excited about cement factory

Construction of a cement factory in Pokot will transform the livelihood of the local community by providing income th...

Hot recycling helps to cement a future

Industrial waste has long been a problem for the companies that produce it as well as the broad community, but one fi...

Orascom Construction Industries wins US$168m government contracts

Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries (OCI) won two government contracts worth US$168mn for road-building and...