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South Korean producers aim to boost cement production

South Korean cement companies have agreed to increased their production by 35 per cent for the next three months to...

PCA Spring Economic forecast growth of 1% for US cement demand in 2022

Ed Sullivan, PCA executive vice-president and chief economist, reports that the PCA's Spring 2022 USA economy, const...

Holcim Argentina warns of gas shortage stopping kilns over winter

Holcim Argentina’s CEO, Christian Dedeu, has warned that clinker production at its plants could come to a halt as he...

Caltrans has approved the use of low-carbon cement for highway projects

California’s agency for highways and freeways, Caltrans, has approved the use of Portland limestone cement (PLC) in ...

Cemex increases lower-carbon PLC production in Colorado

Cemex USA announced that as part of its drive to reduce its carbon emissions, the company has increased production...

A review of listed cement companies in Pakistan

The total market capitalisation of the top 15 cement companies in Pakistan stood at US$2.738bn as of 28 March 2022...

CSN prepares to rival Votorantim and InterCement

This week the Brazilian anti-trust organisation, CADE, passed Companhia Siderurgica Nacional's (CSN) first hurdle in...

CADE gives initial approval of CSN acquisition of LafargeHolcim's Brazil operations

Technical staff at Brazil's antitrust watchdog CADE have approved the acquisition of LafargeHolcim 's local busine...

MAN Truck & Bus Schweiz supplies Holcim Switzerland

MAN Truck & Bus Schweiz AG has again handed over vehicles to its long-standing customer Holcim Switzerland. This ...

ABB installs its distribution control system at Star Super Cement

ABB was the electrical and automation partner for the Star Cement clinkerisation plant 10 years ago and had deploye...