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February 2020 issue

GB building materials demand weak in 2019, competition watchdog clears Barro stake in AdBri, Eagle Materials reports...

Measuring opacity and particulate matter

With cement production being a potential source of several hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that are subject to stric...

Najran Cement reports SAR53.5m profit in 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Najran Cement Co has reported a net profit of SAR53.5m (US$14.27m) in 2019, a significant improvement...

Cementos Argos sees 11% rise in revenue for 2019

Colombia’s Cementos Argos saw a 11.4 per cent YoY rise in consolidated revenue to COP9.3trn (US$2.71bn) in 2019. EBI...

Dewan Cement profit succumbs to fall in sales in 1HY19-20

Dewan Cement Ltd (DCL) of Pakistan has announced its financial results for the half year ended 31 December 2019. It ...

Cemex UK has launched Vertua® ultra zero – a carbon neutral concrete

Cemex UK claims to have launched the UK's first ready-mix concrete that is a carbon-neutral product. The Vertua ® l...

Thatta Cement's profits slip in 1HY19-20

Pakistan's Thatta Cement Company Ltd (THCCL) has announced its consolidated financial results for the half year ende...

ACC and Ambuja Cement announce new MDs & CEOs

ACC (LafargeHolcim group) has appointed Sridhar Balakrishnan as its new managing director and chief executive office...

Brent oil prices expected to average US$62/bbl in 2020

Brent oil is forecast to average US$62/bbl in 2020 on the back of voluntary (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, UAE) and involunt...

Krasnoyarsk’s burner exchange

The burner system of Line 5 at the Krasnoyarsk cement plant in Siberia has been retrofitted from a direct-firing to ...