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Holcim launches ECOCycle®

18 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Holcim has launched ECOCycle®, its proprietary circular technology platform to recycle construction demolition materials into new building solutions. With ECOCycle® Holcim can recycle 100 per cent of construction demolition materials across a broad range of applications, from decarbonised raw materials in low-carbon cement formulation, all the way to aggregates in concrete and fillers in road construction. Jan Jenisch, CEO, Holcim, said, “Across all metropolitan areas where we operate, ...

Sinoma signs US$600m industrial agreement with Sino-Ethiopian JV

17 April 2023, Published under Cement News

China-based Sinoma International Engineering has signed a cooperation agreement with Sino-Ethiopian joint venture, National West Industrial Holding (NWIH) Building Materials Holding Co, to undertake a US$600m investment in an industrial park development project in eastern Ethiopia. Sinoma will undertake the engineering, procurement and construction works of the Melka-Jebdu industrial park development project, which includes a 6000tpd cement plant, along with metal and lime production plant...

Lengfurt plant to establish CAP2U CCUS project

13 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Heidelberg Materials and Linde have established a joint venture under the name "Capture-to-Use" (CAP2U) to build and operate a state-of-the-art CO 2  capture and liquefaction plant. The world's first industrial-scale carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) facility in the cement industry is scheduled to start operations in 2025 at Heidelberg Materials' Lengfurt plant in Germany. The facility will enable the captured CO 2  from cement production to be reused as a valuable raw material in m...

YTL Cement signs MoU to tackle standards and sustainability

13 April 2023, Published under Cement News

YTL Cement Bhd has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Construction Research Institute (CIDB) Malaysia to promote sustainability within the country's construction sector. According to The Star, the MoU will focus on three key areas: human resources development, research and development, and support of the construction industry’s transition to sustainability. As part of the collaboration, both parties will make use of YTL Cement’s laboratory and testing facilities to provide ...

Dandot Cement completes Punjab plant upgrade

13 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Muhammad Kamran, company secretary of Dandot Cement Co Ltd, has stated that commercial production is expected to resume in the first quarter of the next financial year upon completing Balancing the Modernisation of Replacements (BMR) of 504,000t capacity at the Jehlum cement plant in Punjab, Pakistan.   A regulatory filing to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) and the last financial report adds that to meet the legal standards and to avoid any adverse action from Environmental Department, ...

Dalmia Bharat outlines next phase of expansion

13 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Dalmia Bharat Ltd is planning to expand its cement production capacity to 75Mta by 2027, from its current capacity of 39Mta. The first phase of this expansion will see capacity increase to 54Mta by the close of FY23-24. Through these expansion plans, the company is aiming to reduce its exposure in the east-south region and focus primarily on the western, mid and northern regions, according to The Hindu. With India’s cement consumption forecast to rise faster than its GDP, the cement pro...

Stable US Portland and blended cement shipments in January

12 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement (including imports) in the USA and Puerto Rico in January 2023 remained stable at 6.6Mt in January 2023, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Of the total blended cement volume, 2.1Mt or 95 per cent was Portland limestone cement (Type IL). Texas, Florida, California, Georgia and Arizona – the leading cement-consuming states – accounted for 46.7 per cent of the country’s off take. The leading producing states were Texas, Florida, Califor...

Swiss market contracts by 10% in 1Q23

12 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Deliveries of cement in Switzerland, including Liechtenstein, were down 10 per cent YoY to 855,144t in the first quarter of 2023 from 950,556t, according to data published by cemsuisse, the Swiss cement association. CEM II/B-M (T-LL) 42,5 N accounted for 32.5 per cent of deliveries while CEM II/A-LL 42,5 N had a 24.5 per cent of the market. CEM II/B-LL 32,5 R accounted for 23.5 per cent of deliveries. CEM I types covered 4.3 per cent of Swiss cement sales. Sales to ready-mix concrete com...

Cemex considers exiting Phillipines

03 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Cemex is considering exiting the Philippines as part of its ongoing strategy to focus on markets with higher growth and lower risk. Cemex currently owns 89.86 per cent of Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP) through Cemex Asian South East Corp (CASEC) and runs two plants, located in Antipolo and Cebu , with a total production capacity of 5.7Mta. According to Bilyonaryo, CHP has struggled to pay the US$280m loan it borrowed to finance the expansion of its Antipolo works in 2017, with the ...

New cement plant for Afghanistan

03 April 2023, Published under Cement News

Afghanistan will increase its cement capacity with a new 1Mta cement plant, the Shur Andem cement project, located in Kandahar. The acting head of Kandahar’s Mines and Petroleum Department, Abdul Hanan Hamid, said the project represents an investment of US$100m. “The production will be low initially but eventually, around 5000 people will be employed here,” said Abdul Rahim, head of the company. Practical work in terms of cement production will start within one year, according TOLO news, ...