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West China Cement is planning a new 2.0 Mta cement plant in Alga in the Aktobe region in Kazakhstan. Investors are general contractor Aktobecem LLC and West China Cement. The investment costs were announced with US$ 143m. The plant is…
In the first 2 months of 2025, Saudi Arabia’s cement dispatch increased by +10.0% to 9.782 Mt, after 8.892 Mt in the same period last year and 8.890 Mt in the year before.
The annual cement consumption in Indonesia declined by -0.4% to 63.791 Mta, after 64.016 Mta in the last year and 61.784 Mta in 2022.
Sinoma Oversea’s announced the signing of the contract with Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) for a new 3500 tpd clinker production line in South Africa. The new line shall be equipped with an alternative fuel system and a 2 MW solar…
The annual cement production in Tunisia declined by -6.4% to 6.775 Mta, after 7.239 Mta in the last year and 7.520 Mta in 2022.
In January 2025, Bolivia’s cement production decreased by -4.8% to 0.334 Mt, after 0.351 Mt in the same period last year and 0.339 Mt in the year before.
Holcim has completed the acquisition of Compañía Minera Luren, a leading producer of specialty building solutions in Peru. The company is a family-owned business founded in 1956, produces energy-efficient walling systems, specialty mortars and other specialty building materials, including minerals…
In January 2025, El Salvador’s cement dispatch decreased by -4.0% to 0.151 Mt, after 0.158 Mt in the same period last year and 0.163 Mt in the year before.
In the first 2 months of 2025, Colombia’s cement exports decreased by -5.0% to 0.161 Mt, after 0.170 Mt in the same period last year and 0.20 Mt in the year before.
Shree Cement started the 3.0 Mta capacity Etah cement grinding unit at Nigh Hasanpur, Uttar Pradesh in India (we reported here 23.2.2024). The new plant will mainly produce Portland Pozzolanic Cement (PPC), supplied with fly ash from the adjacent 2×660…