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The Chinese company Yunsheng Mining is going to build a greenfield cement plant in Tyup in the Issyk-Kul region in Kyrgyzstan. Capacity and time schedule are not known yet. There are two more projects in the country. Kant Cement, which…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Kenya’s cement production declined by -7.7% to 2.839 Mt, after 3.075 Mt in the same period last year and 3.428 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Thailand’s cement production declined by -6.7% to 19.157 Mt, after 18.396 Mt in the same period the year before and 19.030 Mt in the year before.
India’s JK Cement has 4 projects to expand its cement capacity by 6.0 Mta. After setting-up the Prayagraj grinding unit (we reported 26. June 2024) the company ordered the main machinery for the 3.3 Mta clinker production and 1.0 Mta…
In the first half of 2024, Panama’s cement production decreased by -13.2% to 0.653 Mt, after 0.752 Mt in the same period last year and 0.703 Mt in the year before.
In the first half of 2024, Bolivia’s cement production increased by +6.3% to 1.949 Mt, after 1.834 Mt in the same period last year and 1.810 Mt in the year before.
India’s UltraTech Cement, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group, has raised $500 million (about ₹4,000 crore) through a sustainability-linked loan. Lenders for the financing procedure include Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), SBI, BNP Paribas, DBS, MUFG and Mizuho.…
In the first half of 2024, Germany’s cement production declined by -10.8% to 11.385 Mt, after 12.769 Mt in the same period last year and 14.919 Mt in the year before.
Since June 2021 to June 2024, Russia’s cement prices increased by more than 60%. In June 2024 the average cement prices increased by 17.0% to 6514 Rub/t, after 5686 Rub/t in June 2023.
Last Friday, India’s Adani Group sold 2.84 % of its equity capital in Ambuja Cement, which has a value of about US$ 500m. After the deal, the Adani family will still own 67.5% of the shares of the company. US…