Asia & Pacific Rim

Holcim Phillippines, a cement manufacturing company, releases its 1Q18 performance results.

Kazakh cement production, Steppe Cement, has reported a significant increase in year-on-year sales in 1Q18, although prices slid.

Japanese cement production recovered slightly in March after two consecutive monthly declines.

Anhui Conch completed a range of optimization projects at various of its subsidiaries last year, boosting capacity and reducing energy costs.

Japanese cement production fell in February 2018, as both domestic sales and exports contracted year on year.

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd announces a rise in sales and pricing in the first three months of the year.

UltraTech has commissioned a new greenfield plant at Madhya Pradesh, India in a record time of 365 days.

World Cement Association has welcomed Sinoma International Engineering as an Associate Corporate Member.

Chinese cement maker, Anhui Conch Cement Co. Ltd, is investing in a carbon capture and purification demonstration project at its Baimashan cement plant.

Eagle Cement reported a 4% increase in net profit on the back of a jump in sales revenues.

China United Cement Corporation has joined the World Cement Association as a corporate member.

Anhui Conch invested CNY40 million in 2017 in a wet desulphurisation pilot at subsidiary, Yangchun Conch.

Earnings at LafargeHolcim’s North American business were up 10.5% in 2017, despite falling sales volumes.

The package ordered incorporates two MVR 5000 C-4 mills for cement grinding and one MVR 5000 R-4 for raw material grinding.

Using kilns involved in cement production, the company co-processed all types of waste including: solid shredded waste from industrial and municipal origin, spent solvents, used tires, waste oils, contaminated soils, industrial and sewage sludges, as well as demolition waste.