Cement news updates

Humboldt Wedag has signed contracts with a cement plant in the western Sub-Sahara region.

Breedon Group is renaming Hope Cement as Breedon Cement from the start of August.

Cementos Pacasmayos has released its financial results for 2Q17 and 1H17.

UltraTech will invest over US$400 million to build a new integrated cement plant in Madhya Pradesh, as well as investing to improve performance at the plants acquired from Jaypee Group.

Zhang Jie and Gavin Ding, Nanjing Zhongcai Cement Spare Parts Co., China, explain how the sealing device is one of the most important components of a rotary kiln.

World Cement profiles the semi-finalists in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE offering solutions for greener concrete.

CalPortland has received the 2016 – 2017 Community Excellence Award from Arizona Rock Products Association

Breedon Group has announced its interim results for 1H17.

Cemex has announced that it has entered into a new facilities agreement.

Shipments of limestone on the Great Lakes were down 7.3% year-on-year in June.

LafargeHolcim’s cement plants in Spain have successfully updated their quality management accreditation to the latest ISO 9001:2015 standards.

UltraTech Cement has released its financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2017.

The President and CEO of BillerudKorsnas has announced his decision to leave the company.

Indian cement maker and member of the LafargeHolcim group, ACC, has announced a 10% increase in cement sales in 1Q17.

The US Department of Commerce will continue its antidumping duty of imports of ordinary portland cement and clinker from Japan.

Kazakhstani cement producers upped their cement exports, taking advantage of favourable regional exchange rates to counter a falling domestic market.

World Cement profiles the semi-finalists in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE offering solutions for greener concrete.

Hanson is to develop new terminal facilities to handle up to 1 million tpy of concrete aggregates in Sydney, supporting a new concrete batching plant planned for Glebe Island.

Despite some unexpected costs, BillerudKorsnas delivered a solid operating profit in 2Q17.

Sandvik has released its interim report for 2Q17.

Construction sector growth in Indonesia is expected to grow strongly to 2021 – but the cement sector will remain plagued by overcapacity.

Hanson UK has released its sustainability report for 2017.

LafargeHolcim has inaugurated a new DURABRIC plant in Malawi.

LafargeHolcim’s Kenyan subsidiary, Bamburi Cement, is expanding its capacity at the Athi River plant, amid a construction industry boom.