On March 22, Nepalese Prime Minister Oli, who is visiting China for the first time, cordially met with Zhang Xiaohua, General Manager of the Group in Beijing. Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Minister of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, Minister of Ministry of Commerce, Minister of Education, Chairman of the Investment Commission, Secretary-General of the Government, and Lai Weipeng, Regional General Manager of Nepal, attended the meeting.

2016-03-23

According to the usinenouvelle website on March 18, Lafarge Ciments and Holcim, two international cement producers, announced a merger of their businesses in Morocco, with the new company named Lafarge Holcim Maroc. The merger was agreed to by the Government of Morocco in 2015.

2016-03-23

Recently, Hong Kong-listed China Resources Cement Holdings (01313. HK) issued a poor annual performance forecast: profit attributable to shareholders fell by more than 70%, turnover fell by nearly 20%. The red light is not only China Resources Cement, but also the whole cement industry will face unprecedented pressure.

2016-03-17

The inevitable carbon emissions from cement production and the government's actions on climate issues are making the Canadian cement industry face an existential crisis, and a carbon price of more than $100 per ton will threaten the survival of cement producers. In addition, building standards in some provinces now allow wood framing for buildings up to six stories, spurring a resurgence in alternatives to concrete.

2016-03-08

Recently, Heidelberg finally provided a more detailed information about its acquisition of Italian Cement Group, which includes the main results of 2015. Among other things, the key message is that everything is going well. The expected cost savings from mergers and acquisitions are growing, the amount of borrowing required for acquisitions is being reduced, and mergers are being approved by local competition committees.

2016-03-04

At 12:00 on February 15, the Myanmar Conch 5000 t/d clinker production line successfully reached the production standard.

2016-02-22

On February 19, the signing ceremony of Vietnam Longshan Cement Company Limited (Long Son Company Limited) Phase II cement clinker production line project with a daily output of 6000 tons, which was contracted by Sinoma International Nanjing Company, was held in Vietnam Ningping Longshan Company. This is the second cooperation between Sinoma International (Nanjing) after the construction of the first phase of Longshan, Vietnam.

2016-02-22

On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Monkey, Handan Sinoma's Myanmar Conch Jiaoshi Project, with a daily output of 5,000 tons of clinker production line and 1.67 million tons of grinding station mechanical and electrical equipment installation project, was ignited and put into operation. This project is the first project of Conch Group in Myanmar. The successful ignition of the production line has laid a solid foundation for Handan Sinoma to further achieve bundled overseas development with Conch Group.

2016-02-15

We've seen all kinds of architectural 3D printers in the past few years, but these machines seem to have a big problem. From any point of view, 3D printers can only squeeze out some thick gray concrete layers, and the details and accuracy of 3D printing can not be reflected at all. Now, a Dutch company called Bruil is trying to change that, not only by successfully 3D printing concrete objects with actual architectural value at a high resolution, but also by printing concrete in different colors.

2016-02-02

There are currently three cement companies for sale in India: Lafarge (India), Reliance Cements and Jaiprakash Associates. If these transactions are completed, it will be an opportunity for the Indian cement industry to restructure, and the adjusted Indian cement industry will usher in rapid growth with the economic recovery.

2016-01-20

The Ghana Cement Association has called for a ban on the import of foreign bagged cement, arguing that domestic cement manufacturers have sufficient capacity to meet employment, taxation, added value, use local raw materials, meet quality standards and meet the growing demand for domestic cement, while imported cement does not produce any added value. The low price of bagged cement from China poses a threat to the domestic cement market and economy.

2016-01-08

Recently, the rain in Guangdong has increased again, the overall demand has declined steadily, and the downward pressure on the market in many places is too high.

2016-01-05

In October, China West Cement signed a cooperation agreement with Namibia's Cheetah Cement Company in Windhoek to invest US $300 million to build a cement plant with an annual output of 1.5 million tons in Otjiwarongo.

2015-12-31

On the afternoon of December 25, nine vans with red flowers and colorful flags, loaded with 340 tons of cement, drove from Huaxinya Bay Company to the Tajik-Afghan border. This is the first batch of cement exported from Huaxin to Afghanistan and the first cement export from Tajikistan.

2015-12-28

Due to the small increment of construction projects and the recent rainy and cooling factors, the market demand in Shanghai has declined seasonally.

2015-12-21

IMF predicts that Brazil's GDP will decline by 3% year-on-year in 2015 and 1% year-on-year in 2016. Based on this economic development forecast, it is difficult for Brazil's cement production and demand to achieve growth. SNIC also holds a pessimistic forecast. However, Brazilian domestic cement industry unions and cement companies are optimistic about the future domestic cement demand. InterCement expects that Brazilian cement will achieve an average annual growth of 3% from 2016; SECIL also holds an optimistic forecast for 2015.

2015-12-17

Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment recently released a plan for the domestic cement industry by 2020. In the next five years, the goal of Vietnam's cement industry will change from fully meeting domestic demand in terms of quantity and quality to developing high-tech industrial equipment for export. It is estimated that by 2020, Vietnam's domestic demand for cement will reach about 68 million to 70 million tons.

2015-12-17

On December 12, Mianyang Triumph Mechanical and Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. and SSAB Company of Sweden signed a cooperation agreement on "HARDOX WEARPARTS Wear-resistant Center". Representatives of Conch Cement, Southwest Cement, China Resources Cement, Lafarge, Chongqing Oriental Hope Cement, Esheng Cement, Four-Star Cement, Red Lion Cement, Sichuan Tianqi Lithium Industry and other enterprises, as well as Gustaf of Sweden SSAB Company and other foreign guests attended the signing ceremony.

2015-12-16

On December 13, at the third meeting of the China-Kazakhstan Entrepreneurs Committee held at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, Xu Yongmo, Chairman of Huaxin Cement Co., Ltd., signed a cement project investment agreement with Sapalbayev-Begirbek, Governor of Aktobe State of Kazakhstan. More than 300 people, including Kazakh Prime Minister Masimov and representatives of relevant departments of the Chinese and Kazakh governments and entrepreneurs, witnessed the signing of the agreement.

2015-12-15

The political situation of ASEAN countries is stable, and the economic development is stable. Before 2020, the cement demand of each country will grow at a rate of 6% -10%. It is the preferred place for Chinese cement enterprises to invest and contract for construction projects, and the market at the door of Chinese spare parts enterprises. In the African continent, its spare parts market can reach 5.9 billion yuan, and domestic spare parts enterprises can participate in the development of Nigeria, Algeria, Morocco, South Africa and other countries with relatively stable politics and large market scale. Russia's domestic cement giants have carried out the transformation of new dry process production lines, developing towards large-scale, with the development potential of spare parts, which should be the focus of domestic spare parts enterprises.

2015-12-09