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  • Final ruling on dumping of Pakistan cement in South Africa

    The International Trade Administration Commission of South Africa has completed its investigation into the alleged dumping of Portland cement from Pakistan. After considering all interested parties' comments and taking into account the information from the exporters and imp

  • The Concrete Initiative: Solutions for Europe’s Future – part two

    Environmental challenges

    With buildings accounting for 40% of the EU's total energy consumption, there is clearly much that can still be done in this arena. There are also other environmental impacts that need to be tackled, including resource

  • The Concrete Initiative: Solutions for Europe’s Future – part one

    Introduction

    Concrete. The second most widely used substance in the world after water, deeply rooted in

  • CRC opens new production line

    On 18 December, China resources Cement (Fengkai) Limited, a subsidiary of China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd., announced that it had begun the operation of its fifth NSP clinker production line. The line has a production capacity of 1.55 million tpy. It is situated in Feng

  • President of Sinoma meets CRH CEO

    On 18 November, Mr. Peng Jianxin, the President of Sinoma-Ltd. met with Mr. Watkins John, the new Chief Executive Officer of the China Region of CRH. Both sides exchanged views on the current situation in China's regional cement industry, the prospects for the international

  • India: More cement firms use hazardous waste

    More cement manufacturers in the State are beginning to use hazardous and non-hazardous waste (sludge) generated by textile and automobile industries and plastic waste from local bodies. Sources in the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board said that trial was on at plants belo

  • Ghana: CMAG calls for a halt in importation of bagged cement

    The Cement Manufacturers Association of Ghana (CMAG) have since April 2015 petitioned the Ministry of Trade, Tariff Advisory board, Commissioner of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Parliamentary Select Committees of Finance and Trade/Industry on the alarming

  • Nepal to approve dangotes‘s $800m cement factory proposal

    The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) is on the verge of approving the $800 million investment proposal from Dangote Group to establish a cement factory in Nepal.

    According to reports, the investment authority has concluded all preliminary work including a proper

  • India: Anil Ambani Said to Seek $756 Million Value for Cement Plants

    Billionaire Anil Ambani’s Reliance Infrastructure Ltd. is seeking to sell its cement assets for an enterprise value of about 50 billion rupees ($756 million) in a deal expected to be announced by year end, people familiar with the matter said.

    The company is

  • Nepal: Nepal approves $140 million investment from Chinese cement company

    A high-level meeting of the Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) chaired by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli made such a decision on Sunday evening in Kathmandu, according to a press release issued by the IBN secretariat. This is the second FDI proposal from China to Nepa

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