Saurashtra Cement and Gujarat Sidhee Cement announce merger
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WEB5 days ago · Poland: The Polish cement industry is under threat from increasing Ukrainian cement imports, which have risen by 106% year-on-year in the first half of 2024, according to Warsaw Business Journal.These imports, making up 91% of all cement imports into Poland, could exceed 500,000t by the end of 2024. Despite a projected 3.6% rise in …
Coal for cement: Present and future trends - Global Cement
WEB01 March 2016. Coal provides around 90% of the energy consumed by cement plants around the world, despite the environmental harm caused by its combustion. It takes 200 - 450kg of coal to produce 1t of cement. The cement industry consumes around 4% of global coal production, around 330Mt/yr. Given the rapidly-expanding infrastructure projects ...
The cement industries of southern Africa - Global Cement
WEBDec 11, 2014 · Below - Figure 4: Map of Southern Africa showing location of integrated and grinding cement plants, both active and planned. Countries are colour-coded by active integrated capacity and cement grinding capacity. Botswana. Since Botswana became independent from the UK in 1966, the country has been one of the most politically stable …
Huaxin Cement completes acquisition of plants in Zambia and …
WEBDec 27, 2021 · Malawi/Zambia: Huaxin Cement says it has completed its acquisition of Lafarge Zambia and Lafarge Cement Malawi. In late December 2021 the Chinese cement producer completed the equity delivery conditions for Lafarge Cement Malawi. This follows a similar process for Lafarge Zambia in late November 2021.
Testing cement for quality and reliability - Global Cement
WEBJan 2, 2018 · The consistency test is performed to estimate the amount of water needed to form a paste of normal consistency, defined as the percentage water requirement of the cement paste. When water is added to cement, the resulting paste will begin to harden and gain compressive strength. The Vicat needle test measures the time taken for the …
CEMENT 101 - An introduction to the World’s most important …
WEBAug 19, 2011 · Because it is a major component of both of these building materials, cement is an extremely important construction material. It is used in the production of the many structures that make up the modern world including buildings, bridges, harbours, runways and roads. It is also used for facades and other decorative features on buildings.
Cementos Progreso grows in Central America - Global Cement
WEBJan 5, 2022 · Cementos Progreso grows in Central America. We start 2022 with the news that Cemex is selling up to Cementos Progreso in Costa Rica and El Salvador. On 20 December 2021 Cemex announced that it was selling one integrated cement plant, one grinding plant, seven ready-mix concrete plants, one aggregate quarry and one terminal …
Indian cement: An overview - Global Cement
WEBSep 21, 2023 · Jagdeep Verma provides a detailed overview of India's cement sector, the second-largest in the world, and one that still has high potential for growth. Cement demand in India fell by 10% year-on-year in the 2021 financial year (FY2021) due to the Covid-19 pandemic, with demand dropping to the same level as in FY2018 at around 314Mt …
India - Cement industry news from Global Cement
WEBIndia: Cement producers in North, Central and East India have reduced production by 10 - 15% in the second quarter of 2024 due to low demand and project delays after an extended monsoon, according to The Hindu Business Line.Clinker utilisation stands at 70-75% for the quarter, down from around 80% during April – June 2024. South India remains …