Global Cement News

Tajikistan: The government plans to increase exports of cement to 2Mt/yr by 2024. Exports are expected to grow at 0.2Mt/yr from 1.5Mt in 2021. Local production capacity was estimated at 5.6Mt/yr in 2021 from 16 plants. Over 4.2Mt of cement was produced in 2021.

Switzerland: Jura Cement has commissioned a regenerative thermal oxidation system at its Wildegg plant. The air pollution control system, supplied by Dürr, was installed to meet anticipated lower gas emission limits for carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and ammonia (NH3).

China: Tangshan Jidong Cement’s consolidated net income was US$779m in the first quarter of 2022, down by 2.5% year-on-year from US$799m in the first quarter of 2021. The decline contributed to a widening in the group’s net loss to US$36.6m, more than four times its 2021 first-quarter loss of US$8.07m.

India: Kanodia Cement has commissioned its new Amethi cement plant in Uttar Pradesh. The plant consists of four grinding units spread over an area of 18ha. Indo-Asian News Service has reported that the facility’s equipment includes two 12-spout rotary packers and six floor-mounted truck loading machines, supplied by Denmark-based FLSmidth. Kanodia Cement says that the new plant marks progress in line with its sustainable development plant. Its operations will directly and indirectly employ 1000 people.

France: CRH subsidiary Eqiom has successfully commissioned its Gennevilliers construction waste recycling pilot plant. Prior to the plant’s opening, Eqiom recycled 10,000t of construction waste in the first quarter of 2022. It is now aiming to recycle 50,000t in 2022.

The company says that its continual efforts are making the circular economy possible in the construction sector.