Pakistan: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has shut one of Kohat Cement’s production lines for emitting too much dust, following local complaints. The EPA visited the company’s plant and found that Line A at the unit was emitting particulate matter ‘much’ above legal limits, according to the Balochistan Times. The other two lines at the plant were unaffected.

China: Anhui Conch IT Engineering has struck a deal to supply equipment and software design services to Anhui Conch’s plants as part of a smart factory project. The contract has a value of US$12.5m with previously related work over eth last year having an additional value of around US$11m. The work is intended to support the company’s aggregate project construction and enhance its production lines.

South Africa: Sephaku Holding’s revenue rose by 5% to US$32.1m in the six months to 30 September 2018 from US$30.7m in the same period in 2017. Its profit nearly doubled to US$1.8m. The subsidiary of Nigeria’s Dangote Cement said that cement prices had increased in most markets. It added that competition from cement importers and grinding plants had placed pressure on its cement sales volumes in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province in the latest quarter.

Uzbekistan: Representatives of Uzpromstroybank and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (UCBC) have met to discuss investment projects in the country to boost local industrial capacity. Proposals included expanding the production capacity of Kuvasoycement’s Kuvasay plant and the construction of a new cement plant, Yaypancement, according to the Trend News Agency.