Global Cement Report
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Caribbean Cement workers protest over concerns on domestic declines
04 April 2013Union members of the Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) have staged a demonstration amid concerns on continued declines in the domestic cement market. The one-hour protest took place outside t...
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Colombia’s Argos closes 2012 with 25% rise in EBITDA
26 February 2013Argos, Colombia’s largest cement producer, recorded a 25 per cent YoY rise in EBITDA in 2012 and an 82 per cent rise in operating income. The group, which also operates in the Caribbean and US, r...
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Antigua cement prices set to rise
23 January 2013Caricement Antigua Ltd is considering a slight price increase on the back of rising production costs, in a move that follows two other hikes announced in the Caribbean this year. Antonio Garrid...
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Cemex invests in wastewater treatment, Dominican Republic
03 January 2013Cemex will invest DOP80m (US$2m) in a wastewater treatment plant for its San Pedro de Macorís cement works in the Dominican Republic as well as a continuous emissions monitoring system for its kil...
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Adocem reports fall in domestic demand
19 November 2012The Dominican cement association Adocem reports that this year to date has seen a decline in cement consumption. In the first 10 months of the year, cement demand in the Dominican Republic totalle...
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Cemex signs agreement for Dominican Republic home construction
09 October 2012Cemex in the Dominican Republic and the Venezuelan business group BAK have signed an agreement to build a 760-home residential project which will integrate residential, commercial, social, recreat...
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Caribbean Cement looks to Venezuela contract to revive sales
05 October 2012Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) is hoping a new supply agreement with Venezuela will revive sales but fears elections will impede the deal, according to reports in the Jamaican Gleaner. The c...
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Dominican Republic exports increase
07 August 2012The Dominican Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers (Adocem) said today that so far this year, cement exports to other markets increased by 34.2 per cent over the same period last year. ...