Global Cement Report
Country Research
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FLSmidth wins order for new Equatorial Guinea greenfield plant
15 May 2013FLSmidth has been awarded an order worth approximately EUR68m from Grupo Abayak AKOGA Cemento SA for the supply of a 3000tpd greenfield cement plant to be located in Akoga on the mainland of Equat...
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Cemtech Middle East & Africa
20 March 2013The annual Cemtech Middle East & Africa International Cement Conference and Exhibition took place at the Four Seasons Resort, Marrakech, Morocco, on 10-13 February 2013. Supported by the Associati...
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Holcim
04 March 2013Holcim's turnover increased by 3.9 per cent in 2012 to CHF21,544m, while in euro terms the increase was 6.4 per cent to EUR17,867m but in US$ terms there was a 1.3 per cent decline. The operating ...
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Holcim ahead despite Europe slowdown
04 March 2013Annual results released by Holcim earlier this week show that cement sales for the Swiss major in 2012 were ahead in spite of lower European volumes and political instability in the Middle East. ...
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Morocco: primed for growth
06 February 2013Morocco’s cement industry is poised to become a leading manufacturing hub in North Africa. Sustained economic growth has opened opportunities for cement producers that are looking to tap into the ...
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Ciments du Sahel invests EUR250m in new Benin plant
17 January 2013Ciments du Sahel of Senegal is investing EUR250m in a new 2.5Mta cement plant in Benin as the cement producer aims to extend its African reach. Output from the new works, which is expected to ...
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New cement grinding plant for Guinea
12 September 2012Ciments de l‘Afrique (CIMAF) and Polysius France have signed a contract for the construction of a cement grinding plant and a cement dispatch centre in Guinea. The order comprises the entire sc...
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Barcelona cement and clinker exports rise
03 August 2012Cement and clinker exports from the Port of Barcelona have increased by 435 per cent during the first half of this year from a low base. A total of 684,255t of volumes were exported in the six ...