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Iraq

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Despite a looming civil war, Iraq is investing in much needed modern cement production capacity to alleviate the current shortages in its cement market.

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Iraq can grow with security
23 May 2013
With considerable growth potential in the Iraqi cement market, the government is not only keen to rehabilitate the old plants but also aims to encourage new investors to enter the country. However...
Lafarge sales down on 1Q weather effect, confirms 2013 goals
07 May 2013
Lafarge reported a six per cent decline in sales in the three months to the end of March as it was impacted by harsh winter weather conditions and production issues in Algeria and Egypt. However, ...
Lucky Cement's nine-month net profit ahead, Pakistan
01 May 2013
Lucky Cement, has reported a 49 per cent YoY rise in net profit for the first nine months of FY13 as Pakistan’s largest cement producer by capacity is boosted by higher prices. For the nine mon...
Sinoma International wins new contract in Iraq
29 April 2013
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd's Nanjing subsidiary signed an EPC contract with Iraq-based Faruk Investment Group Co Ltd to build a 5300tpd cement clinker production line in Iraq. The ce...
Sinoma: prepared for the future
24 April 2013
International Cement Review speaks with Mr Wu Shoufu, president of Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd of China, about the company’s structure, its growing success in the cement industry and p...
Iran reports strong export gains in first 11 months
21 March 2013
Cementitious exports from Iran have risen by 35 per cent in value terms during the first 11 months of the current Iranian calendar (beginning 20 March 2012), to reach a total of US$822m. Export...
Lafarge
04 March 2013
Lafarge's turnover increased by 3.5 per cent in 2012 to EUR15,816m and the EBITDA improved by 7.2 per cent to EUR3450m. The trading profit showed a 12 per cent recovery EUR2440m and net financial ...
AUCBM: energy & emissions
04 February 2013
Last December over 580 delegates and some 135 exhibitors convened in Dubai, UAE, for the 17th Arab-International Cement Conference & Exhibition. Organised by the Arab Union for Cement and Building...