Global Cement Report
Ivory Coast
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereIvory Coast has been cut in half by a civil war since September 2002, which has triggered an unprecedented economic crisis. There are few hopeful signs to indicate any imminent resolution to the political situation which must precede economic recovery. In spite of these conditions cement consumption remains stable, while production levels continue to be sustained by exports to Mali and Burkina Faso.
Country Research
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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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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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Holcim
06 December 2012Holcim's turnover for the first nine months improved by 4.8% to CHF16,198m, while in euro terms there was a 7.8% increase to €13,438m and in US dollar terms there was a 1.8% decline. The Asia Pac...
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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 ...
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Breaking ground on new plants
16 July 2012Cement plant construction has begun to ease off in former cement production hotspots such as Central Europe and North America but new contracts are forging ahead in the Crimea, South America and m...
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Dangote Cement – Africa market expansion
20 February 2012Dangote Cement, Africa’s biggest producer of the building material, last week inaugurated its Ibese plant in southwestern Nigeria. The occasion marks a significant milestone for Nigeria, as the co...
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Holcim
31 August 2011Holcim increased cement deliveries by 4.7% to 70.9Mt in the first six months and sales of other mineral components jumped by 32.2% to 2.2Mt. Shipments of aggregates rose by 11% to 81.3Mt and ready-...