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Driven by housing projects and infrastructural development, Syrian cement plants are working over-time. However, a sizable demand-supply gap remains, leaving plenty of scope for importers to do some good business.

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VAS Template successfully implemented at Lafarge Emirates Cement
17 April 2013
Fritz & Macziol has reached another important milestone in the rollout of the logistics system VAS with the final acceptance at the Lafarge Emirates cement plant, UAE. The launch was realised in a...
Holcim
04 March 2013
Holcim'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 ...
Holcim ahead despite Europe slowdown
04 March 2013
Annual 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. ...
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...
Lafarge
06 December 2012
For the first nine months of the year, Lafarge's turnover was ahead by 4.7% to €12,007m and the EBITDA improved by 7.2 to €2,594m. At the trading level the profit advanced by 11.9% to €1,837m, but...
Reflecting on recent experiences
28 November 2012
The AUCBM will host its 17th International Conference and Exhibition in Dubai, UAE, from 17-19 December 2012. In an exclusive preview interview with ICR, Eng Ahmad Al-Rousan, secretary general of ...
Fulfilling Libya's potential
19 November 2012
Libya has witnessed considerable upheaval in the past few years but now, at the end of 2012, the country is emerging from the debris and is preparing for extensive reconstruction activity. However...
Preview: AUCBM’s 17th Arab Cement Conference
31 October 2012
Ahmad Al-Rousan, secretary general of the AUCBM, sends a warm greeting to everyone ahead of the association's forthcoming international cement conference and exhibition in Dubai, UAE this December...