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Philippines: a clean bill of health

31 January 2018, Published under Cement News

More than a year has passed since President Rodrigo R Duterte took office in the Philippines and the country’s cement market continues to see strong growth. However, incumbents face challenges in the form of increasing imports and new entrants. Additional capacity is needed as key players fight to retain their market share. By Manas Tamotia, LEK Consulting, Singapore. Republic Cement, a joint-venture between CRH and Aboitiz Equity Ventures, has invested some US$300m to increase cli...

Cement in 2013 and beyond

03 March 2013, Published under Cement News

With signs of a recovery in some cement markets, can the industry be at least cautiously optimistic about the way ahead in 2013 and beyond? Paul Roger of Exane BNP Paribas offers his forecast. As we enter the sixth year of the global financial crisis hopes are rising that the worst is behind us and that the cement industry could be on the turn. As we discuss in this article, Exane BNP Paribas is optimistic about demand in emerging markets and thinks price-cost dynamics in several cou...