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Nigeria considers new tariff on imports to protect local producers

The Nigerian government is considering imposing a new tariff on imported bulk cement following an influx of volumes ...

Helping the UAE to thrive

Arkan Building Materials, now owner of one of the largest cement capacities in the UAE, explains why it believes the ...

TPCC reports 22% rise in net profit, Tanzania

Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC), part of HeidelbergCement, posted a 22 per cent increase in net profit d...

Dyckerhoff net profit down on European markets

Buzzi Unicem's subsidiary Dyckerhoff has confirmed that net profit in 2012 fell as declines in Europe could not be o...

USA January shipments rise 5.2% YoY

Cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico for January were up by 5.2 per cent than the same month of last year, th...

Lafarge Zimbabwe to reduce foreign shareholding

Lafarge and the Zimbabwe government have agreed on Lafarge reducing its shareholding in the Zimbabwean cement manufa...

Clinker C3S paramount

Michael Clark reports on C3S content and its performance for manufacturing high-quality blended cements.

Clinker import tax hike threatens small, medium-sized producers in Assam, India

Medium and small-sized cement producers in Assam have criticized a proposal by the state government to raise the imp...

Panel to review Egypt gas price hikes

A panel of judges is set to review an appeal made by five cement producers over gas price hikes by the Egyptian gove...

Cemex prices US$600m in notes, Mexico

Cemex on Thursday priced six-year secured notes for US$600m to pay down debt. The notes, due 2019, to be issued at...

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