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Cement production needs urgent overhaul

The closure of many outdated cement factories springing up across the country should be a priority to make way for th...

Ciments Francais eyes expansion in India, Egypt and Turkey

French building materials producer Ciments Francais, controlled by Italian cement producer and distributor Italcement...

GCC’s domestic expansion options limited

Mexican Cement maker Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua’s limited expansion opportunities in Mexico and dependence on ...

EBRD to sign Albanian deal

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Wednesday it would sign a deal to support Albania...

Egyptian Cement Output in May

Egypt’s cement output reached 2.439Mt in May 2004, down from 2.502Mt in April 2004, the Central Bank of Egypt (...

Solid Cement to shut Antipolo plant

Cemex Philippines has made good its threat to shut the cement plant of its unit, Solid Cement Corp., in Antipolo, a m...

Italcementi boosted by developing markets and France

Italcementi’s first half turnover rose by 6.5% to ú2,262.1m as cement and clinker volumes rose by 7.0% to 23.9m tonne...

Local cement production cost estimated

According to the Syrian Teshreen newspaper, a recently publicised study about the domestic cement industry estimates ...

Govt sets 40% tariff on imports

Jamaica’s government has imposed a 40.0% tariff on cement imports for the next four years to protect local ceme...

Buyers eye Turkish factories

Italcementi SpA unit Ciments Francais has declared its interest in acquiring several factories in Turkey formerly ope...