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USA: post-election uncertainty lowers consumption forecast

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has lowered its annual growth estimate for 2016 cement consumption from four p...

Tanzania: three companies plan to expand capacity

With the implementation of several multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects, cement demand looks to soar in the ...

India: falling demand and rising petcoke prices threaten profits

The Economic Times reports that petcoke prices – which have risen by over 36 per cent since the start of the year – ...

Costa Rica: residents seek relief from dust

Residents of Lourdes de Agua Caliente, Cartago, Costa Rica, have spoken out about dust emissions from a nearby Holci...

Argentina sees 1.6 per cent drop in domestic cement dispatches

Argentina’s cement market decreased 8.8 per cent MoM and 1.6 per cent YoY to 1,007,207t in November 2016, according ...

India: proposed Karnataka plants denied environmental clearance

The federal Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has put a hold on proposals to build two cement plants and as...

USA: scientists develop programmable cement

Scientists at Rice University, Texas, USA, have decoded the kinetic properties of cement and developed a way to "pro...

Taiwan Cement plans to increase exports to China

The Taiwan Cement Corporation has said that it expects to ship 1.1Mt of cement to China in the first quarter of 2017...

Who is responsible for what?

Dr Michael Clark investigates the need for human resources to be supportive in developing a responsible and well-mana...

Tanzania: government supports coal quality complaints

A Tanzanian government-commissioned report has confirmed that the quality of locally-produced coal is questionable. ...

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