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India: Jaypee shelves Gujarat plant sale, eyes further expansion

Jaypee Cement has decided to defer plans to sell its Gujarat unit and is now looking to expand capacity through acqu...

Ghorahi Cement launches Sagarmatha brand, Nepal

Nepal-based cement producer Ghorahi Cement Industry has launched its Sagarmatha brand into the local market with an ...

Spanish demand falls 24% in first five months

Cement consumption in Spain fell by more than 20 per cent to 1,027,597t in May and accumulated figures for the the f...

Sumitomo Osaka to increase capacity in China

Japanese cement producer Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co will increase cement capacity in China's Yunnan Province by 2016 t...

Venezuela imports 24,000t of cement

Although government spokesmen assure Venezuela’s cement production is sufficient to meet local market demand, the co...

Dominican Republic cement association names new president

The Dominican cement producers association, Adocem, has appointed Carlos González, as president for 2013-14. Mr Gonz...

Vietnam cement sales slip during Jan-May 2013

Vietnam cement sales declined by 2.1 per cent in the first five months of this year to 19.5Mt compared to the same p...

EPA settlement with Ash Grove Cement, USA

Ash Grove Cement Co has agreed to pay a US$2.5m penalty and invest approximately US$30m in pollution-control technol...

European Minerals Day puts spotlight on sustainable cement industry

The European Minerals Day (EMD), which was held from 6-24 May 2013, offered a platform for a wide range of events ai...

European Council authorises EU & Australia ETS link

On 13 May 2013, the European Council adopted a decision authorising the European Commission to open negotiations reg...

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