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EU construction output falls in March

Construction output in the EU27 fell by 1.7 per cent in the euro area and 1.1 per cent in March 2013, compared with ...

HeidelbergCement to sell stake in Indian unity to private equity investors?

HeidelbergCement is reported to be in talks with private equity investors to sell a minority stake in its Indian arm...

Saudi Arabian port authorities prepared for cement imports

The Saudi Arabian Ports Authority (PA) has said the kingdom’s commercial ports are prepared to receive cement and cl...

ACCTA 2013 success leads to a biannual conference

The first conference on Advances in Cement and Concrete Technology in Africa (ACCTA 2013) was held at the Emperor’s...

Indian producers directed to pay 10% of CCI penalty

India’s Competition Appellate Tribunal has said that cement companies must pay 10 per cent of the INR6307 crore pena...

Lafarge WAPCO's debt reduction plans

Lafarge WAPCO plans to pay off a NGN6bn (US$40m) in local debt this year, according to reports by Reuters.   The com...

Norcem signs carbon capture project with Aker Solutions, Norway

Aker Solutions has won a contract to test and study the capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from flue gas emitted by th...

PPC to construct new plant in Democratic Republic of Congo

PPC has announced plans to construct a 1Mta cement factory in the Democratic Republic of Congo, as part of the compa...

US first-quarter figures shipments impacted by harsh winter

Preliminary data from the US Geological Survey shows that shipments of Portland and blended cement in 1Q13 were marg...

Tunisia records 3% YoY rise in April cement sales

Tunisia’s April cement sales are up 3.35 per cent YoY, although the sales of Ciments de Bizerte and Oum Kelil fell d...

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