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Cement prices expected to increase soon

Cement prices in the UAE are expected to rise in the coming weeks, an industry source said yesterday. A meeting betwe...

Block units hit hard by cement shortage

The ongoing cement shortage has badly affected the companies making cement blocks, said a report in a local Arabic da...

Penden to produce cement in Bangladesh

The Penden Cement Authority Limited in Gomtu, Bhutan and a Bangladeshi company have agreed on a joint venture to prod...

New cement silos for CHC

Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corporation (CHC) has announced that its two new cement silos in Zhenjiang Cit...

Market fundementals promote rate gains

As freight rates are still improving, rumours and discussion are multiplying about long term time charter deals, but...

Akçansa makes major Canakkale investment

With a proposed spend of US$135m, Turkish producer Akcansa will increase its clinker production capacity to 5.7Mt and

Vietnam assures consumers on supply and prices

Vu Van Hiep, deputy general director of the Viet Nam Cement Corporation (VNCC), this week assured the nation’s constr...

Semen Gresik sales down

PT Semen Gresik said sales in the five months to May fell 1.3 per cent year-on-year to 6.01Mt, led by a big fall in ...

Lafarge raises purchase price

Sichuan Shuangma Cement Co Ltd said the Chinese unit of Lafarge SA has agreed to increase its offer to acquire 100 pe...

Cemex ready to discuss arbitrage cancellation

While rejecting the requirement of the Minister of SOE Sugiharto, to reconsider the sale of its stake to the Rajawali...