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Environmental groups oppose Calero Risso plant

The building of a cement plant at Calero Risso in Paraguay, proposed by Jiménez Gaona y Lima under the name of Cemen...

Pakistani cement prices to rise from July

Following the Pakistani government’s increase of the Federal Excise Duty (FED) on cement to PKR100 (US$0.64)/50kg ba...

Producers: cement prices unsustainable in Peninsular Malaysia

Cement prices in Peninsular Malaysia, which have been declining since 2016, have a reached an unsustainable level as...

Cembureau elects new president and vice-president

The European cement association, Cembureau, has appointed its new president and vice-president at its general assemb...

Holcim invests US$1m in solid waste processing in El Salvador

LafargeHolcim and its Geocycle brand have plans to invest more than US$1m in new waste processing equipment in El Sa...

Chinese plan 0.5Mta plant in Mozambique

Chinese investors are behind a greenfield 0.5Mta cement plant to be built in Mozambique by 2021. The US$700m cement ...

Grupo Argos interested in Summit Materials merger

Grupo Argos has approached US aggregates and cement producer Summit Materials Inc about a merger, according to peopl...

Bangladesh budget sets higher GDP for FY20

AHM Mustafa Kamal, Bangladesh Finance Minister, in his budget speech in Parliament on 13 June  proposed that country...

Baticim puts Batisoke stake of up to 75% for sale

Baticim, part of the Turkey-based Bati Anadolu Group, is looking to sell a stake of up to 75 per cent in Batisoke, a...

Pioneer Cement backtracks on Galadari Cement acquisition

Pioneer Cement Ltd (PCL) has withdrawn its interest to buy a local cement production facility that is under construc...

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