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Euro-Med trading trends

Since 2012 the countries that border the Mediterranean Sea have suffered from various challenges, including economic crises, increasing migration flows and Islamism, wars, political instability, o...
Articles - 14 July 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on global cement trade

Global cement and clinker trade will be seriously affected by the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. There will be a global reduction in cement consumption. Seaborne cement trad...
Articles - 06 July 2020

Preparing for a financial crisis

Dr Michael Clark looks at how the global health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected develop into a financial crisis, and the potential impacts of this for the cement industry. By lookin...
Articles - 30 June 2020

Planning for a post-COVID recovery

This week Cemtech hosted a live webinar that considered the potential shape of post-COVID recoveries for cement markets around the world. Arne Burfeind, head of building materials (Central Europe,...
News - 26 June 2020

GCCA names Dinah McLeod as new CEO

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has appointed Dinah McLeod as CEO, effective from early July. Ms McLeod succeeds Benjamin Sporton. Dinah most recently served as a Director of ‘...
News - 24 June 2020

CRH Romania posts 15% turnover increase in 2019

CRH Romania reported a turnover of RON1.1bn (US$257.45m) in 2019, a 15 per cent YoY increase compared to the previous year, according to data published on Ministry of Finance's website. The comp...
News - 12 June 2020

Canadian Cement Association and producers call on President to up infrastructure spending

Canada's cement companies and the Cement Association of Canada (CAC) have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as well as federal ministers to plead for federal government to prioritise constr...
News - 02 June 2020

Nordic cement’s green shoots

The Nordic cement industry is a relatively small player in Europe. Still, its plants are some of the most advanced in the world and are pioneering projects for alternative fuels and carbon capture...
Articles - 04 May 2020

Cement sector recovery scenarios and the SE Asian focus

Cemtech held its second webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the cement industry this week. The webinar featured several leading industry speakers, including Paul Roger, MD, Building Material Divi...
News - 24 April 2020

CRH releases trading update

CRH has released a trading update for the 1Q20, reporting a three per cent increase in like-for-like sales. In North America the company’s operations in Pennsylvania, New York City and Washingto...
News - 22 April 2020