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Cimpor full-year 2011 boosted by emerging markets

In its full-year 2011 results, Cimpor reported that Brazil continues to be its main contributor to growth, however, recoveries in Mozambique, Turkey and China helped offset significant declines in...
News - 01 March 2012

Afrisam settles cement cartel complaint, South Africa

South African cement producer Afrisam has concluded a settlement agreement with the Competition Commission in which it admitted that it took part in a cement cartel and agreed to pay an administra...
News - 01 March 2012

Pakistan cement exports forecast to grow

Pakistan cement exports in the first seven months (July 2011-January 2012) of the current fiscal year fell in terms of quantity but gained in price by US$4.33/t, data by the Pakistan Bureau of Sta...
News - 27 February 2012

Cement's best friend

The aggregates industry is closely linked to the cement industry in several aspects. Not only are cement companies commonly diversified owners of downstream operations, but some of the aggregates...
Articles - 27 February 2012

2011 global consumption reaches 3.6bnt

Global cement consumption amounted to around 3.6bn tones in 2011 of which China accounts for approximately 2.0bn and India approximately 0.2bnt, according to FLSmidth in its latest annual report. ...
News - 22 February 2012

Dangote Cement – Africa market expansion

Dangote Cement, Africa’s biggest producer of the building material, last week inaugurated its Ibese plant in southwestern Nigeria. The occasion marks a significant milestone for Nigeria, as the co...
News - 20 February 2012

Pakistan firms see profits in exports to Afghanistan

Pakistan’s cement exports are being geared up due to increase in Afghan export prices to US$50-55/t from the previous level of US$39-45/t.??According to informed sources, the improved export price...
News - 15 February 2012

South Africa: cement sales boom

In South Africa cement sales by volume soared by 22% YoY in January to 779,003t, data released by the Cement and Concrete Institute (CNCI) showed.  January’s data is merely the latest in a stri...
News - 14 February 2012

South African January sales rise 22%

South African cement sales increased by 22 per cent YoY in January 2012 to 779,003t compared to 638,749t in 2011, data released by the Cement and Concrete Institute (CNCI) showed. The moving annu...
News - 10 February 2012

PPC ‘cautiously optimistic’ on demand outlook

South Africa’s leading cement producer, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said it is ‘cautiously optimistic’ about the cement demand outlook for its domestic and Zimbabwe markets. “Current trends ...
News - 31 January 2012