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Cemex reports 10% rise in 4Q20 cement volumesCemex S AB de CV reports that in the 4Q20 EBITDA grew by double-digit growth YoY. Consolidated net sales increased by nine per cent to US$3.537bn, an increase of one per cent for the full year of...News - 12 February 2021 |
VICEM’s shift to sustainabilityVietnam’s cement industry has expanded significantly over the years, leading to considerable overcapacity – a particularly challenging issue given the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in sales fal...Articles - 09 February 2021 |
Ugandan exports to DR Congo up 30% in 2019-20Exports of cement from Uganda to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have increased by 27,000t in the last two years, according to Israel Tinkasimire, Hima Cement’s commercial director. The i...News - 01 February 2021 |
Lafarge Africa to sell 35% stake in Ghana operationsFollowing an emergency meeting of its Board of Directors, LafargeHolcim-owned Lafarge Africa Plc reached an agreement to offload its 35 per cent holding in Ghana-based Continental Blue Investment ...News - 25 January 2021 |
Nigeria: search for new marketsWhile Nigerian cement volumes rose sharply in the 3Q20 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there is limited room for strong volume and price growth. For the oligopolistic domestic cement industry, competi...Articles - 19 January 2021 |
Lafarge Cement Zimbabwe diversifies product rangeLafarge Cement Zimbabwe (LafargeHolcim group) has completed crucial test runs on a multi-million-dollar dry mortar plant as it aims to turn into a multi-product operation. Lafarge has also ente...News - 15 January 2021 |
Pakistan look to resume cement exports to South AfricaPakistan's Intermarket Securities Ltd has reported that cement manufacturers are hopeful that exports to South African might resume soon as anti-dumping duties expire on 17 December 2020. Earlier...News - 16 December 2020 |
PPC sees EBITDA rise 15% in 1H20South Africa-based PPC has seen its group revenue edge up one per cent to ZAR5.01bn (US$331.1m) in the half-year period ending 30 September 2020, compared to ZAR4.95bn in the 1H19. The rise has be...News - 08 December 2020 |
South Valley Cement reports contraction in net lossEgypt’s South Valley Cement has seen its net loss contract to EGP132.81m (US$8.48m) in the first nine months of 2020, compared to EGP173.97m in the year-ago period. The company had also reporte...News - 02 December 2020 |
Innovations driving clinker reductionAdvances in clinker reduction and the emergence of new and innovative technologies to produce supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), was the subject of another highly engaging Cemtech Live W...News - 27 November 2020 |