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PPC set to enter the Algerian cement market

PPC announced that advanced plans are in place to enter the Algerian cement market through a partnership with Algerian private sector investors in Hodna Cement Company. Hodna will be constructin...
News - 10 February 2014

Cherat Cement six-month profit rises 17% YoY, Pakistan

Pakistan-based producer Cherat Cement posted a profit after tax of PKR710m (US$6.74m) in the six months to the end of December 2013. This translates into a rise of 17 per cent YoY despite a drop i...
News - 10 February 2014

Grinding on time with WIL

When Reliance Cement planned the construction of a greenfield 0.6Mta grinding plant near Nagpur, Maharashtra, India, the cement producer called upon the engineering and supply services of Walchand...
Articles - 10 February 2014

Italcementi: only Asia shows sales growth in 2013

Italcementi's turnover declined by 5.4 per cent in 2013 to EUR4235.4m, or by 2.2 per cent on a comparable basis. Group cement shipments declined by a further six per cent to 43.1Mt and the turnove...
News - 07 February 2014

Southern Indian producers start shipments to Myanmar

Cement producers in southern India have begun exporting to Myanmar in a bid to boost utilisation rates as regional domestic demand remains subdued. According to reports by The Times of India, Che...
News - 06 February 2014

Pakistan: cement exports drop

Pakistani cement exports to Afghanistan dropped to 202,000t in January 2014, the lowest monthly level since July 2013 when they reached 441,412t. Previous data by the All Pakistan Cement Manufa...
News - 05 February 2014

India: Zuari Cement picks up 'Outstanding Company in Cement' award

Zuari Cement announced it won the "Outstanding Company in Cement Sector" Award as part of the Fourth EPC World Awards 2013. In a release, the company said it is a recognition for excellence. Now...
News - 05 February 2014

Bangladesh: 1HFY13-14 cement exports fall

The Bangladesh cement industry saw its exports dip 6.64 per cent from July to December 2013. According to the Bangladesh Export Promotion Bureau, the sector exported US$2.53m of cement, down from ...
News - 04 February 2014

Vicat advances in Switzerland, Asia and the USA

Vicat's turnover eased by 0.3 per cent in 2013 to EUR2286m, which translates into an underlying increase of 2.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis. Turnover in cement declined by four per cent  to...
News - 04 February 2014

South Indian cement makers start exports to Myanmar

It has been locally reported that Chettinad Cements, The India Cements, Dalmia Cements and Ramco Cements have started shipping cement to Myanmar in the past few months. Depressed market conditi...
News - 03 February 2014