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Conch: window on 2025The dramatic expansion of the Chinese cement market over the past three decades has been nothing short of an economic miracle. ICR speaks with Dengbang Gao, chairman of the Conch Group (China) and...Articles - 16 March 2020 |
Lafarge Zimbabwe appoints new Chief ExecutiveLafarge Zimbabwe (LafargeHolcim group) has appointed Precious Murena-Nyika as its new chief executive. Siame Kaulule, who previously held the position, left in January 2020 to take up a new positi...News - 04 March 2020 |
Sephaku Cement sees profits fall on construction activity declineSephaku Cement (Dangote group) says it expects the next 12-18 months to be tough on the building sector. Declining numbers of new construction sites are impacting on business. The market is expec...News - 03 March 2020 |
Dangote Cement sees modest revenue decline in 2019Nigeria’s Dangote Cement has seen a modest 1.1 per cent YoY decrease in revenue to NGN891.67bn (US$2.45bn) for 2019, compared to NGN901.21bn in the previous year. EBITDA also fell 9.2 per cent YoY...News - 27 February 2020 |
Measuring opacity and particulate matterWith cement production being a potential source of several hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) that are subject to strict regulations to protect human health and the wider environment, AMETEK Land tal...Articles - 25 February 2020 |
Indian cement producers expect higher-sulphur petcoke import in 2020India’s cement sector is expected to increase its imports of high-sulphur petcoke in 2020 as it aims to boost production, according to company executives. Indian use of petcoke as an alternative...News - 20 February 2020 |
Medcem's Tunisian investmentHanacem Tunisia is a subsidiary of Medcem Global, the sole cement and clinker exporting company for Turkey-based Eren Holding. To support export operations Medcem constructed the Hanacem grinding ...Articles - 18 February 2020 |
Cemex records flat net sales of US$3.3bn in 4Q19Cemex announced that its 4Q19 net sales remained flat at US$3.3bn and fell for the full year by one per cent to US$13.1bn. Operating EBITDA, on a like-for-like basis, fell by 15 per cent in 4Q19 t...News - 13 February 2020 |
North Africa in focusNorth Africa is experiencing a turbulent political and economic period. Meanwhile the region seeks to increase the pace of development with cement consumption reaching 100Mt in 2018. Domestically,...Articles - 10 February 2020 |
State of the industryWorld cement markets contracted in 2017-18 but picked up last year, according to The Global Cement Report™, 13th Edition. New capacity is seen pushing worldwide utilisation rates down, while cemen...Articles - 06 February 2020 |