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First raw material imports arrive for Osho CementThe first vessel of raw material for Osho Cement in the Coega special economic zone (SEZ), South Africa, has moored at the Port of Ngqura. The Genco Brittany discharged a total of 55,410t of cli...News - 21 September 2018 |
Building west African wealthWest Africa is a vast region that is attracting foreign investment and infrastructure development at a pace not seen before. The cement industry is part of this fast-growing drive and with new gri...Articles - 05 September 2018 |
CEM-blanc is launched by Chryso subsidiary in South Africaa.b.e. Construction Chemicals has launched 'abe CEM-blanc', a new economical white cement which is being made available to the South African retail market. Elrene Smuts, communications manager ...News - 23 August 2018 |
BI supplies KÖBO chains to South African projectsBearings International (BI) has supplied a large order of KÖBO chains to cement producers in the North West and the Western Cape of South Africa. The order consisted of a bucket elevator, coal rec...News - 23 August 2018 |
Ready to rise again?Following the country’s recent presidential election, the economy of South Africa has returned to positive growth. ICR looks at the impact this has had on its highly-competitive cement industry an...Articles - 20 August 2018 |
HeidelbergCementHeidelbergCement's 1H18 turnover edged ahead by 0.4 per cent to EUR8432m, while EBITDA declined by 11.8 per cent to EUR1188m. The group’s trading profit came down by 18.2 per cent to EUR647m. The ...Corporate - 02 August 2018 |
LafargeHolcim's 2Q18 revenues rise by 6.2%LafargeHolcim's revenue grew 6.2 per cent in the 2Q18, with total net sales of CHF7442m (US$7468m). For the first six months net sales grew 4.8 per cent on a like-for-like basis. Over the first...News - 27 July 2018 |
Cemex's net sales rise by 7% in 2Q18Cemex's net sales increased by seven per cent during the 2Q18 to US$3.8bn versus 2Q17. Operating EBITDA increaed by four per cent during 2Q18 to US$714m versus 2Q17. Cemex's CEO, Fernando A Gonza...News - 27 July 2018 |
Pakistan cement industry earns US$222.84m in 12MFY18Pakistan cement industry observed a positive growth of 0.9 per cent and a contraction of -6.3 per cent in terms of quantity and value in dollars respectively between July and June 2018, according ...News - 26 July 2018 |
PPCS&P Global Ratings has upgraded its long-term South Africa national scale rating of PPC from 'zaBBB' to 'zaA'. The investment-grade rating is reportedly due to the measures introduced by PPC to im...Corporate - 25 July 2018 |