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Africa is the golden ticket for Chinese cement producers

This week the South China Morning Post pointed out that Chinese cement companies are keen to explore further market opportunities for expansion in Africa's growing cement markets. The lack of c...
News - 23 August 2024

Sudden recession fear sends oil and equity markets lower – petcoke now offering higher discounts

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark The major equity market decline at the start of August, initiated by an interest rate increase to 0.25 per cent by the Bank of Japan, and followed ...
News - 20 August 2024

LC3 and LC2 – the low-carbon business opportunity

Increasing urbanisation is expected to result in a significant share of the world population living in a built environment that, unless sustainable construction materials are used, will lead to a ...
Articles - 13 August 2024

Taiwan may launch an investigation into Vietnamese cement imports

Taiwan has reported the potential launch of an anti-dumping investigation into the cement and clinker imported from Vietnam, according to the Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV), under the ...
News - 07 August 2024

Holcim Philippines appoints new president and CEO

Nicolas George has been appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of Holcim Philippines . Mr George, who took up the role on 1 August 2024, takes over from Horia Adrian, who will...
News - 05 August 2024

Vietnam 1H domestic cement sales contract, exports flat

Total Vietnam cement sales, including domestic and export, for June amounted to 7.344Mt, down 6.7 per cent MoM from 7.873Mt in May, and down eight per cent YoY according to the Vietnam National Ce...
News - 01 August 2024

Cemex reports highest EBITDA margin in eight years

Cemex has reported strong 2Q24 results with a two per cent increase in EBITDA, while the EBITDA margin expanded to the highest level since 2016. The EBITDA margin was propelled by favourable pri...
News - 26 July 2024

PPC signs agreement with Sinoma

PPC has signed an agreement with Sinoma Overseas Development Corporation to transform PPC’s operations in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana. According to Engineering News, the agreement includ...
News - 24 July 2024

Aggregates Industries UK names new CEO

Holcim has announced Lee Sleight as the new CEO of Aggregate Industries UK . He will take up his position on 1 August 2024. Mr Sleight joined the business in 2021 as managing director of th...
News - 24 July 2024

Oil higher on positive demand forecasts and geopolitical risk while coal and petcoke lower

By Frank O. Brannvoll, Brannvoll ApS, Denmark Political risk and central banks were key in energy developments in the June-start of July period. The European Central Bank (ECB) and US Federal R...
News - 19 July 2024