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Global demand growth outlook downgradedA recent report by Morgan Stanley has lowered the growth outlook for global cement demand for 2013 to adjust for a changing economic landscape in emerging regions. Following economic updates by ...News - 28 October 2013 |
Two new cement grinding plants for South AfricaTwo new grinding stations will be established in Southern Africa by the end of 2014, to be set up by new market entrant Osho Ventures, CemNet News has learnt. Each of the new milling stations w...News - 25 October 2013 |
Lesotho plans 0.2Mta cement plantLesotho plans to build a 0.2Mta plant to meet cement requirements for the country’s second phase of its Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP) and reduce reliance on imported cement from South Afr...News - 23 October 2013 |
Adapt and evolveCommanding almost a 50 per cent share of the Mexican cement market, Cemex knows only too well the challenges facing the country’s cement producers. Juan Romero, president of Cemex Mexico, talks to...Articles - 14 October 2013 |
Rising South African input costs impacting Lafarge marginsLafarge South Africa has said it may raise cement prices on the local market due to higher fuel and electricity costs. Thierry Legrand, country chief executive, said last week that increasing in...News - 08 October 2013 |
PPC commits to new DRC plantPPC has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Barnet Group, its local partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), to build a US$230m cement factory there. Ketso Gordhan, CEO of PPC...News - 01 October 2013 |
PPCFollowing last month’s purchase of 200,000 PPC shares, valued at over ZAR6m (US$0.59m), Ketso Gordhan, the company’s CEO, has once again demonstrated his commitment to the cement producer with the...Corporate - 30 September 2013 |
Dangote CementThe Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) is reportedly on the verge of approving a proposal by Dangote Cement to invest US$800m in a new cement plant in the country. Dangote first approached the IBN...Corporate - 30 September 2013 |
Adapting to demandWhile the Czech cement industry is still overcoming the effects of the global economic crisis, domestic producers are engaging in the search for lower CO2 emissions, a reduced clinker factor and m...Articles - 30 September 2013 |
India Cements explores export opportunitiesIndia Cements is looking at the possibility of resuming exports in a bid to improve capacity utilisation and benefit from the falling rupee, N Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of th...News - 23 September 2013 |