Capacity Expansion

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Central America: ready to grow

Central America: ready to grow Premium

Central America’s positive but weakening economic growth trend is expected to continue into the coming years, fuelled by the diverging economies of its constituent countries. IC...

Loma Negra reports 1Q YoY results growth

Loma Negra reports 1Q YoY results growth

Argentina-based producer Loma Negra reported a 41.6 per cent rise in net revenues in the first quarter of 2018 to ARS4534m (US$230m) as the company’s combined cement, masonry an...

Revitalising St Marys Cement

Revitalising St Marys Cement

The resurgence in the US cement market in 2014 prompted Votorantim Cimentos-owned St Marys Cement to launch a modernisation and expansion programme of its plant in Charlevoix, M...

New plants boost Uganda cement industry

New plants boost Uganda cement industry

In the coming month, the Ugandan cement industry is expected to expand with two new plants in Tororo district as Simba Cement and Hima Cement commission their projects. Construc...

Kohat Cement reports fall in profits in 3QFY18

Kohat Cement reports fall in profits in 3QFY18

Kohat Cement (KOHC) has informed the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) that it earned a net profit after tax of PKR652m (US$5.6m) in 3QFY18 (January-March 2018) compared to PKR931m ...

Huaxin heads for excellence

Huaxin heads for excellence Premium

With a clinker capacity of 60Mta and a cement capacity of 90Mta, Huaxin Cement is a major player in the global cement industry. ICR spoke with Li Yeqing, CEO of Huaxin Cement, t...

Vicat

Vicat is to invest some EUR223m in its Indian operations. Of this, EUR60m will be spend on a 1.75Mta grinding centre at Vizianagam in Andhra Pradesh for completion by the middle...