In search of stabilisation
After reaching a peak in 2011, Moroccan cement demand has weakened and since 2012 initiated a slowdown that has continued through 2014. Mohamed Chaïbi, president of the Associat...
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Rembang project temporarily halted, Indonesia
Central Java Governor, Ganjar Pranowo, has said that Semen Gresik's cement plant project in Watuputih, Rembang, has been halted to respect the process of a citizen lawsuit at th...
East Africa rises Premium
East Africa’s cement demand continues to rise as infrastructure and housing needs provide the basis for future consumption. While cement capacity investments continue, a shift i...
Building despite uncertainty Premium
While economic growth in the CIS has slowed in recent years, partly due to a cooling Russian economy, many of its cement producers can look forward to an improving operating env...
PPC Zimbabwe to invest US$86m in extra capacity
PPC Zimbabwe announced a US$86m investment package in Zimbabwe over the next three years as it expects rising cement demand due to infrastructure projects despite a generally st...
Eren Holdings to build cement plant in Cameroon
Turkey-based Eren Holdings has signed an investment agreement with the Cameroon government which will see its local subsidiary Medcem build a new cement plant in the African cou...
LatAm: growth and challenges Premium
With the XXXI FICEM Technical Congress on the horizon in the Dominican Republic, Scotiabank GBM provides an overview of recent activity in the Latin American cement market. It f...
UltraTech Cement
In the first quarter of this financial year, UltraTech Cement has recorded a 14 per cent rise in net sales to INR5649 crore. During the period the company sold 11.7Mt of grey ce...
Harnessing potential Premium
Ahead of next month’s XXXI FICEM Technical Congress in the Dominican Republic, ICR speaks with the country’s cement association, Adocem, to learn more about its hopes for contin...
Brazil: still on the expansion trail Premium
Brazil’s cement producers continue to expand their capacity as they prepare for anticipated market growth. The first five months of 2014 have seen demand slowly climb 2.8 per ce...