GCC: long-term focus Premium
Global Investment House (GIH) anticipates that cement demand growth in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region will advance from 4-5 per cent growth in 2013 to 6-7 per cent th...
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Myanmar: a new frontier market Premium
Resource-rich Myanmar is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with massive economic and political reforms heralding a new era for this Southeast Asian nation. A plethora of joi...
Bangladesh awaits more funds Premium
Bangladesh’s has a fragmented cement sector with a multitude of independent grinding units, making it one of the most competitive markets in the world. It has no abundant, natur...
Mexico: better times ahead? Premium
Mexico’s cement market is at a watershed moment with leading operator Cemex firmly in control of events at the top of the scale, but new production and the growing need for ceme...
Modernising for the future Premium
Next year marks the Italcementi Group’s 150th anniversary. Despite the current economic difficulties that are heavily impacting the construction materials sectors, particularly ...
Vietnam to launch three more plants by year-end
Cement producers in Vietnam will bring three more plants into production later this year (X18, Quang Phuc and Dong Lam), according to the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA).
Holcim ceases production at Dannes
Nine months after stopping the kiln at Dannes, France, Holcim officially ceased production at the plant on 30 September. Staff have been partly transferred to Lumbres, Dunkerque...
Saudi’s Al Jouf signs US$106.7m loan with Al Rajhi Bank
Saudi cement producer and trader Al Jouf Cement has signed an agreement with the country’s largest Islamic bank Al Rajhi Bank for a SAR400m (US$106.7m) loan to partially finance...
JK Cement expands capacity to support sales volume
JK Cement is increasing capacity by 3Mta through two split-grinding units of 1.5Mta each in Haryana and Rajasthan in the northern region, lifting its grey cement capacity to 10....
Nigeria: CCNN requires NGN45bn for new line
A new 1Mta clinker line together with a coal grinding mill and accessories is likely to cost Cement Company of Northern Nigeria (CCNN) around NGN45bn (US$278m). CCNN intends to ...