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China Cement Association urges consolidation

China Cement Association urges consolidation

The China Cement Association has petitioned policymakers to speed up consolidation in the cement sector, which currently has 3500 producers. The consolidation aims to concentrat...

China: cement prices to remain strong in 2H16

China: cement prices to remain strong in 2H16

Chinese cement prices are predicted to rebound strongly in the remaining three months of the year, say analysts, thanks to rising domestic home prices, which have also boosted t...

At the edge of the desert

At the edge of the desert Premium

Exposed to the Sahara desert climate, a new cement plant has been taking shape some 40km north of Biskra, Algeria. In the hot arid summer with temperatures reaching 49.4˚C and a...

Fiji: clinker shipment from China

Fiji: clinker shipment from China

A cargo vessel has docked at the Kings Wharf, Suva, bringing in clinker for Tengy Cement from China. The vessel is expected to remain in the port for 7-8 days.

Chinese imports into Kenya show 10-fold rise

Chinese imports into Kenya show 10-fold rise

New figures from the Kenyan National Bureau of Statistics reveal that the country imported KES2.2bn (US$21.7m) of cement from China in the first six months of 2016, up more than...

SDIC new projects in Indonesia

SDIC new projects in Indonesia

State Development & Investment Corp (SDIC), China’s largest State-owned investment holding company by fund volume, has plans to expand its investment portfolio over the next fiv...

LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim has agreed to sell its 65 per cent stake in LafargeHolcim Vietnam to Siam City Cement Company, assuming that the existing minority shareholder does not exercise it...