PCA: political risks could derail US recovery
US economic growth and employment levels continue to improve and PCA forecasts that this trend will carry on through 2013. However, the association warns that domestic political...
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MPA calls for government to sustain UK industry
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) of the UK yesterday launched a landmark document for the UK cement industry. The new publication launched on Monday sets out to explain th...
US to drive gains in Cemex EBITDA – report
The US construction sector is expected to be the main driver behind an annual 12.6 per cent rise in Cemex’s EBITDA over the next five years, a report by Banco Monex has stated. ...
Jan-August cement dispatches in Peru rise 9.9%
Cement shipments in the Peruvian market totalled 6.701Mt between January and August 2013, reflecting a 9.87 per cent increase YoY, according to the country’s cement association,...
PCA sees higher demand growth from 2014
While an unusually wet spring and early summer impacted cement consumption in the first quarter of 2013, it has not put a dampener on the opportunity for strong growth in the co...
Cemex starts affordable housing construction project, Dominican Republic
Cemex has launched the construction of 186 units of affordable housing in the province of San Pedro de Macoris, during a ceremony headed by the President of Dominican Republic, ...
Armenia production rises 6.2% in first seven months
Cement production in Armenia rose by 6.2 per cent in the first seven months of the year, according to the latest data from the country’s national statistics service.
Bolivia's producers optimistic on buoyant market
In the past three years, Bolivian cement demand has increased between 9-10 per cent annually, according to the Bolivian Institute of Cement and Concrete (IBCH). The organisation...
Spain registers further market contraction
The Spanish cement market registered a 24 per cent YoY drop in the first half of 2013 and the decline is expected to continue through the remainder of the year.
Sri Lanka sales expected to pick up
Following a contraction in the first quarter of this year, cement demand in Sri Lanka is expected to pick up, according to forecasts by one of the country’s leading producers.