CPA lifts construction growth outlook, UK
The Construction Products Association is anticipating growth of 19 per cent for the UK construction industry by 2017 – an upward revision from its summer forecast, reflecting an...
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Spanish demand falls 22% in first nine months
Cement consumption in the first nine months of this year fell by 22 per cent YoY to 8.3Mt, latest data from domestic association Oficemen shows. In September, demand fell to 947...
Qatar could face shortages due to lack of capacity additions
Qatar could face a “major cement shortage” in the near term with no major capacity expansions in the pipeline to meet expected strong rises in demand, a new report by Global Inv...
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...
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.