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Open for business

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South America has been hit by the global economic slowdown, although some countries are showing signs of recovery. Much of the region has a huge infrastructure gap to close, lea...

Positive outlook for German cement demand

Positive outlook for German cement demand

Cement consumption in Germany rose by approximately 3.2 per cent YoY in 2016 to 27.5Mt, with the positive trend expected to continue this year, according to German Cement Works ...

Cemex leads the Caribbean

Cemex leads the Caribbean Premium

With varying levels of economic growth across the region and reliant on overseas investment and trade with the UK and USA, these are uncertain times for the Caribbean. As a new ...

Peru’s cement dispatches stabilise in July

Peru’s cement dispatches stabilise in July

Peru’s cement dispatches edged up 0.6 per cent YoY to 0.777Mt in July 2017, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. Domestic supply was supplemented by 100t of im...

Kenyan consumption contracts in 5M17

Kenyan consumption contracts in 5M17

Cement demand in Kenya over the Jan-May 2017 period fell to 2.5Mt compared to 2.5Mt a year earlier, according to the latest data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KN...

Morocco July sales see 42% hike

Morocco July sales see 42% hike

Cement sales in Morocco increased 42 per cent in July, jumping to 1.2Mt, when compared with the year-ago period.

PCA expects airports market to help drive demand

PCA expects airports market to help drive demand

Increased demand for US air travel is expected to help drive increased cement consumption over the next 25 years, according to the Portland Cement Association (PCA). Population ...