Taiwan's next phase Premium
With demand far from its 1993 peak of 28Mt and export restrictions in place since 2011, the Taiwan cement industry has faced testing times in its recent history. As import prote...
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Iran: a new era? Premium
With a cement capacity of just over 80Mta, Iran ranks as one of the world's largest cement producers and its leading cement exporter. The country has made significant strides to...
PCA revises down 2016 US consumption forecast
Cement consumption in the United States will continue to rise by 3.4 per cent, according to a report from the Portland Cement Association (PCA).
Russia: waiting for a thaw Premium
In the face of considerable economic headwinds, Russia’s construction industry has seen its growth decelerate as public and private investors cut back on spending. Russia’s ceme...
Ambuja Cement prepares for 6-7% growth in 5 years
India’s second-largest cement producer, Ambuja Cement, expects cement demand to grow by 6-7 per cent in the next five years as the Indian government ramps up infrastructure inve...
ACC forecasts 6% demand growth in 2016
India’s ACC predicts domestic cement demand to rise by six per cent in 2016 as spending on housing and infrastructure increases. The company’s clinker and grinding facilities in...
German cement demand reaches 26.6Mt in 2015
German cement consumption reached approximately 26.6Mt in 2015, some 2.2 per cent less than the previous year, according to German Cement Works Association (VDZ). The outlook fo...
Spanish demand up 8.4% in February
Demand for cement in Spain has grown 8.4 per cent YoY to 891,297t in February, according to the latest figures of Oficemen, the country’s cement association. According to Anicet...
Colombia January cement consumption up 3%
In January 2016 Colombia’s cement market expanded by three per cent to 0.956Mt from 0.928Mt in the same month a year earlier, according to latest data from country’s statistics ...
Dominican Republic: market expands, prices fall
National cement production in the Dominican Republic reached 5.18Mt, an increase of 3.2 per cent YoY, according to official statistics. This represents 75 per cent of the countr...