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Indian demand: signs of gradual pick-up

Indian demand: signs of gradual pick-up

Indian cement demand is seeing gradual signs of recovery with an uptick in demand being witnessed in a number of states, a sector survey has revealed. Over the first three quart...

China's changing dynamics

China's changing dynamics

The dynamics between small and large players in the Chinese cement industry could all change next year on the back of a number of new policies led by a change in tax rebate poli...

Saudi October sales rise by 2%

Saudi October sales rise by 2%

Saudi cement sales rose by two per cent during October 2013 to 4.91Mt compared with 4.13Mt in the same period a year ago.

Spanish cement demand falls 11% in October

Spanish cement demand falls 11% in October

Cement consumption in Spain has fallen again in October by more than 11 per cent, to 1,003,618t. As a result, domestic cement demand during the first 10 months of 2013 has decli...

Waiting for the light

Waiting for the light Premium

With cement demand growth slipping below six per cent in 2012, India appears to have fallen short of expectations, in spite of remaining a high-growth market by global standards...

Morocco October cement sales down 18.6% YoY

Morocco October cement sales down 18.6% YoY

Morocco’s cement market continues to contract with October sales falling by 18.63 per cent YoY, according to data from the Ministry of Housing, Planning and Urban Policy.

What price for a kingdom?

What price for a kingdom? Premium

Fuelled by strong demographic growth and high oil prices, the Saudi Arabian government is currently on a US$219bn infrastructure spending spree. With cement demand expected to h...

Brazil: market developments

Brazil: market developments Premium

Brazil’s recent economic woes have impacted on the scale of the cement sector’s profits and factory utilisation rates, but there is plenty of need for capacity expansion accordi...