South Africa sales rise by 3% in 2012
South African cement sales edged ahead 2.9 per cent in 2012 to reach 11.6Mt from 11.23Mt the year before, data from the Cement and Concrete Institute (C&CI) shows. For the final...
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Ube Industries prepares for further growth in domestic demand, Japan
Japanese cement producer Ube Industries is to develop a limestone mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture to prepare for further expected increases in cement demand. This will be the compa...
Colombia’s cement demand down 2.7% in February
Cement consumption in Colombia slipped 2.7 per cent YoY to 823,700t in February, according to Dane, the country’s national statistics bureau.
Zambia cement demand set for strong growth
Zambian cement demand is forecast to double over the next 10 years, according to the country’s largest cement producer Lafarge Zambia Cement.
China’s transition underway Premium
The speed of China’s cement industry restructuring was always going to be a drawn-out affair. The scale of the market and ambitious modernisation plans of a government intent on...
Ecuador February cement sales rise 13.4%
Cement sales in Ecuador in February 2012 increased 13.4 per cent YoY to 447,928t compared to 395,047t in the same month of last year, data from the Ecuadorian Institute of Cemen...
Indian producers struggle with flat market growth
Indian cement companies are experiencing challenging market conditions as subdued demand during the peak season is preventing producers from raising prices.
Indonesia cement sales rise 8.2 per cent in February
Indonesian cement sales rose 8.2 per cent to 4.39Mt in February 2013, according to the country’s largest cement producer Semen Indonesia citing data from the Indonesian Cement A...
Lafarge to reopen revamped Danao plant, Philippines
Lafarge Republic is to reopen its facility in Dano, Cebu, in the Philippines as part of the company’s drive to raise output due to increasing domestic sales. “The revamped plant...
West China Cement sees 2012 net profit jump
West China Cement Ltd has reported a rise in net profit and operating revenue for 2012 and says it expects an improved operating environment going forward due in part to increas...