Gresik sees output rising 18% next year, Indonesia
Indonesia’s leading cement producer PT Semen Gresik expects cement production to increase by 18 per cent next year, however, it has hinted that domestic sales growth could slow ...
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Brazil October sales rise 9.8 per cent YoY
Brazilian cement sales in October 2012 reached 6.2Mt, representing a 9.8 per cent rise compared to the same month of the previous year, data from the Sindicato Nacional da Indús...
Peru sees cement shipments grow 16.6 per cent in Jan-Oct 2012
In October, demand for cement in Peru reached 903,750t with exports adding a further 28,634t to the total delivery figure for the month. Local cement makers produced around 926,...
US cement demand to rise or fall depends on resolution timing
Although cement consumption and overall US construction activity increased significantly more than expected in 2012, these gains would be immediately erased in 2013 if the fisca...
US cement consumption falters
United States cement consumption in September fell 2.3 per cent versus the same month last year, representing a reversal of the growth trend for the first time in 2012. Accordin...
Adocem reports fall in domestic demand
The Dominican cement association Adocem reports that this year to date has seen a decline in cement consumption. In the first 10 months of the year, cement demand in the Dominic...
Buzzi Unicem's turnover edges ahead and profit advances
Buzzi Unicem's turnover for the first nine months was up by 1.7 per cent to €2,146.3m and the EBITDA increased by 11.7 per cent to €368.7m.
Cementos Portland posts EUR83m loss for Jan-Sep 2012
Cementos Portland of Spain has posted a loss of EUR83m for the first nine months of 2012, almost 10-times the loss posted in the same period of last year, local press have repor...
SCG's cement division posts 29% revenue rise in 3Q12, Thailand
Siam Cement Group's cement business posted a 29 per cent increase in revenue to THB17.7bn (US$577.6m) in the third quarter of 2012, attributable to a higher domestic sales volum...
Dangote Cement sees 22% rise in 2012 pretax profit, Nigeria
Nigeria-based cement producer Dangote Cement said it expects pretax profit to reach NGN143bn (US$910m) for full year 2012 on strong demand, a rise of 22 per cent compared to the...