Middle East market developments
Cement producers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations witnessed a 24.3 per cent increase in revenues in the first quarter of 2012, reaching US$1.26bn (AED4.62bn) as con...
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Bolivian first-half sales rise 10.62 per cent
In the first half of this year, Bolivian sales increased by 10.62 per cent compared to the same period of 2011 and manufacturers expect demand will continue to rise.
USA May shipments rise 15.9 per cent
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for May 2012 were 7.5Mt – 15.9 per cent higher than shipments in May 2011. Shipments for the ...
Raysut books first half net profit, Oman
Raysut Cement, Oman's largest cement company by market value, said in a bourse filing yesterday it booked a profit of OMR10.5m (US$27.3m) in the first half of 2012, up 38 per ce...
Pakistan July dispatches decline
Pakistan dispatches in the first month of the current fiscal saw a decline of 1.64 per cent compared to July 2011, according to data from the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers A...
Saudi Cement increases output
Saudi Cement Company announced that it has restarted Kiln No 6 on Monday which has a capacity of 35000tpd and an actual capacity that could reach a maximum of 4000tpd of clinker...
Bangladesh industry consolidation gathers pace
Cement sector consolidation in the Bangladesh industry is set to gather pace as more than 70 smaller cement factories have folded operations in the past 12 years having lost gro...
Buzzi Unicem improves profit at lower volumes
Buzzi Unicem’s first half turnover edged ahead by 0.9 per cent to €1,350.9m, but the EBITDA recovered by 7.7 per cent to €197.2m. For the full year Buzzi Unicem is maintaining i...
Ethiopia: future cement strategy Premium
Ethiopia has become one of the fastest-growing African economies in recent years. The cement sector has also made significant strides in terms putting an end to its reliance on ...
Canada, Ontario infrastructure plan boosts cement outlook
Confirmation that the Ontario, Canada government will maintain its commitment to a $35bn 3-year infrastructure spend has been welcomed by the Cement Association of Canada. "We r...