Mexico: getting back to business
This week, Cemex was quick to announce that it was resuming operations, having previously fallen into line with the National Cement Chamber’s (CANACEM) decision to cease cement...
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Cemex asks employees to defer 10% of salary
Cemex has asked employees to voluntarily defer payment of 10 per cent of their salaries for three months, according to Reuters. Members of its senior management team have also ...
Eagle Cement donates food packs to Bulacan residents
Philippines-based Eagle Cement has donated food packs to the residents of Bulacan, amidst the quarantine period in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With the assistance of...
Georgia's building materials companies continue production
Georgia’s government has published a list of industries that can continue to work in compliance with epidemiological safety rules, with construction companies and building mat...
CABC report calls for Canada and USA to keep border open to cement trade
The Canadian American Business Council's (CABC) latest report on Canada/US cross-border trade calls for governments in north America to open border trade to cement and other bu...
May lifting of lockdown could see U-shaped recovery in Indian cement
India-based Yes Securities has provided an outlook for the Indian cement industry following the impact of COVID-19. The research house reports that following the lifting of the...
Dalmia Cement Bharat announces COVID-19 relief plans
India’s Dalmia Cement Bharat has contributed INR20m (US$262,742) to the Odisha relief fund to help support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elsewhere, the comp...
Cemento Sur licence temporarily suspended
Cemento Sur has had its operating licence temporarily suspended by the mayor of the District Municipality of Caracoto in Puno, Peru, because it was operational during the count...
Maple Leaf Cement restores its plant operations at Punjab in Pakistan
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange Ltd that it has resumed its production operations at its plant located at Iskanderabad, Dist Mianwali...
Indian cement demand could fall 20-25% in FY21
Indian cement demand is expected to fall by 20-25 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY20-21) if the COVID-19 pandemic is not contained by May and construction activities onl...