Cementos Cienfuegos reports progress rehabilitation programme
Cementos Cienfuegos SA, the largest cement factory in Cuba, is making progress in its rehabilitation, the plant's management reports. The plant currently runs at 30 per cent of ...
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Sancti Spíritus cement plant restarts
After a seven-month hiatus, the Siguaney cement plant, in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, has restarted production. The repair of its kiln with imported refractory bricks, has now been c...
Cuba’s government approves retail prices for cement
The Cuban government approved retail prices for white and grey cement in bulk and 42.5kg bags. Grey cement costs CUP79 (US$3.24)/bag while the price for a tonne of bulk cement i...
Cuban cement plants intend to take output over 1Mta in 2022
While cement plants in Cuba will produce more cement in 2022, this would remain insufficient to meet national cement demand, according to the Cuban Ministry of Construction. It ...
Cuban cement industry expected to recover in 2022
Cuba’s cement industry is forecast to show significant signs of recovery in 2022 with a production of 1.4Mt of cement, according to the country’s Construction Minister, Réné Mes...
Cayman Islands expands import list to counter cement shortage
The Cayman Islands has added three countries to its list of approved cement providers to help ease shortages currently being experienced by the domestic construction industry. T...
LafargeHolcim to settle US lawsuit from Cuban operations
LafargeHolcim Ltd has agreed in principle to settle a lawsuit brought by a group of 25 US nationals who claimed the company used their Cuban property to conduct business, accord...
Cienfuegos restarts production
The Carlos Marx cement plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba, has recommenced production after being paralysed since 14 January due to a lack of petcoke. A new cargo of petcoke was reported...
Grey cement production resumes at Siguaney
Following its temporary shutdown due to technical issues at the end of last year, the Siguaney cement plant in Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, has restarted the production of grey cement...
Cuban cement exports fall 40% in 2020
Despite domestic shortages, Cuba exported 21,235t of cement at a value of US$1.04m in 2020, representing a 39.7 per cent drop YoY, according to Periodico Cubano. In 2019 the cou...