Azerbaijan: Cement production drops by 30% in year to May
Cement production in Azerbaijan has fallen by 30.3 per cent for the five months to May 2016, Azer press reports.
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Saman Cement's MD angered by Iraq's high import duties
The managing director of Saman Cement Co, in Kermanshah, West Iran, has said that Iraq's high import duties on cement has put the Iranian cement industry in crisis, reports the ...
Nigeria: agreement reached on Bol managed import levy funds
The Bank of Industry (BoI) in Nigeria said allegations over the misapplication of the cement funds which had prompted investigations by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commiss...
Paraguay: INC faces increased Brazilian imports
Brazil’s current imports of around 400,000 bags of cement is damaging the Paraguayan cement industry, according to Jorge Méndez, CEO of Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC). This...
Iraq promises to remove Iran import ban
Iraq has promised to remove the ban placed on Iranian cement imports, according to Adolreza Sheikhan, secretary of Iran's Cement Industry Employers Association. Following meetin...
Iraq ban challenges Iran cement industry
The Iraqi government has passed a bill banning the imports of Iranian cement to protect its domestic cement industry. Mohammad-Reza Lotfi, the deputy head of the Association of ...
Zimbabwe: firms face closure
Due to an influx of cheap imported products in Zimbabwe, local cement producers have warned of a possible scaling down of operations and closures, saying protectionist measures ...
Tunisia: petcoke shortage risks near-doubling cement price
Tunisia’s Industry Ministry is looking into to alternatives to alleviate the petcoke shortage in the country. Importing petcoke is proving to be difficult as El Fouledh port, te...
Patterns in US cement Premium
As the US market picks up, the country’s cement producers can look forward to consumption growth rates of 6-7 per cent annually over the next two years. This should enable them ...
Rep of Congo: Cimenterie de Lukala to close down
Cimenterie de Lukala (CILU), located in the Republic of Congo, will be closing down due to “the unfair competition it has faced since December 2015”, according to its CEO, Ola O...