Decline in housing starts dent Moroccan demand
The first half of 2014 has seen cement sales in Morocco experience a 4.4 per cent decline to 7.435Mt, latest figures released by the country's cement producers' association, APC...
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LH Merger: LatAm, Asia, Africa
The Lafarge Holcim merger is being viewed as a good geographical fit in emerging markets given Lafarge’s strong presence in the Middle East and Africa, and Holcim’s significant ...
Moroccan cement sales notes 4.5 per cent drop in May
Cement sales in Morocco continue to decline as dispatches in May fell 4.46 per cent, bringing the year-to-date fall to 3.37 per cent.
Cement price rise 2.5% in Morocco
The price of a bag of cement in Morocco will rise between 2-2.5 per cent to MAD1400/t (US$170), mainly on the back of higher fuel prices. In addition, cement stocks have decreas...
Ciments du Maroc to invest in grinding unit
Ciments du Maroc will be investing MAD170m (US$20.7m) in a new grinding unit in Jorf Lasfar, 110km southwest of Casablanca.
Moroccan cement sales fall 3.1% in April
Cement sales in Morocco took a further dip in April, declining by 3.1 per cent YoY, according to the Ministry of Economy and Finance. For 2014, the cement industry expects anoth...
Morocco: March cement sales up 8.23%
Cement sales in Morocco expanded 8.23 per cent YoY in March, offering local cement producers hope for a better year after a difficult start.
Lafarge Ciments plans Moroccan integration
Lafarge’s Moroccan subsidiary Lafarge Ciments will be proposing a merger with Lafarge Bétons and Lafarge Granulats, its concrete and aggregates divisions at the company's next G...
Morocco: February cement sales slip 5.4%
Moroccan cement sales decreased by 5.4 per cent in February, resulting in a drop of 9.1 per cent in the first two months of 2014, according to the country’s Ministry of Finance.
CIMAF to construct new Ghana cement facility
The government of Ghana has signed an agreement with CIMAF of Morocco for the construction of a 1Mta cement facility.