Positive outlook for Maple Leaf Cement
BMA Research has reviewed the performance of Pakistan-based Maple Leaf Cement Factory (MLCF) and projected an optimistic outlook, driven by an anticipated rebound in local deman...
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Kazakhstan’s way ahead Premium
Kazakhstan’s cement industry has come a long way with the modernisation of existing and construction of new cement plants. Effective government support measures and housing cons...
Vietnam's cement and clinker sales rise 2% in 2020
Vietnam’s total sales of cement and clinker has been estimated at 101.5Mt for 2020, representing a rise of 1.5 per cent over 2019. According to a report by SSI Research, domesti...
C’est la Vicat Premium
Since Louis Vicat discovered artificial cement in 1817, the France-based Vicat group has expanded to be a major cement producer in 12 countries. The family-owned business was fo...
Creating France’s post-COVID-19 landscape Premium
While the coronavirus pandemic has affected France’s construction sector, going forward there are new opportunities for domestic cement producers as they support a shift in focu...
Bracing for an uncertain future Premium
Despite being a general election year, Indian cement demand growth unexpectedly stagnated for most of 2019. Furthermore, the ongoing COVID-19 crisis further restricted demand in...
Preparing for a financial crisis Premium
Dr Michael Clark looks at how the global health emergency of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected develop into a financial crisis, and the potential impacts of this for the cement ...
Vicat to revise 2020 outlook in view of coronavirus
Vicat has warned that while its 2020 outlook needs to be revised in terms of the potential impact of COVID-19 on the cement producer’s business, it is not able at this stage to ...
FLSmidth suspends financial guidance for 2020
FLSmidth has suspended its financial guidance for 2020, following the global uncertainty caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic. "The underlying mining and cement industries rem...
HeidelbergCement confirms positive 2019 results
HeidelbergCement has confirmed the positive preliminary results for 2019 it published last month , thereby concluding the business year successfully. "Although the environment w...