Umm Al-Qura Cement revises fuel price modification impact
Saudi Arabia-based Umm Al-Qura Cement Co has revised its estimated production cost increase due to the recent fuel price changes. Initially the company faced an 11 per cent incr...
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Afghan coal price surge impacts northern Pakistan cement production costs
A spike in Afghan coal prices has affected the cost of cement production in northern Pakistan. JS Research reports that the northern-based cement companies, which operate 20 of ...
Soyuzcement warns of rising cement costs in 2024
Russia’s union of cement producers, Soyuzcement, has written to the country’s government warning of a 17-30 per cent YoY rise in cement costs in 2024 on the back of higher logis...
Cautious growth forecast for Indonesia
In the first three months of 2022, Indonesia's cement market expanded by 4.8 per cent to 15.594Mt when compared with the equivalent period in 2021, when demand stood at 14.873Mt...
Packaging costs rise 117% in Iran
The price of cement packaging in Iran has increased by 117 per cent from late-2017, according to Mohammad Ali Bod, member of the Iranian Cement Industry Employers' Association. ...
Bangladesh demand to grow 8-10%, but overcapacity to persist
Bangladesh cement demand is expected to grow by 8-10 per cent in the next five years, according to Masud Khan, CEO of Crown Cement Group.
Ambuja Cement sees market improvements
Ambuja Cement, part of the LafargeHolcim group, reported that improving sales volumes, combined with favourable pricing contributed to positive 1Q17 results despite rising costs.
Pakistan: construction sector demands reduction in cement prices
The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) has called on the government to reduce the price of cement in country or to allow the importation of supplies from ...
Hail Cement 2Q15 net earnings down 28%
Saudi-based Hail Cement reported net earnings of SAR28.6m during the second quarter of 2015, down 38 per cent compared with SAR46m in the comparative period of last year. Net ea...
OCC first-half net profit down
Oman Cement Co (OCC) net profit declined by just over 40 per cent in the first half of this year to OMR5.44m (US$14.1m) from OMR9.09m in 1H14, the company said in its filing of ...