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US shipments ahead by 9% in 2012

US shipments ahead by 9% in 2012

Total shipments of Portland and blended cements in the US and Puerto Rico in 2012 reached 79Mta, up by about nine per cent YoY, according to the latest data from the US Geologic...

Vietnam Jan-Feb production rises 16%

Vietnam Jan-Feb production rises 16%

Vietnam is estimated to have produced 8.2Mt of cement in the first two months of this year, up 16 per cent from a year earlier, according to the government’s General Statistics ...

Lebanon sees declining deliveries in 2012

Lebanon sees declining deliveries in 2012

Lebanon cement deliveries dropped by 4.4 per cent YoY in 2012 to 5.308Mt. The decline in cement deliveries and construction permits (which fell by 11.7 per cent in 2012) confirm...

Lafarge improves operational performance

Lafarge improves operational performance

Full-year 2012 results published by global cement major Lafarge showed strong growth in emerging markets and improvements in operational performance, and it now expects to meet ...

Fauji Cement swings to profit, Pakistan

Fauji Cement swings to profit, Pakistan

Fauji Cement reported a rise in net profit in the first half of FY13 compared to a loss in the same period of last year. The Pakistan-based producer also reported a strong rise ...