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US shipments rise 10% from Jan-October 2012

US shipments rise 10% from Jan-October 2012

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for October 2012 were about 8.1Mt, almost 10 per cent greater than shipments in October 2011.

Morroco to add 5.9Mta of new capacity by 2017

Morroco to add 5.9Mta of new capacity by 2017

Competition is intensifying in the cement sector in Morocco, as existing players gear up for another phase of capacity development. While cement demand cooled in 2012 following ...

Vicem net profit rises 36% YoY

Vicem net profit rises 36% YoY

Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) said it made a net profit of VND660trn (US$31.62bn) in 2012, rising by 36 per cent from a year earlier, despite a fall in domestic de...

Vietnam 2012 sales fall 3.5% YoY

Vietnam 2012 sales fall 3.5% YoY

Total cement sales in Vietnam (domestic plus exports) in 2012 fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 54Mt. A recent update by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) shows domestic sales were d...