Pakistan first-half domestic sales rise, exports remain under pressure
Pakistan has recorded a rise in domestic cement sales in the first half of the current fiscal but export levels continue to remain under pressure.
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Gresik achieves record production in 2012
State-owned Indonesian cement producer PT Semen Gresik achieved record production last year and targets further increases this year, according to a senior member of the company.
South Africa 9M12 sales rise 2.9%
South Africa cement sales for the first nine months of 2012 rose 2.9 per cent to 8.529Mt from 8.290Mt in the same period of 2011, latest data from the Cement & Concrete Institut...
Further double-digit gains forecast for Indonesian demand
Indonesian cement consumption is expected to rise between 10-12 per cent in 2013, driven by developments in the property and infrastructure sector, according to estimates by the...
Iran cement production rises 5.85% in first nine months of the year
Iran produced 53.16Mt in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (beginning 20 March 2012), representing a 5.85 per cent increase on the 51.65Mt produced in the same p...
Algerian Jan-Nov12 imports increase 92%
The first 11 months of 2012 saw Algeria increase its cement imports by 91.95 per cent, according to Algerian customs figures. In terms of value, imports rose from US$117.4m to U...
Al-Abbas Cement proposes name change, Pakistan
Pakistan cement manufacturer Al-Abbas Cement Industries Ltd (AACIL) is to change its name to Power Cement Limited, the company said in a filing to the Karachi Stock Exchange.
Bolivian government and cement companies agree to increase output
Bolivia’s government and local cement producers have agreed to raise cement production by 17 per cent next year, taking the current figure of 3Mta to 3.5Mta.
French cement consumption rises 5% in October
French cement demand increased by five per cent YoY to 1.904Mt in October, data from association Syndicat Français de l'Industrie Cimentière (SFIC) shows.
Sociedad de Cementos y Materiales looks to cut 35 jobs
Spanish cement and building materials producer Sociedad de Cementos y Materiales de Construccion de Andalucia, is reportedly planning to lay-off 35 members of staff.