Saudi cement sales rise 38% to 4.3Mt in August 2020
The aggregate sales of 17 Saudi cement producers climbed 38 per cent to 4.3Mt in August 2020, compared to 3.1Mt in the same month last year, reported Yamama Cement Co. As many a...
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Portland and blended cement market in US and Puerto Rico expands 11% in June
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 11 per cent to 10.1Mt in June 2020 when compared with June 2019, according to the US Geologica...
Ethiopia invites private sector to address cement shortage
To end the chronic shortage of cement in the market, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry has prepared a new guideline to introduce the private sector to the supply chain. ...
LafargeHolcim orders new grinding line for Zimbabwe
LafargeHolcim's new modular grinding line for Manresa will be commissioned in 2021 LafargeHolcim Zimbabwe has ordered a new modular grinding line for its Manresa cement plant. C...
Germany's VDZ extends cautious outlook
Speaking about the development of the German cement market, Christian Knell, president of Germany's cement association VDZ, says "It has rarely been so difficult to make a forec...
Cement demand in Colombia slips 2% in July
Cement dispatches in Colombia fell 1.8 per cent YoY to 1.093Mt in July 2020 from 1.113Mt in July 2019, according to the country’s statistics office, DANE. Offtake by ready-mix c...
GCCA launches 2050 Climate Ambition programme
In the joint industry initiative “2050 Climate Ambition” 40 of the world’s leading cement and concrete companies have announced their commitment to reduce the sector’s CO2 footp...
Czech cement production reaches 4.57Mt in 2019
Cement output in the Czech cement industry increased 3.2 per cent YoY to 4.57Mt, a level not seen since 2008, reports the Czech news agency, CTK. In the last six years, cement p...
Indonesian cement market contracts 16% in July
Cement demand in Indonesia declined 16.3 per cent YoY to 5.3Mt in July 2020, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The market of Sulawesi saw the largest contrac...
Carthage Cement posts TND3.3m net profit at end July
Carthage Cement posted a net profit of TND3.3m (US$1.2m) as of 31 July 2020, despite at two-month shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The stoppage led the company to lose nea...