Spain's cement consumption falls 28% in March
Cement demand in Spain decreased 28.3 per cent YoY to 923,581t in March 2020, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. The level had not been seen since 1965, ex...
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Taiheiyo Cement Corp signs MoU with Solusi Bangun Indonesia
PT Semen Indonesia Tbk (SMGR), together with its affiliate PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk (SMCB), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiheiyo Cement Corp (TCC) on 2...
Peru's Asocem reports 47% drop in domestic demand in March
Peru's cement market contracted by 46.8 per cent YoY to 0.488Mt in March 2020, according to the Peruvian cement association, Asocem. Of this total national dispatches accounted ...
CRH releases trading update
CRH has released a trading update for the 1Q20, reporting a three per cent increase in like-for-like sales. In North America the company’s operations in Pennsylvania, New York C...
US cement shipments up 8% in December
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement, including imports, in the US and Puerto Rico in December 2019 increased eight per cent YoY to 6.7Mt, according to newly-released ...
HeidelbergCement cuts work hours and Board waives 20% of salaries in 2Q20
HeidelbergCement has agreed with the works council and employee representatives to introduce short-time work for its employees in Germany in response to the coronavirus. Initial...
Cementos Argos reopening Colombian plants
Cementos Argos announced it will be partially reopening its operations in Colombia to supply the public works that were given the go-ahead by Decree 531 of April 2020. The Riocl...
Steppe Cement 1Q20 cement sales fall by 11%
In the 1Q20 Steppe Cement Ltd sold 235,896t of cement for KZT4003m (US$9.4m) compared to 266,393t in the 1Q19, a decline of 11 per cent. Kazakhstan's cement market increased in ...
Brazil's cement demand stable in March
Following a good first half to the month, Brazilian cement consumption saw a sharp decline in the second half of March, according to the country’s cement association, SNIC. The ...
Akhangarancement completes kiln housing installation
Eurocement has completed the installation of the rotary kiln housing at its 3Mta Akhangarancement project in Uzbekistan, according to a press release. Internal and external weld...