PPC opens material handling facility
PPC Ltd has opened its Port Elizabeth material handling facility in South Africa. The facility is located in Deal Party and is able to handle approximately 400tph of clinker. Th...
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Venezuelan cement output below 50% of market requirement
The production of cement in Venezuela is less than half of the country’s demand of 18Mt, according to El Impulso. Output is currently down from 9Mt to 4Mta, due to issues with e...
Carthage Cement reports 7% rise in 9M revenues
Tunisia-based Carthage Cement saw total turnover increase by seven per cent YoY to TND183m (US$64.6m) in the 9M19 from TND171m in the 9M18, according to African Manager. Turnove...
Cemex reports 4% decline in net sales for 3Q19
Cemex has reported consolidated net sales of US$3.5bn in the 3Q19, representing a decrease of four per cent YoY, or one per cent on a like-for-like (LfL) basis for the ongoing o...
LafargeHolcim reports positive 9M19 results
LafargeHolcim has reported net sales of CHF20.2bn (US$20.36bn) in the 9M19, representing a 2.1 per cent fall YoY, or a four per cent increase on a like-for-like (LfL) basis. Rec...
PCA forecasts moderate cement consumption and GDP growth to 2021
The US Portland Cement Association (PCA) has published its annual Fall Forecast in which it predicts moderate growth for cement demand through 2019 and into 2020. PCA Market Int...
GCC sees 8% rise in consolidated net sales
Mexico's Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) has recorded an 8.3 per cent YoY rise in consolidated net sales to US$301.7m for the third quarter of 2019, on the back of improved ce...
Poland on track to break production records in 2019
In 2018 cement production in Poland broke records to reach 18.94Mt, according to data from the Central Statistical Office (CSO). Furthermore, production is up by 0.4 per cent Yo...
UltraTech boosts capacity and reports 3Q results
UltraTech completed the acquisition of Century's cement business, with the Scheme of Demerger effective from 1 October 2019. With this acquisition, UltraTech's cement manufactur...
Indonesian market stable, export sales see hike in September
Cement consumption in Indonesia remained largely stable at 6,728,921t in September 2019 when compared with September 2018, according to the latest data by the country’s cement a...