Rise in India's cement prices falters
Cement price rises in India, which started in India, have started to reverse, according to LiveMint. In June average prices fell to INR361 (US$5.17)/50kg bag, down by INR7, acco...
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Producers: cement prices unsustainable in Peninsular Malaysia
Cement prices in Peninsular Malaysia, which have been declining since 2016, have a reached an unsustainable level as production costs have increased, according to the country’s ...
Asia's need to embrace co-processing
As the Cemtech Asia 2019 Conference and Exhibition prepares to open in Bangkok next week, our weekly newsletter focusses on the opportunity for co-processing in Asia's cement se...
Brazil's cement sales rise 6% in 5M19
In May apparent cement consumption (domestic sales plus imports) in Brazil increased 27.7 per cent YoY to 4.6Mt, according to the country's cement association, SNIC. The sharp r...
Vietnam's cement exports rise 4% in 5M19
Vietnam exported 13.82Mt of cement worth US$589.95m in the 5M19, an increase of four per cent YoY in volume and 23.2 per cent in value, according to the General Department of Vi...
Tanzania Portland Cement reports increased profits for 2018
Tanzania Portland Cement (TPC PLC), also known as Twiga Cement, recorded a 28 per cent YoY increase in operating profit for 2018, rising to TZS80.06bn (US$34.8m) from TZS62.67bn...
UltraTech Cement receives approval for 6Mta plant project
India’s UltraTech Cement has received environmental approval to set up a INR25bn (US$360.37m) project in Petnikota village, Andhra Pradesh. The integrated facility is expected t...
Vassiliko Cement reports rise in domestic sales for 2018
Cyprus-based Vassiliko Cement has reported a 17 per cent rise in cement sales to the domestic market in 2018. However, total income fell 4.4 per cent YoY to EUR97.9m from EUR102...
Rhiddhisiddhi Cement Industry commences production
Cement production at the plant of Nepal-based Rhiddhisiddhi Cement Industry has started. During the start-up phase, the company willl produce 20,000 bags/day of cement, which wi...
Votorantim Cimentos records 6% net revenue rise
Brazil's Votorantim Cimentos has reported a 5.5 per cent YoY rise in net revenue to BRL2524m (US$654.5m) for the first quarter of 2019. The increase was attributed to the result...