ACC shows 38% growth in profit for the 1Q19
India's ACC (LafargeHolcim group) has reported a 38 per cent YoY increase in profit after tax to INR3.46bn (US$49.51m) in the 1Q19, compared with INR2.5bn of the year-ago period...
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Vietnam cement sales advance 11% in March
Domestic sales in Vietnam increased 19 per cent YoY and 147 per cent MoM to 6.797Mt in March 2019, according to the latest data from the Vietnam National Cement Association (VNC...
UltraTech Cement records positive results for FY18-19
India’s UltraTech Cement (Aditya Birla Group) has reported a 9.6 per cent YoY increase in consolidated profit after tax to INR24.35bn (US$347.6m) for the year ended 31 March 201...
CRH reports positive 1Q19
Ahead of tomorrow's AGM, CRH reports that the group has had a positive start to the year with 1Q19 like-for-like group sales seven per cent ahead of 1Q18. Sales volumes benefite...
Egyptian cement exports decline in the 2M19
Egyptian cement exports declined in value to US$19m in the first two months of 2019 compared with US$23m of the year-ago period, according to the Export Council for Building Mat...
Eagle Materials launches strategic review
Eagle Materials Inc, USA, has launched a strategic review of its portfolio of businesses, including heavy materials, light materials, and oil and gas proppants. The review will ...
Indonesian cement sales edge up 3% in 2M19
Total cement deliveries by Indonesian cement producers advanced 2.6 per cent in the first two months of 2019 to 11.216Mt when compared with 10.93Mt in the 2M18, according to the...
US Portland and blended cement market expands 11% in January
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the USA and Puerto Rico advanced 11 per cent YoY to 6.4Mt, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). A combined 49 per cent...
Peruvian cement market expands 5% in March
Peru’s cement consumption advanced 4.8 per cent to 0.931Mt in March 2019 when compared with March 2018, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem. The figure include...
Maple Leaf Cement set to begin production at new 7300tpd line
Pakistan’s Maple Leaf Cement has announced that it expects to start commercial production of clinker from its new 7300tpd line in Iskandarabad, Punjab province, next week. "Afte...