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Brazilian cement demand edges up 1% in 1Q19

Brazilian cement demand edges up 1% in 1Q19

Brazil’s cement sales increased 1.3 per cent YoY to 12.7Mt in the 1Q19, according to preliminary data from the country’s cement association, SNIC. The modest rise in demand has ...

Tajikistan increases output by 9% in 1Q19

Tajikistan increases output by 9% in 1Q19

Tajikistan has produced around 843,000t of cement in the first three months of 2019, an increase of nine per cent from 747,000t last year, according to Asia-Plus. Almost 85 per ...

HeidelbergCement plans to invest EUR25m in Togo

HeidelbergCement plans to invest EUR25m in Togo

HeidelbergCement intends to invest EUR25m (US$28.2m) in its Togolese subsidiaries Cimtogo, Scantogo and Granutogo, according to Eric Goulignac, the company’s managing director i...

Switzerland sees 5% increase in cement deliveries

Switzerland sees 5% increase in cement deliveries

Cement deliveries by the Swiss cement industry increased 4.8 per cent YoY to 874,275.2t in the 1Q19, according to the country’s cement association, Cemsuisse. It follows a 2.2 p...

Cbb inaugurates new 0.2Mta Arica plant

Cbb inaugurates new 0.2Mta Arica plant

Cbb (formerly known as Cementos Bío Bío) has inaugurated its new 0.2Mta cement plant in Arica, northern Chile in the presence of Chile’s Minister of Economy, José Ramón Valente....

Cimencam inaugurates 0.5Mta grinding plant

Cimencam inaugurates 0.5Mta grinding plant

President Paul Biya of Cameroon inaugurates the Nomayos grinding plant On Tuesday this week, Cimencam (LafargeHolcim group) officially inaugurated the new Nomayos cement plant. ...

Colacem acquires Cemitaly's Spoleto facility

Colacem acquires Cemitaly's Spoleto facility

Italy’s Colacem has announced the acquisition of Cemitaly’s 0.7Mta Spoleto cement plant for an undisclosed sum. Cemitaly was unveiled as the new branding of Cementir Italia in 2...