Philippines sees 64% increase in cement imports for 1Q19
The domestic cement industry of the Philippines has reported a 64 per cent increase in imports during the first quarter of 2019. Data presented during the first public hearing c...
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US and Puerto Rican cement shipments fall to 5.7Mt in February
Total shipments of Portland and blended cements in the USA and Puerto Rico fell slightly to 5.7Mt in February 2019 when compared with February 2018, according to the US Geologic...
Huaxin Cement begins Zafarabad plant build in Uzbekistan
China’s Huaxin Cement Co Ltd has started construction on the 1.2Mta cement plant in Zafarabad district, Jizzakh region in Uzbekistan. Output from the plant is expected to be 480...
JSW Cement plans to double green cement capacity
India’s JSW Cement Ltd plans to double its green cement capacity over next couple of years. At present, the company produces green cement at its Salboni unit in West Bengal to c...
El Sewedy Cement sells Sinai Cement stake
Egypt-based El Sewedy Cement has sold its entire stake of 7.476 per cent in Sinai Cement’s capital for EGP41.97m (US$2.46m), or at an average price of EGP8.25/share, EFG Hermes ...
Peru's cement market expands 3% in April
Cement consumption in Peru advanced 3.4 per cent to 905,000t in April 2019, up 3.4 per cent when compared with April 2018, according to the country’s cement association, Asocem....
LafargeHolcim reports net sales growth of 6% in 1Q19
LafargeHolcim reported strong growth in net sales for 1Q19, rising 6.4 per cent and an over-proportional increase in recurring EBITDA, up 20.6 per cent. Group net sales of cemen...
Cementir shows strong 1Q recovery
Cementir's first-quarter turnover recovered by 9.1 per cent to EUR264.4m (US$296.4m) and EBITDA rose by 39.8 per cent to EUR33.7m, while at the trading level the advance was red...
Buzzi Unicem 1Q19 benefits from better weather
Buzzi Unicem's first-quarter turnover rose by 21.7 per cent to EUR656m (US$735.2m), having fallen by 8.4 per cent a year earlier, with turnover having improved in all countries ...
Argos' consolidated revenues rise 14% in 1Q19
In the first three months of 2019, Argos reported revenues of US$693.8m, an increase of 14 per cent on 1Q18. Operating EBITDA reached US$99.39m, 3.7 per cent higher, while net p...