Iran’s cement exports up 32%
Iran’s cement exports expanded by 32 per cent during the first four months of the current fiscal year (20 March-22 July 2018), according to the country’s Customs Administration....
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Moroccan market expands 8% in July
Cement demand in Morocco increased 7.8 per cent YoY to 1,298,479t in July 2018 from 1,204,101t in the previous year, according to data from the country's Ministry of Housing and...
CimGabon to build second line
CIMAF expects to launch construction on a second production line at CimGabon's Owendo works, near Libreville, in less than two months. The EUR10m new line will add 0.35Mta of pr...
Vicem sees Jan-Aug sales up 12% YoY
State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem) reported cement and clinker sales of 18.88Mt in the first eight months of this year. This represents an increase of 11.5 per cen...
Egypt's National Cement Co goes into liquidation
Egypt's Ministry of Public Sector has announced that the National Cement Co (NCC) has fallen into liquidation. NCC's kiln lines had been shutdown since 31 May 2018.
Cement prices fall in Bolivia
Cement prices have started to decline in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, as competition intensifies on the back of a slowdown in the local construction sector. Prices have fallen to BOB44-...
Taiwanese producers record positive August results
Taiwan’s Asia Cement Corp has reported a 31.7 per cent YoY increase in revenue to TWD7.18bn (US$232.9m) for August 2018, alongside a 34.6 per cent rise in Jan-Aug revenue to TWD...
Zimbabwe's cement demand outpaces supply
Zimbabwe is facing a cement shortage due to demand temporarily outpacing supply. The Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI) has demanded answers from the country's cement pr...
Buzzi Unicem set to acquire 50% of Grupo Ricardo Brennand
Buzzi Unicem has signed an agreement with Grupo Ricardo Brennand aimed at acquiring 50 per cent of BCPAR SA, a subsidiary of Brennand Cimentos, including two integrated cement p...
Breedon's unaudited 1H18 results see revenues up 16%
Breedon Group Plc's interim results (unaudited) for 1H18 saw revenues up 16 per cent to GBP378.4m (US$378.4m) from GBP326.3m in 1H17. Profit before tax reached GBP30.4m down thr...