UltraTech's 2Q18 sales rise by 27%
UltraTech Cement Ltd's unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30 June 2018 reported net sales of INR88.4bn (US$1.28bn), up 27 per cent from INR69.3bn of the previous ...
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Czech cement production rises 3% in 2017
Cement production in the Czech Republic increased 2.5 per cent YoY to 4.03Mt in 2017, according to the Czech Cement Association. Similarly, consumption showed growth of 3.5 per ...
Spain's cement demand up 9% in May
The Cement Demand Index in Spain noted a YoY 9.3 per cent rise in May 2018, down 1.2 percentage points when compared with the previous month, according to Oficemen, the country’...
Vicem reports 10% sales increase in 1H18
Vietnam’s Vicem has reported a 10.1 per cent YoY increase in cement and clinker sales for 1H18, with the total 14.7Mt including 11.74Mt of exports.
Brazil's cement sales slip 2% in 1H18
From January to June 2018, cement sales in Brazil totalled 25.4Mt, down 1.5 per cent YoY, according to preliminary data from SNIC, the country’s cement association.
Cement consumption in Peru up 6% in June
Peru’s cement market expanded by 5.7 per cent YoY to 0.865Mt in June 2018 and when compared with the previous month, largely stable, according to the latest data from Asocem, th...
Lehigh Hanson announces US$600m expansion and modernisation project
US-based Lehigh Hanson Inc has announced a US$600m plan to modernise and expand its plant in Mitchell, Indiana. The project to increase production capacity while significantly r...
CTIEC to start Adrar Line 2 procurement
China Triumph International Engineering Co Ltd (CTIEC) will start equipment procurement for the US$211m second production line of the Adrar plant in Algeria, which is under deve...
Steppe Cement 1H18 volumes rise by 14%
In the 1H18 Steppe Cement Ltd sold 738,228t of cement for KZT10,539m (US$30.7m), compared with 650,333t of cement for KZT8553m in 1H17. This represents an increase of 14 per cen...
Thayet cement plant to become PPP
The Ministry of Industry (MoI) in Myanmar is inviting 'expressions of interest (EoIs)' from both local and foreign investors to jointly run the state-owned Thayet cement plant i...