Moroccan cement market contracts 15% in March
Moroccan cement demand declined 15.1 per cent YoY in March 2018 to 1,124,152t from 1,324,221t in the third month of 2017, according to the latest data from the country's Ministr...
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PPC considers expansion and possible sell-off in DR Congo
PPC Ltd's Chief Executive Officer, Johann Claassen, has vowed to boost liquidity and extend debt maturity and he's eyeing future expansion for the company in east and west Africa.
Egyptian cement prices rise EGP250/t in March
Egyptian cement prices increased by EGP250/t (US$14.14/t) to reach EGP1100/t at the beginning of March, reports Ahram Online. This has been attributed to some manufacturers usin...
New CSI-IEA cement technology roadmap offers strategy for 24% cut in CO2 emissions
The Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) and International Energy Agency (IEA) have published a new technology roadmap, Low-Carbon Transition in the Cement Industry, to update...
PCA forecasts 3% growth in cement consumption for 2018
The USA-based Portland Cement Association (PCA) has released its Market Intelligence Spring Forecast and envisions modest growth for cement consumption over the next two years, ...
Argentina cement market expands 6% in March
Cement consumption in Argentina increased 6.2 per cent in March 2018 to 1,091,121t from 1,027,094t in March 2017, according to the country’s cement association, AFCP. When compa...
Thomas Schmidheiny and Bertrand Collomb retire from LafargeHolcim Board of Directors
Thomas Schmidheiny has taken the decision not to stand for re-election at LafargeHolcim’s upcoming Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2018, according to a company press statement. ...
Cementir Holding completes acquisition of Lehigh White Cement Co stake
Cementir Holding completes today the acquisition of an additional 38.75 per cent stake in Lehigh White Cement Co.
Tanzania Portland Cement's profits fall to TZS35.5bn in FY17
Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC), also known as Twiga Cement, recorded a net profit of TZS35.5bn (US$15.6m) last year, lower than TZS39.8bn (US$17.6m) recorded in 2016.
Bangladesh plans dry-process conversion at Chhatak
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC), owned by the Bangladeshi Ministry of Industries, is still looking for an engineering and construction contractor to convert th...