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Cementos Progreso joins the CSI

Cementos Progreso joins the CSI

Cementos Progreso of Guatemala has joined the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CSI) as its first affiliate member, a new level created this year by CSI to expand its membership...

ARM suffers heavy half-year losses

ARM suffers heavy half-year losses

Kenya's ARM Cement Ltd announced a half-year 428.53 per cent increase in losses to KES1.41bn (US$13.5m) from KES266.78m during the same period last year.

KSI opens slag grinding plant

KSI opens slag grinding plant

PT Krakatau Semen Indonesia (KSI), a joint venture between state-owned steel maker PT Krakatau Steel and state-owned cement maker PT Semen Indonesia, has opened a new slag grind...

San Miguel, Northern Cement form JV

San Miguel, Northern Cement form JV

San Miguel Corp (SMC) has formed a joint venture with Northern Cement Corp to establish a cement plant in Sison, Pangasinan, Philippines.

Bamburi posts decline in half-year profit

Bamburi posts decline in half-year profit

Bamburi Cement posted a 36 per cent decline in its half-year net profit to KES1.8bn (US$17.4m) compared to a KES2.8bn recorded in the first six months of 2016.

Positive outlook for German cement demand

Positive outlook for German cement demand

Cement consumption in Germany rose by approximately 3.2 per cent YoY in 2016 to 27.5Mt, with the positive trend expected to continue this year, according to German Cement Works ...