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Peru: Unacem reports loss of US$1.15m in 3Q16

Peru: Unacem reports loss of US$1.15m in 3Q16

The company Union Andina de Cementos (Unacem), one of the two largest companies in the sector in Peru, reporteda loss of PEN3.9m (US$1.15m) in the third quarter due to lower sal...

Cemex Latam Holdings 9M16 net sales fall 8%

Cemex Latam Holdings 9M16 net sales fall 8%

Cemex Latam Holdings SA (CLH) announced that its consolidated net sales reached US$1012m in the 9M16. This is a fall of eight per cent during the first nine months of 2016 compa...

Holcim Philippines 3Q profits up 15%

Holcim Philippines 3Q profits up 15%

Holcim Philippines increased its net profit for 9M16 by nearly 20 per cent YoY to PHP5.4bn (US$111.8m), helped by a double-digit growth in cement sales. For the 3Q alone, the co...

USA: Hagerstown plant US$96m upgrade

USA: Hagerstown plant US$96m upgrade

Holcim (US) has completed a US$96m upgrade on its Hagerstown plant, Maryland. The facility has existed for over 100 years and according John Stull, CEO of US operations for Lafa...

Cameroon: new Cimencam plant by 2018

Cameroon: new Cimencam plant by 2018

Société les Cimenteries du Cameroun (Cimencam) announced that the commissioning of its new Nomayos cement plant is scheduled for mid-2018. The new grinding unit will boast an in...