Pakistan: Maple Leaf expansion plans
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd announced that its board of directors has approved an additional dry-process clinker production line (No. 3) at its existing plant site in Iskander...
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USA: Eagles Materials to buy Cemex Fairborn plant
Cemex US has signed a definitive agreement for the sale of its Fairborn (OH) cement plant and cement terminal in Columbus (OH), including a bagging operation to Eagle Materials ...
Kenya: ARM will look to improve margins
ARM Cement posted a pretax loss of KES473.5m (US$4.5 m) in the first six months, which the firm attributed to unrealised foreign exchange losses associated with borrowing for it...
USA: Martinsburg plant sale to reduce HeidelbergCement's debt funding
The gap to repay a EUR2.7bn bridge facility that supports HeidelbergCement's purchase of Italcementi is set to close, once the HeidelbergCement cashes in the sale of its Martins...
Holcim Indonesia sees sales volume grow by 21.1% in 1H16
PT Holcim Indonesia Tbk, part of the LafargeHolcim Group, noted that domestic sale prices of cement dipped 17 per cent in 1H16, but the company still achieved 11.5 per cent incr...
Argentina reports upturn in cement demand in August
Cement dispatches in Argentina increased by 6.7 per cent YoY in August, according to preliminary figures published by the Argentine cement association, AFCP. The domestic market...
US cement shipments for June reach 9.2Mt
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in June 2016 were about 9.2Mt, up by 2.7 per cent from sales in June 2015, reports the US Geo...
Kohat Cement reports profit increase of 32.7%
Kohat Cement announced a profit after tax of PKR4.4bn (US$42.1m) for the financial year ending 30 June 2016, a 32.7 per cent increase from the PKR3.2bn achieved in the correspon...
Cimpor takes massive provisions in Brazil
Cimpor's first-half turnover dropped by 31.1 per cent to EUR897.3m, while EBITDA declined by 39.1 per cent to EUR170.1m. The amortisation and provision charge jumped from EUR100...
Lucky Cement's profits up 9.3%
As a result of an increase in turnover, Lucky Cement's full year profits increased by 9.3 per cent. The company reported earnings of PKR16.15bn (US$154.67m) compared to PKR14.78...