SFIC: French cement sector to stabilise in 2016
France's cement sector in 2016 is showing "some signs of optimism" and pointing therefore to a stabilisation of the markets after eight years of decline thanks to a pick-up in t...
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LH confirms Sberbank shareholding
LafargeHolcim Ltd said in a statement yesterday that it was informed on 25 January 2016 by Sberbank of Russia that it holds, through a repurchase transaction with Eurocement Hol...
Siam Cement posts 29% rise in 4Q net profit
Siam Cement Plc posted a 29 per cent increase in fourth-quarter net profit as better earnings from its chemical unit outweighed weakness in cement and the building materials bus...
PPC reports 3% decline in first-quarter sales
South African cement producer PPC reported a three per cent sales decline in its trading update for the October-December 2015 quarter, citing weak demand and tough competition.
PCA Regional Forecast: coasts to see strongest cement consumption growth
PCA's recently released Winter 2015-16 State Forecast maintains expectations for the strongest rates of cement consumption growth to occur in the West with YoY growth of six per...
Indonesia: exports offset slower domestic sales
Cement industry statistics show that full-year 2015 consumption in Indonesia increased by 0.8 per cent YoY to 60.4Mt, while including exports, sales were up by 2.1 per cent to 6...
Construction output 0.8% in euro area
In November 2015 compared with October 2015, seasonally-adjusted production in the construction sector increased by 0.8 per cent in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.7 per cent in t...
UltraTech 3Q revenues rise 5%
Indian cement major UltraTech Cement reported five per cent revenue growth for the 3QFY15-16, driven by seven per cent volume growth while the cement pricing environment remaine...
Holcim Indonesia completes acquisition of Lafarge Cement Indonesia
Holcim Indonesia Tbk has acquired Lafarge Cement Indonesia, following the merger of the two parent companies.
Vicem sales climb 4.2% in 2015
State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem), the country’s leading cement producer, said it sold about 22.97Mt of cement and clinker in 2015, rising 4.2 per cent fro...