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PCA: cement segments show mixed growth in 2Q15

PCA: cement segments show mixed growth in 2Q15

Growth among end-use cement segments was mixed as 10 of the 18 segments tracked recorded volume gains in the second quarter of 2015, according to the latest PCA Survey of Portla...

Italy: price fixing probe opened

Italy: price fixing probe opened

Italy's antitrust authority has opened a probe into four cement makers for alleged price fixing, it said in a statement on Thursday. The companies under investigation include Bu...

CPA revises construction outlook

CPA revises construction outlook

The Construction Products Association (CPA) expects further growth for the UK construction industry, although the latest forecast reflects a downward revision since the summer o...

PPC expects "massive growth" in African demand

PPC expects "massive growth" in African demand

PPC expects "massive growth" in African cement demand over the next 35 years, driven by a growing population, rising wealth and greater ease of doing business, CEO, Darryl Castl...

PCA forecast sees continued growth

PCA forecast sees continued growth

During the PCA Board of Directors meeting last week, PCA Chief Economist and Group Vice President, Ed Sullivan, reported that 2015 cement consumption in the United States will c...

ASEC Cement closes sale to Misr Cement Qena

ASEC Cement closes sale to Misr Cement Qena

ASEC Cement, a business unit of Qalaa Holdings, on Sunday announced it reached financial close on the sale of its holdings in subsidiaries ASEC Minya Cement and ASEC Ready Mix C...

Colombia: Argos 3Q15 profits jump 63% YoY

Colombia: Argos 3Q15 profits jump 63% YoY

Cementos Argos has announced a 63 per cent hike in profits for 3Q15. Revenues are up 35 per cent while EBITDA saw a 41 per cent advance. Dispatches were up to a record 3.8Mt, a ...

CRH reiterates 2015 guidance

CRH reiterates 2015 guidance

CRH reported that its third-quarter trading environment benefitted from continued positive momentum in the Americas where overall economic recovery is driving construction deman...