Peru’s cement market stable in 2014
Peru’s cement market absorbed around 881,360t of cement in December 2014, according to the latest data from the country’s cement association, Asocem.
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Indonesia lowers SOE-produced cement prices
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has decided to lower the selling price of cement produced by State-Owned Enterprises (SOE) by IDR3000/bag. On Friday last week, the president a...
Semen Indonesia's Myanmar investment discussions still ongoing
Semen Indonesia may withdraw from plans to invest in Myanmar if the company and its local partner fail to reach an amicable agreement over the partnership deal, a company execut...
Holcim remains committed to Lafarge merger despite SNB move
Holcim said it remained committed to a planned merger with Lafarge despite a move by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) that knocked almost CHF3bn (US$3.45bn) off the Swiss company's...
St Marys Cement considers options to enhance capacity
St Marys Cement Inc, part of Votorantim Cimentos, is considering modernising its cement plant in Charlevoix, Michigan, or reopening its Dixon facility in Illinois, on the back o...
Vicem sales exceed full-year target
State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) sales rose by 3.2 per cent from a year ago and exceeded the year’s target by 5.7 per cent boosted by higher exports.
Cameroon: first raw materials arrive at Dangote’s Douala plant
Dangote Cement has received the first cargoes of raw materials for its new cement works at Douala, Cameroon. The delivery consists of clinker, gypsum and pozzolan, produced in t...
Saudi monthly cement sales up 17% YoY
Saudi Arabian cement sales in December 2014 rose 17 per cent YoY to 5.59Mt from 4.79Mt in the same month of the year before, latest statistics published by domestic producer Yam...
PCA: construction recovery continues to expand
Construction recovery in the US continues to expand and all regions are expected to participate in 2015, according to the PCA State Construction and Cement Forecast report, 2014...
Egypt: gas supplies to cement plants replaced by fuel oil
Egypt’s decreased gas output is further squeezing fuel supplies to the country’s cement factories. The Egyptian Gas Holding Co (EGAS) has halted gas supplies to cement plants an...