Pakistan exports decline in first 11 months
Despite a marked increase in shipments to India, Pakistan exports have proved disappointing in the first 11 months of the current fiscal, declining both in volume and revenue te...
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ARM acquires full control of Rwandan producer
ARM Cement has completed the acquisition of Kigali Cement, taking full control of the Rwandan producer.
US shipments rise 6% YoY
Shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico for the four months to the end of April 2014 reached 23.1Mt, up by about six per cent YoY, latest data from th...
Holcim expansion project complete, Bangladesh
Holcim Bangladesh has completed expansion of its Meghnaghat grinding plant, achieving an additional capacity of 0.7Mta.
Colombian market grows 14.7% in May
Dispatches and output of cement in Colombia rose by 14.7 and 15.3 per cent, respectively in May, according to domestic statistics office, Dane. May deliveries reached 1.034Mt wh...
Lafarge Pakistan to go under hammer
Three leading Pakistan cement producers are gearing up to acquire a majority holding in Lafarge Pakistan, with the bidding process expected to be concluded in the coming weeks.
HeidelbergCement rolls out CIP worldwide
HeidelbergCement has started its Continuous Improvement Program (CIP) to optimise the working processes in cement production. The new program, which will be introduced at 65 cem...
Holcim NZ gets set to increase imports
Holcim New Zealand has confirmed its Westport cement plant will close by the second half of 2016 as the company now has all the final approvals to go ahead with its investment t...
Spain: May cement demand down 2.9%
Cement consumption in Spain reported a 2.9 per cent drop in May to 978,688t, which is 28,849t less than the same month of last year, domestic cement association, Oficemen has said.
Martin Marietta to resolve TXI competition issues
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc expects to enter into an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will resolve all competition issues with respect to the proposed acquisi...