Vicem eight-month sales rise 9.5%
Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem), domestic market leader, said cement and clinker sales rose by 9.5 per cent YoY to 14.38Mt.
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British Columbia industry reaching milestone
Just two years after its launch in Canada, a new cement type that results in 10 per cent lower CO2 emissions is rapidly becoming the preferred standard for the majority of new c...
Heidelberg updates on sustainability efforts
HeidelbergCement has released its 2011/2012 Sustainability Report, highlighting topics and challenges for the German cement major in its drive for sustainable development. The n...
Tanzania Portland optimistic on 2H turnaround
Tanzania Portland Cement Company expects a recovery in second half net profit thanks to reduced production costs.
PCA sees higher demand growth from 2014
While an unusually wet spring and early summer impacted cement consumption in the first quarter of 2013, it has not put a dampener on the opportunity for strong growth in the co...
UltraTech acquires Jaiprakash's Gujarat assets
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd has confirmed it will sell its cement assets in Gujarat to UltraTech Cement Ltd for around INR38bn (US$598m) including debt. UltraTech, the country's l...
DG Khan Cement plans greenfield plant, Pakistan
DG Khan Cement has been given the green light by its Board of Directors (BoD) to set up a greenfield plant in Pakistan, but plans for a Mozambique facility have been withdrawn.
Brazil's August cement sales slip 1.2%
Cement sales in Brazil fell 1.2 per cent YoY in August 2013 to 6.4Mt, latest data from local association SNIC shows. During the first eight months of the year, sales reached 46....
US June shipments down slightly YoY
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US and Puerto Rico during June 2013 were about 7.6Mt, down slightly from the same month of the year before, data from the U...