Colombian cement market contracts 4% in October
Cement dispatches in Colombia declined by 3.6 per cent YoY in October 2024 to 1.074Mt from 1.114Mt in October 2023, reports the country’s statistics agency, DANE. Bagged cement ...
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Mississippi Lime Co withdraws from Bío Bío acquisition
USA-based Mississippi Lime Co has stepped back from purchasing a stake in Chilean cement producer Cementos Bío Bío (CBB) . This will enable Yura Chile, part of Peru's Gloria Gro...
Heidelberg Materials strengthens East Coast presence with Giant Cement acquisition
Heidelberg Materials North America has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Giant Cement Holding Inc. (GCHI), a leading cement producer on the US East Coast known for its fo...
Philippine cement manufacturers seek expanded anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese imports
The Tariff Commission of the Philippines has announced the commencement of an investigation into the potential expansion of anti-dumping duties on cement imports from Vietnam. T...
Eagle Materials Inc selects thyssenkrupp Polysius for Laramie plant modernisation
Eagle Materials Inc has awarded thyssenkrupp Polysius the contract for the modernisation and expansion of its cement plant in Laramie , Wyoming. Originally commissioned in 1926,...
Fuel restrictions impact Iranian cement industry
Iran’s cement industry faces deepening energy challenges as fuel restrictions impact production, according to the Secretary of the Cement Industry Employers’ Association (CIEA)....
Spanish cement market expands 15% in October
Cement demand in Spain increased by 14.5 per cent to 1,369,520t in October 2024 when compared with October 2023, according to Infocemento. The level is the highest in the last f...
Peru’s cement market expands 3% in October
Cement dispatches in Peru increased by three per cent YoY to 1.117Mt in October 2024 from 1.083Mt in October 2023, according to Peru’s cement association, ASOCEM. Of this total,...
Adani Group refutes allegations of fraud
Adani Group has strongly refuted the allegations made by the US Department of Justice and the US Securities and Exchange Commission against its chairman Gautam Adani, and other ...
Sale of Loma Negra on track to be completed
Loma Negra , Argentina, moves closer to a new Brazilian owner. The sale of Loma Negra has added a new chapter and seems to be more on track to completion. The Argentinean compan...