Brazil's cement market expands 12% in April
Cement dispatches in Brazil increased 12.3 per cent YoY to 5.142Mt in April 2024 from 4.577Mt in April 2023. Dispatches advanced 5.7 per cent MoM from 4.865Mt in March 2024, whe...
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Strong cement sales cool oversupply concerns in Iran
Iranian cement sales came in at 5.75Mt in March, down two per cent from 5.87Mt a year earlier, according to the Iranian cement association. Producers manufactured 4.676Mt of cem...
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh looks for new MD
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Ltd is seeking a new managing director to oversee its operations in Bangladesh. Part of Heidelberg Materials (HM) Group, HeidelbergCement Bangladesh ...
Brookfield plant produces clinker from recycled materials
Lafarge Canada and Geocycle Canada ( Holcim group ) are proud to announce the completion of a pilot at the Lafarge Brookfield Cement plant in Nova Scotia, Canada, to produce hig...
TPI Polene reports weak operating conditions in 1Q24
The Bank of Thailand’s statistics on domestic cement sales show a negative trend since the pandemic, falling by 3.1 per cent in 2022 and 1.5 per cent in 2023. In addition, since...
Taiwan Cement to operate as TCC Group Holdings
Taiwan Cement Corporation (TCC) held its shareholders' meeting on 21 May 2024 officially announcing the transformation of the 78-year-old company into a group holding company, s...
Beton Provincial acquires CRH Canada assets
Béton Provincial has concluded its deal with CRH Canada Group Inc , acquiring assets in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador as well as the state of New York. As a result, Béton Pr...
CEMEX develops Generative AI tool
CEMEX has developed the first generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool of its kind in the building material industry, transforming how its salesforce interacts with clients ...
Eagle Materials posts record results
Eagle Materials has reported record revenue of US$2.3bn in the FY23-24, ended 31 March 2024, marking a five per cent advance YoY. Net earnings over the year improved by three pe...
PHINMA Corp to acquire Petra Cement for PHP500m
Philippines-based PHINMA Corp announced it will acquire Petra Cement Inc for PHP500m (US$8.6m). The conglomerate signed a purchase agreement through its subsidiary Philcement Co...