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Vulcan Materials posts fall in revenues in 1Q24

Vulcan Materials posts fall in revenues in 1Q24

US-based Vulcan Materials has reported total revenue of US$1546m in the first quarter of 2024, down from US$1649m in the same period a year earlier. Gross profit in the 1Q came ...

Birla Corp reports 127% jump in net profit

Birla Corp reports 127% jump in net profit

Birla Corp has continued its steady progress of the first three quarters of fiscal 2023-24 to end the year on a high, with record cement sales by volume and a 127 per cent growt...

EAPC recommissions Athi River plant

EAPC recommissions Athi River plant

East African Portland Cement (EAPC) has recommissioned its Athi River plant in Kenya, boosting the company’s cement production capacity by 1Mta over the next two years, reports ...

InterCement signs exclusivity agreement with CSN

InterCement signs exclusivity agreement with CSN

Following its market announcement of 23 February 2024, InterCement Participações SA announced that in the context of the competitive process, organised by Banco BTG Pactual, it ...

Weak first quarter for Spanish cement

Weak first quarter for Spanish cement

Cement consumption in Spain dropped a notable 23.6 per cent YoY in March 2024, to 1.102Mt, down from 1.144Mt in March 2023, according to the Spanish cement association, Infoceme...

CEMEX upgraded by Fitch Ratings

CEMEX upgraded by Fitch Ratings

CEMEX has reached full investment grade status after being upgraded to BBB- by rating agency Fitch Ratings. This follows S&P Global Ratings’ upgrade announced in March 2024. “Ac...