French cement market advances 6.6% in 1Q14
Cement consumption in France increased 6.6 per cent to 4.386Mt in 1Q14 compared to 4.115Mt in the same period of last year, according provisional data released by French cement...
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African Forum checks dynamics of cement prices
Zambia has recently recorded intermittent increases in the cost of cement, prompting government to call for additional private investment in the industry. The Competition and...
Saudi Arabia's cement industry looks forward to good times
Saudi Arabia's cement companies are preparing for long-term cement demand growth as they expand their capacity. However, for some such as Yanbu Cement, the past quarter has see...
Venezuela cement capacity set to increase
With a total capacity of 9.09Mta and 20 production lines, Venezuela’s cement industry is stable, according to the country’s Minister for Industry, José David Cabello. He als...
Cemex to appeal Spanish fine
Cemex said Spanish tax authorities have fined its Spanish subsidiary EUR455m (US$620m) following an audit of the unit's tax returns for the years 2006 through 2009. Cemex ...
Holcim and Lafarge confirm talks on possible merger
Holcim and Lafarge have confirmed that they are in advanced discussions regarding a "possible combination." The world's two leading cement majors said in separate releases th...
Lafarge Pakistan net sales rise 7% YoY
Releasing further details on its 2013 performance, Lafarge Pakistan Cement said it saw net sales grow by seven per cent to PKR10.302m (US$105m) from PKR9624m. The company incr...
Asia Cement unit plans to buy Sichuan cement plant, China
Asia Cement (China) said its non-wholly-owned subsidiary Sichuan Yadong Cement entered into a framework agreement with the existing shareholders of Sichuan Lanfeng Cement to ac...
Lucky Cement begins production at Iraq works
Pakistan producer Lucky Cement has started production at its 0.87Mta joint venture grinding plant in Basra, Iraq. Lucky Cement CEO, Muhammad Ali Tabba, told local press that p...
Groundbreaking ceremony for new Tajikistan-China joint venture plant
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon attended a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of a greenfield cement plant in Gayur-Sughdcement, in the Bobojonghafourov district, Sughd pr...
Hetauda Cement hikes prices, Nepal
The board of Hetauda Cement Industries Ltd decided on Tuesday to raise the price of cement due to increased raw material costs. The Nepalese-based cement producer is to incre...
Consortium awarded Oruro contract, Bolivia
German-Spanish consortium (ThyssenKrupp) Polysius-Sacyr-Imasa has been awarded the US$244m contract for Ecebol’s new cement plant in Caracollo Norte, Oruro, Bolivia, according ...
Essroc’s Nazareth cement plant earns Energy Star certification
Essroc’s cement plant in Nazareth, PA has earned the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Energy Star certification which signifies that the facility performs in the top ...
DR Congo: North Kivu starts first cement plant
Nyiragongo launched its first cement on 1 April 2014 during a ceremony presided over by the head of the provincial executive, Julien Paluku. This is first cement works to be si...
Texas Industries third-quarter net loss widens
During the first nine months to the end of February, Texas Industries Inc saw turnover rise by 34.4 per cent to US$649.8m and the EBITDA advanced by 46 per cent to US$69m. Aft...
Fives FCB wins 6000tpd line contract in Algeria
Fives FCB signed a contract with Entreprise des Ciments et Dérivés d’El Chellif (ECDE), part of Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) related to the extension of a third production line at ...
Bío-Bío shares up 17% after Chilean earthquake
Shares of Cementos Bío-Bío rose 16.73 per cent to CLP600 on the Santiago Stock Exchanges in antipication of an increase in cement demand due to the earthquake that struck north...
Sino-Zimbabwe confident on production targets
Sino-Zimbabwe Cement is confident that it will meet its targeted 700-1200tpd production capacitty following the completion of phase one of its plant upgrade. Sino-Zimbabwe a...
Recent orders for Cemengal in Saudi Arabia and Mauritania
Cemengal has received a second order from a Saudi Arabian client for the supply of its Plug&Grind® (P&G) process technology. It has also received two orders for the system in M...
US January shipments edge ahead, imports lower
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in January were 4.9Mt, up slightly from the January 2013 level, USGS data released today sho...
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