Brazil Jan cement sales rise 6.8% YoY
Preliminary data and market estimates show that Brazilian cement sales increased by 6.8 per cent in January 2014 to 5.9Mt, latest data from local cement association SNIC shows....
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The Netherlands: Limburg postpones ENCI decision
The provincial government of Limburg, The Netherlands, has not taken any further decision regarding ENCI – contrary to expectations. A new decision is required as the Dutch Co...
PCA names Anderson VP of public affairs, USA
The PCA has named Mark J Anderson group vice president of public affairs, effective 17 February 2014. He will be the key PCA government affairs representative, responsible for ...
Nigeria sets up technical committee to review quality
The government of Nigeria has set up a technical committee to review the quality of cement produced within the country and is said to be evaluating the impact of eliminating 32...
Argentina: producers benefit from modest rise in demand
In January 2014, Argentina’s cement plants shipped 931,738t, including exports, reflecting a MoM increase of 0.4 per cent and a YoY rise of two per cent. The domestic marked d...
Cemex in tyre agreement with General Motors
Cemex has reached an agreement with General Motors (GM) of Mexico to use non-recyclable waste from the carmaker’s manufacturing plant in San Luis Potosí in its kilns. In exch...
ACC inaugurates blended cement facility, India
ACC has inaugurated a blended cement plant at Padubidri in Udupi district in the Karnataka state of India. The unit will use fly ash from Udupi Power Corporation’s thermal po...
Dungsam Cement eyes northeast Indian markets
Bhutan-based cement producer Dungsam Cement is looking to market its cement in northeastern India. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the government’s Druk Holdings & Investments,...
Honduras government freezes cement price for further 30 days
Following an agreement with local cement companies, the Honduran government resolved to continue freezing cement prices at HNL160 (US$8.07)/bag. On 11 January, the country’s...
Lafarge Volos sets up novel wastewater partnership, Greece
Lafarge's Volos cement plant in Greece has set up a novel partnership with a local drinks company, allowing it to reuse the company's wastewater in the cement producer’s indust...
Saudi approves licence for new Riyadh plant
Saudi Arabia's minister of commerce and industry, Dr Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al-Rabiah, approved the licence for the establishment of Baha Cement Co, in Riyadh, with a share capital ...
Gebr Pfeiffer Inc wins two orders from Lafarge
Lafarge North America Inc has selected Gebr Pfeiffer’s MVR vertical roller mill technology for its modernisation project at the Ravena cement works in NY, USA. Lafarge is in t...
PPC set to enter the Algerian cement market
PPC announced that advanced plans are in place to enter the Algerian cement market through a partnership with Algerian private sector investors in Hodna Cement Company. Hodna...
Buzzi sees advances in Russia and US
Italian cement major Buzzi Unicem saw turnover decline by 2.1 per cent last year to EUR2754m as the company saw another fall in its domestic market of Italy, but Russia and the...
Indonesia: January sales decline on floods
Cement sales in Indonesia declined by 0.3 per cent to 4.64Mta as heavy rains triggered extensive flooding, causing disruption to construction activity and distribution networks...
Cherat Cement six-month profit rises 17% YoY, Pakistan
Pakistan-based producer Cherat Cement posted a profit after tax of PKR710m (US$6.74m) in the six months to the end of December 2013. This translates into a rise of 17 per cent ...
CCCL looks to boost cement usage for road construction
Caribbean Cement Co Ltd (CCCL) is seeking to improve the usage of cement in the construction of roads with plans to double sales to this segment. Speaking to the Jamaica Glean...
DTI steps up monitoring of reported price hikes
The Philippines' Department of Industry is stepping up its monitoring of cement prices following recent reports of price hikes. "Our monitoring teams in all provinces and reg...
Saudi Cement recommends SAR3.5/share for 2H13
Saudi Cement Co said that its board had recommended a cash dividend of SAR3.5/share (US$0.93) for the second half of 2013. This is the same as the dividend paid in the correspo...
Polish January output and sales jump
Poland's cement production totalled 521,100t in January 2014, up by 34.4 per cent YoY, according to data from the country's cement producers association, SPC. Cement sales jum...
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