Brazil sales edge ahead 2.3%, Jan-Sept
Brazilian cement sales in the first nine months of 2013 totalled 52.4Mt, a rise of 2.3 per cent on the same period of last year, latest data from Sindicato Nacional da Indústri...
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Fancesa to open bidding process for new plant, Bolivia
Bolivian cement producer Fancesa will put out its planned new cement works out to tender next year. Mirko Gardilcic, Fancesa manager, said the new works will be a split-site...
Lafarge confirms commitment to Indian market
Despite the current slowdown on the Indian market, Lafarge has reaffirmed its commitment given the country’s huge long-term potential. In an interview with the Economic Times...
FLSmidth confirms Qatari project talks, contract to be finalised
Following reports in Qatari media stating that FLSmidth has entered into an agreement with Qatari Investors Group for supply of equipment and machinery for a cement plant in Qa...
Employment suspension to affect all of Olazagutía’s employees
The temporary employment suspension (ERTE) raised by Cementos Portland for its six plants in Spain is expected to affect the entire workforce of the Olazagutía plant in Navarra...
Ketton solar power plant could see year-end start, UK
A new solar power plant to be built on land owned by Hanson Cement could be up-and-running by year-end, with over a third of its power destined to supply the UK cement producer...
AVIC raises stake in KHD, buy-out offer
China-based AVIC International Holdings Ltd said it will boost its holding in KHD Humboldt Wedag International AG and make a buy-out offer. The Shenzhen-based company will b...
Vicem Hoang Mai Cement expects to return to pretax profit, Vietnam
Vicem Hoang Mai Cement JSC expects to post a pretax profit of in the third quarter after an audited loss in the first six months, but is unlikely to hit its full-year target. ...
Semen Indonesia sees robust sales rise
Semen Indonesia has announced that its sales increased to 18.5Mt in the first nine months of the year, 15.6 per cent higher than the same period of last year including a notabl...
China production rises in first eight months
China's cement and clinker production totalled 1.52bnt and 888Mt in the first eight months of 2013, up 9.2 per cent and 5.2 per cent respectively from the same period of a year...
Lucky Cement wins Green Supply Chain Award, Pakistan
Pakistan's leading producer, Lucky Cement, has won the Green Supply Chain Award for its sustainable operations and logistics network at the 3rd International Shipping, Logistic...
SGC full-year revenue to be affected by flood impact
Siam Cement Group (SCG) expects full year revenue to be slightly lower than original forecasts as flooding hits domestic sales. In an interview with the Bangkok Post, SCG’s ch...
Vicem sales rise 9.5% in first nine months
Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) reported a 9.5 per cent YoY rise in sales for the first nine months of 2013 to 15.84Mt, meeting 72.3 per cent of its full-year targe...
Holcim Indonesia commissions new packing plant
Holcim Indonesia has commissioned its new packaging plant and silo in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. President Director of Holcim Indonesia, Eaman Ginley, said the packing plant ...
Upbeat outlook for SCC third-quarter earnings
Thai conglomerate Siam Cement Co (SCC) is expected to post robust YoY earnings growth in 3Q13 thanks to improved petrochem spread and healthy cement demand growth with higher p...
Lafarge Tarmac selects LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru
Lafarge Tarmac has selected LLamasoft Supply Chain Guru as the standard application for its supply chain design. “We selected LLamasoft as our supply chain design partner ba...
Zambia prices rise on increased fuel costs
Cement prices in the Zambian city of Ndola have risen by ZMW15 (US$2.84) as construction activity booms and the country’s leading producer looks to offset a rise in fuel costs....
PCA: political risks could derail US recovery
US economic growth and employment levels continue to improve and PCA forecasts that this trend will carry on through 2013. However, the association warns that domestic politica...
Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen acquires stake in Vinaconex Xuan Mai Concrete & Construction
Retail investor Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen has acquired 1.93 million shares, or a 9.67 per cent stake, of Vinaconex Xuan Mai Concrete & Construction JSC. Last month, Khai Hung Compa...
Russia: the rise of imported cement
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has launched a case against stevedoring companies and ports in the Rostov region for refusing the transfer of shipments from Turk...
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