Ecuador sees Jan-August double-digit sales rise
Ecuador cement sales increased by 11.3 per cent in the first eight months of the year, according to the latest statistics from the Instituto Ecuatoriano de Cemento (INECYC). F...
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Ulrich Spiesshofer takes over as ABB’s new CEO
Ulrich Spiesshofer has succeeded Joe Hogan as chief executive officer of ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, following the three-month orderly transition peri...
Al Jouf undertakes unscheduled kiln maintenance
Al Jouf Cement has temporarily halted its production line for unscheduled maintenance until 5 October, the Saudi-based company said in a statement to the bourse. Al Jouf Cem...
Lafarge bullish on Philippine outlook
Lafarge Republic sees sustained cement demand growth in the Philippines through the year as the company prepares to lift capacity to meet future requirements. While demand in ...
Ecebol to cover 22% Bolivian cement demand
Ecebol, the state-owned cement project, is expected to cover 22 per cent of Bolivia’s cement demand when it is completed in 2018, announced the Bolivian president Evo Morales. ...
Fabrica Nacional de Cemento experiences bagging shortage
Venezuela’s Fabrica Nacional de Cemento has halted bagging cement at its key Pertigalete plant, the country’s largest cement plant. During normal operation the works bags aroun...
CRH announces US management changes
CRH plc announces that Doug Black, chief operating officer of Oldcastle, Inc (the holding company for CRH's interests in the Americas) is leaving the group to pursue other inte...
HeidelbergCement looks to increase Indian capacity
HeidelbergCement India is looking to raise its capacity in India over the next few years to 15Mta including acquisitions. Speaking to the Financial Express, CEO of the India-...
Lucky Cement full-year profit rises 47%
Pakistan-based producer Lucky Cement reported a 47 per cent increase in full-year profit and is optimistic on the outlook for domestic consumption but cautions that challenges ...
Israel opens Gaza for cement imports
After six years of closing the border with Gaza to cement, gravel and iron imports, Israel has decided to allow such deliveries to take place again via the Kerem Shalom border...
Japanese cement producers hike prices
Prices for building materials in Japan, including cement, are being hiked on the back of post-earthquake reconstruction projects, and robust demand for condominiums and other b...
Vicem eight-month sales rise 9.5%
Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem), domestic market leader, said cement and clinker sales rose by 9.5 per cent YoY to 14.38Mt. Domestic sales accounted for 13.64Mt of the ...
Bolivia authorises Ecebol new plant spend
The government of Bolivia has authorised the release of US$244,928,439 to Empresa Pública Cementos Boliviana (Ecebol) for the implementation, operation and commissioning of a c...
British Columbia industry reaching milestone
Just two years after its launch in Canada, a new cement type that results in 10 per cent lower CO2 emissions is rapidly becoming the preferred standard for the majority of new ...
Heidelberg updates on sustainability efforts
HeidelbergCement has released its 2011/2012 Sustainability Report, highlighting topics and challenges for the German cement major in its drive for sustainable development. The ...
Semen Indonesia sees 16% YoY rise in Jan-Aug 2013 cement sales
Semen Indonesia reported a 16 per cent increase in cement sales for the first eight months of this year to 16Mt, as the country's largest producer sees market share increase on...
Mangalam Cement enhances capacity of Kiln Line 1, India
Mangalam Cement has resumed operations of Kiln Line 1 which has been undergoing a renovation project to expand capacity. The company informed the Bombay Stock Exchange that th...
Yguazu Cementos to enter operations in October
Paraguay’s Yguazú Cementos is expected to light the kiln at its Villa Hayes plant in October. The initial production of the works is estimated at 100,000-150,000 bags per month...
Gansu Qilianshan Cement expands into Gansu province, China
Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co Ltd plans to invest CNY265.59m (US$43.4m) to acquire a 100 per cent in Longran Runji Cement Co to expand into the Gansu province market. Runj...
Caribbean states look to monitor trading activity
East Caribbean states are looking to implement a cement trade monitoring mechanism in the region due to frequent supply shortages which are reportedly hampering construction ac...
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