Ramco eyes Myanmar plant construction
India-based Ramco is planning to set up a cement factory in Myanmar. “Our company has been jointly working with Agro Coro International Pte Ltd to import cements from Ramco for...
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Cemex launches new cement product in Mexico
Cemex in Mexico has introduced a new product to the market, EXTRA cement, the result of almost three years of research and development. EXTRA cement is especially designed a...
Ashaka Cement appoints two new directors, Nigeria
Nigeria-based producer Ashaka Cement has announced the appointment of two new directors, the company said in a statement to the Nigerian Stock Exchange. The two new members ar...
Acquisitions, improved markets drive Eagle's 1Q
In the first quarter of its financial year to 31 March 2013, Eagle Materials' turnover, including its share of the Texas Lehigh cement joint venture, rose by 43.7 per cent to U...
Bamburi confident on second-half turnaround
Kenya's Bamburi Cement reported a 12 per cent decline in pretax profit for the first six months of 2013 but is confident of a second-half turnaround in two of its core East Afr...
CCCL reports 2Q13 net profit, Jamaica
Caribbean Cement Company Ltd (CCCL) has reported a second-quarter net profit as the Jamaica-based cement producer increased domestic market share and exports to Panama provide ...
ARM Cement denies pollution claims
ARM Cement has denied claims of causing environmental pollution in the Kenyan coastal town of Kilifi, saying that its operations meet international practices and standards. CE...
Two Vietnam plant licences revoked
Cement plant licences for two projects being set up in the central Vietnam province of Nghe An have been revoked due to slow implementations. The two projects are the 5Mta Tan...
New Tajikistan-China joint venture set for commissioning
A joint Tajikistan and Chinese enterprise is to start commissioning of its 1Mta cement plant at the end of this month, a spokesperson for the Tajikistan's Ministry of Energy an...
Vicat advances in Turkey and Kazakhstan
Vicat's first-half turnover increased by 1.7 per cent to EUR1147.7m, which amounts to a 3.2 per cent improvement on a comparative basis as the France-based cement producer made...
PPC buys controlling stake in Safika Cement
PPC has entered into an agreement to purchase a controlling equity stake in Safika Cement Holdings, a blended-cement producer in South Africa. The company acquired the stake fo...
US shipments ahead in first five months
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in May 2013 were about 7.77Mt, up by nearly three per cent YoY, according to the latest stat...
HeidelbergCement mulls sale of non-core assets
HeidelbergCement is considering the sale of non-core assets, its CEO Bernd Scheifele told local press in a recent interview. Speaking to the Boersen-Zeitung on Tuesday, Mr Sch...
Poland's monthly output edges ahead
Poland's cement production totalled 1.733 Mt in July 2013, up by 2.2 per cent YoY, according to the latest data from the country's cement association. Cement sales, meanwhile, ...
GICA price rise causes concern, Algeria
The recent decision of Algeria’s state-owned GICA to raise cement prices by 20 per cent from ALD320 to ALD380 (US$4-4.70) has caused concern among business leaders. It is feare...
Pakistan July dispatches decline
Pakistan reported a decline in dispatches for the first month of fiscal FY13-14 as the pace of construction slowed due to monsoon rains and Ramadan. During July 2013 (the fi...
Pacasmayo boosted by northern projects, Peru
Cementos Pacasmayo, a leading Peruvian cement company, reported a 9.1 per cent increase in cement sales volumes for the 2Q13 as it benefits from strong demand in the northern r...
Algeria notes strong import growth in 1H13
Cement imports into Algeria soared nearly 86 per cent to US$211.59m in the 1H13 when compared with the previous year’s US$113.78m, according to the country’s national statistic...
Japanese producers see strong first quarter
Two of Japan’s leading cement producers are expected to post higher first-quarter profit supported by cement demand for earthquake rebuilding efforts. The country’s largest c...
Cemex announces pricing of US$1bn senior secured notes
Cemex announced today the pricing of US$1bn of senior secured notes denominated in US dollars. Cemex intends to use the approximately US$995m of net proceed...
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