Kenya: KES12bn Pokot cement factory to be completed next year
Investors in the KES12bn cement factory in Pokot have pledged to complete the project next year after revising its implementation plan. The project was initially scheduled to e...
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Texas Industries increases volumes, USA
During the first half of its financial year (to the end of November), Texas Industries increased volumes and reduced losses and is on schedule to complete commissioning of its ...
Caribbean: cement price increase 'difficult to accept'
The 9.5 per cent cement price hike announced at the start of this year by Trinidad Cement Ltd, will be 'difficult to accept,' according to the former president of the Contracto...
West Africa: Dangote Cement to meet demand
With the rising concern of unavailability of cement during certain times of the year in Ghana and the rapid infrastructure development of many economies in Africa, especially t...
Egypt: National Cement denies production stoppage due to high energy prices
National Cement denied news claiming that company"s operations will be halted due to higher gas and mazout prices. The company added, in a release responding to Egyptian Stoc...
Liberia: implications of rice, cement tariff reduction
On 4th January 2013, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president, issued executive orders Nos 45 and 46 with immediate effect suspending tariffs on rice and cement. The intention is to e...
India: Reliance Cement marketing campaign
Reliance Cement, a 100% subsidiary of Reliance Infrastructure, is currently in the middle of a six-month campaign to better promote its OOH cement brand that was initially lau...
Lafarge announces joint venture with Elementia, Mexico
Lafarge announces it has reached an agreement with Elementia to combine their cement assets in Mexico. Lafarge will bring its two plants of Vito and Tula for a total capacity c...
PT Semen Gresik officially changes name, Semen Kupang takeover recommended
PT Semen Gresik has officially changed its name to PT Semen Indonesia and is being urged by the government to take majority ownership of state-owned cement producer Semen Kupan...
Swiss cement deliveries see 2012 setback
Domestic cement sales in Switzerland saw a 6.2 per cent decline in 2012, latest data from the domestic cement association, Cemsuisse shows. For full year 2012, domestic sale...
Anglo American appoints Mark Cutifani as Chief Executive
Anglo American plc announces the appointment of Mark Cutifani as Chief Executive, with effect from 3 April 2013. Mark Cutifani has been Chief Executive Officer of AngloGold ...
Vietnam 2012 sales fall 3.5% YoY
Total cement sales in Vietnam (domestic plus exports) in 2012 fell 3.5 per cent YoY to 54Mt. A recent update by the Vietnam Cement Association (VNCA) shows domestic sales we...
Tunisia domestic sales rise during Jan-November 2012
Tunisia has reported a double-digit rise in cement sales for the first 11 months of 2012 while exports saw a significant drop over the same period. Domestic sales rose by 11....
China Tianrui Cement 'B+' rating affirmed; outlook stable
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said it had affirmed its 'B+' long-term corporate credit rating and 'cnBB' long-term Greater China regional scale rating on cement producer C...
Lafarge & Anglo America announce completion of joint venture
Lafarge and Anglo American announce the completion of their 50:50 joint venture which combines their cement, aggregates, ready-mix concrete, asphalt and asphalt surfacing, main...
Cemento Andino breaks production records
Venezuela’s Cemento Andino broke major records in production and delivery, according to reports by Cesar Villareal, general manager of the Trujillo group. For the full-year, t...
Philippines: strong cement sales expected in 2013
The Philippine cement sector is looking forward to higher sales this year as private sector projects and increased government spending on infrastructure are expected to conti...
ABG looks to sell minority stake in cement unit, India
India-based private sector ship builder ABG Group, is in talks to offload a minority stake in its cement business, a senior executive has told the Times of India. The cement...
Fiji Industries denies cement shortage
Fiji Industries Ltd (FIL) has denied claims made by the special administrator of Suva City Council (SCC) of a cement shortage. Suva City Council’s (SCC) special administrato...
Yamama Cement 2012 sees 2012 net profit rising 10.5%, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia cement producer Yamama Cement Co’s estimated net profit for 2012 rose to SAR818m (US$218.1m), a rise of 10.5 per cent from SAR740m a year ago. Estimated gross prof...
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