Hima Cement’s alternative fuels initiative, Uganda
Uganda-based producer Hima Cement is looking to increase its use of coffee husks as an energy source for cement production. The East African reports that the company is to sp...
Cement industry news
Earlier cement industry news and analysis from International Cement Review's global newsroom.
Earlier news
Newest first
FLSmidth wins orders for Cimpor projects in Brazil
FLSmidth has received contracts to provide two major cement projects for Cimpor in Brazil. The expansion plans include a brand new production unit in northwestern Brazil (the C...
South & Central America drive Cemex higher
Cemex’ first quarter turnover was up by 3.5 per cent to US$3502.6m and the EBITDA improved by 6.5 per cent to US$567.3m. The trading profit continued to recover strongly and ro...
Portugal defends Cimpor takeover bid
Portugal's Treasury Secretary Maria Luis Albuquerque defended a takeover bid by Camargo Correa for Cimpor from suggestions it was against the national interests and the price w...
Turkish Competition board rules on cement cartel
The Turkish Competition Board recently rendered its decision regarding 10 undertakings operating in the cement sector in the Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia, Eastern ...
Spanish consumption drops 31.3% YoY
Spanish cement consumption slumped 31.3% YoY in the first-quarter of 2012, showing that the sector has entered a second recession that may be worse than the last with rates of ...
Standard & Poor's revises Titan's outlook
Standard & Poor's (S&P) Ratings Services revised its outlook on Titan Cement Co to stable from negative. At the same time, we affirmed our 'BB-' long-term and 'B' short-term co...
China first-quarter output rises 7.3%, prices fall
According to the latest statistics released by China’s National Development and Reform Commission China cement output grew only 7.3% YoY in the first three months of this year ...
Lucky Cement to construct Iraq grinding plant
Pakistan’s Lucky Cement is to construct a 0.87Mt grinding plant in Iraq through a joint venture, according to reports by the Associated Press of Pakistan. The company is to i...
Personnel change on the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement
As of 14 March 2012, Dr.-Ing. Herbert Lütkestratkötter resigned from his position on the Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG for personal reasons. The Nomination Commi...
Irish Cement workers to vote against CRH directors
Irish Cement workers will use their voting rights as shareholders in CRH to oppose the re-election of the company's existing directors at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) sched...
Cementos Argos net profit rises
Cementos Argos, Colombia's largest cement producer, posted a net profit in 1Q12 of US$144m, from US$16m a year earlier. Operating revenue was US$587m, the company said in a sta...
Oman Cement to increase capacity
Oman Cement Company (OCC), the Sultanate’s second largest cement producer, is planning to increase its cement grinding capacity. A consultancy agency has been engaged to study ...
UK construction returns to recession
Figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) for GDP in the first quarter of 2012 show that the UK economy and construction industry returned to recession with a fall o...
Siam Cement 1Q net profit drops
Siam Cement said Wednesday its first quarter net profit fell 35% from a year earlier mainly because higher cost and lower income from affiliates. The company posted a net...
CRH: Semapa intends to acquire CRH's 49% in Secil
CRH reported that Portuguese conglomerate Semapa will acquire the company’s stake in their cement and ready mixed concrete joint venture Secil next month. In August last year...
Stable prices boost India Cements 4Q profit
India Cements reported a five per cent rise in net profit attributed to stable cement prices and improved realisations. Business Line India reports that for the quarter ende...
Vietnam likely to produce 17.8Mt of cement in Jan-Apr
Cement producers in Vietnam are estimated to have made 17.8Mt of cement in the first four months of this year, down 6.6% from a year earlier. In April, the country is likely ...
Mexico's Cemex seen posting narrower quarterly loss
Cemex is expected to cut its first-quarter losses by more than half from a year ago, helped by higher sales and a strong share price gain during the period. A Reuters poll am...
Venezuelan builders urge US$60bn for infrastructure
The Venezuelan Construction Chamber said Tuesday the country needs to spend US$60bn on maintaining existing infrastructure and to double investment in new projects. "A countr...
Stay Informed in this ever-changing landscape
Don't miss the latest cement industry updates. Subscribe to International Cement Review today!
