Pakistan seeks further price rises
After a recent surge in Pakistan cement prices over the last two weeks, All Pakistan Cement
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Wapco Cement to issue NGN50bn bond
Lafarge Cement Wapco , the Nigerian unit of Lafarge, plans to issue a NGN50bn (US$318m) bond to
Indocement to build US$300m plant in Central Java
Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, Indonesia’s biggest cement maker by value, plans to build a plant in Pati, Central Java
India: Q2 earnings may be weak
Indian cement companies are unlikely to report strong earnings growth in the second quarter of FY12.
ACC-Ambuja merger deferred indefinitely. India
The merger of ACC and Ambuja Cements, the companies controlled by Holcim has been deferred
PCA applauds committee passage of “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011”
The committee passage of “Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011” (H.R. 2681) by the House
Pakistan cement sales rise 7%
Pakistan rose seven per cent to 5.2Mt on the back of higher demand in the first two months of fiscal 2012
Cameroon cement consumption to increase threefold
Cement consumption in Cameroon may climb to as much as 8Mta by 2013, from about 2.5Mt now,
Spanish volumes see double-digit declines
For the first eight months of 2011, Spain consumed 14.5Mt of cement, down 13.3% for the same period of
Egypt cement prices down as demand falls
Mirroring the economic slowdown in Egypt, cement prices have fallen by around 30 per cent, traders say.
South Africa’s PPC forecasts lower profits
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) on Tuesday advised that it expects headline earnings per share for the
Dangote to invest in new plant in Cameroon
The Dangote Group, Nigeria’s biggest cement producer, signed an agreement to build a US$115m plant in
Pakistan cement exports fall in first two months
During the first two months of the current fiscal year (July 2011-August 2012) Pakistan exported 1.371Mt
Saudi Yanbu Cement to launch fifth line in Jan 2012
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Co (YCC) said in a bourse filing yesterday it will launch its fifth
Huaxin to establish waste treatment facility, China
Huaxin Cement Co Ltd and Shanghai Building Material (Group) plan to jointly establish an
Siam Cement Group mulls entry into Philippines
Thai conglomerate, Siam Cement Public Co Ltd (SCG), is looking to manufacture cement in the
Lafarge employees go on hunger strike to oppose closure, France
Twelve employees of French cement company Lafarge went on hunger strike to oppose the closure of the
PPC launches new cement
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) has launched a new cement mix in Botswana. According Richard
Lafarge vision becomes reality, UK
Lafarge Cement’s vision for the future is starting to take shape at the company’s former cement works at
Holcim announces Fontana as new CEO as Akermann retires
Effective February 1, 2012 Bernard Fontana, presently CEO of Aperam, a company recently spun-off from ArcelorMittal, is to assume the position of CEO of Holcim Ltd.
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