Zambian cement prices remain high
The prices of different brands of cement in Zambia are still ranging between ZMW135-145 (US$6-6.45) for a 50kg bag, over a month after Competition and Consumer Protection Commi...
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Cement dispatches from Peru rise to 0.985Mt in April
Cement dispatches from Peru in April surged to 0.985Mt in April 2021 from a low base of 0.011Mt in April 2020 when the country was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, according ...
Brazil's SNIC urges short-term caution with sunnier outlook from 2022
Commenting on the latest consumption data of the Brazilian cement market, the country’s cement association, SNIC cautioned against too much optimism for 2021: “The cuts in the ...
Morocco’s cement deliveries up double in April
Cement deliveries by Moroccan cement producers Asment Temara, Ciments de l’Atlas, Ciments du Maroc and LafargeHolcim Maroc increased by 111.6 per cent YoY to 1.169Mt in April 2...
Taiwan Cement records 11% rise in revenue
Taiwan Cement has reported a 11.3 per cent rise in revenue to TWD22.04bn (US$789.3m) for the first quarter of 2021, while its net income advanced 10.6 per cent YoY to TWD3.32bn...
Iranian cement demand declines 24% YoY in April
Iran’s cement market contracted by 24 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt in April 2021, according to the Iranian Cement Association. In April 2020 the country’s demand reached 5.91Mt. Ex...
Puerto Rican cement sales triple in March
Cement sales in Puerto Rico reached 66,941t in March 2021, according to the Puerto Rican Institute of Statistics. This represents a 15.9 per cent MoM increase and the highest s...
Orient Cement reports INR99.87bn net profits
Orient Cement Ltd (CK Birla group) has reported an over two-fold jump in net profit at INR99.87bn (US$1.36bn) in the fourth quarter ended March 2021. It had posted a net ...
Canacem pronounces 2020 the best year for Mexican cement in the last 5 years
Yanina Navarro, director of Mexico's Cement Association (CanaCem), has said that overall 2020 has been the best cement production year for the Mexican cement industry in the la...
Brazil's cement sales up 27% in April
Brazilian cement sales surged 26.5 per cent YoY to 5.3Mt in April, according to the domestic cement association, SNIC. Domestic sales Sales within Brazil saw a 25.8 per cen...
Côte d'Ivoire government responds to rising cement prices
To prevent cement prices spiralling out of control following recent increases, the Ivorian Ministry of Commerce and Industry set maximum cement prices in Côte d’Ivoire at XOF73...
Cement imports to the Philippines are increasing by 6-7% YoY
CEMAP data showed imports were growing by an average of 6-7 per cent annually. In 2020 approximately 500t of cement arrived from Vietnam, which emerged as the biggest cement ex...
Lafarge Canada targets energy reductions in Edmonton
Lafarge Canada Inc has participated in three Edmonton City initiatives, d emonstrating how local community and businesses can underpin an energy transition. The three initiativ...
Construction sector reports Jamaican cement shortage
Members of the construction industry in Jamaica are reporting a cement supply shortage, as the country reaches its peak demand season. According to the Jamaica Observer, a ha...
FLSmidth receives SBTi validation of its carbon emission targets
FLSmidth has received validation from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for its carbon emission reduction targets. By implementing its MissionZero programme to achiev...
Penna Cement refiles for IPO
India’s Penna Cement Industries has refiled for its initial public offering to raise INR13bn (US$177.5m) through fresh equity shares while its promoters would raise INR2.5bn th...
Egypt's government set to put the brakes on cement production
The Egyptian government has decided to take direct action to curb the excess production in the country's cement sector. In an attempt to ease the flow of cement, the government...
Loma Negra posts 35% revenue surge
Argentina’s Loma Negra has seen its net revenue surge 35.4 per cent YoY to ARS13,175m (US$143m) in the first quarter of 2021, against ARS9734m in the year-ago period, mainly on...
Titan Group records increased 1Q volumes in the US and Greece
Titan's 1Q21 regional results saw strong volume growth in the US, particularly in the Mid-Atlantic region, while the domestic market of Greece also had encouraging results with...
Universal Cement sees 15% rise in revenue
Taiwan’s Universal Cement Co has posted a 14.9 per cent YoY rise in revenue to TWD1.44bn (US$51.51m) in the first quarter of 2021, compared with TWD1.25bn in the year-ago perio...
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