Shares in Titan Cement International sold
Titan Cement International SA announced the disposal of 7701 shares by its subsidiary Titan Cement Company SA of Titan Cement International SA. The shares were sold on 21 Augus...
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Argos' Roberta and Harleyville plants recognised by Energy Star® certificates
The US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPAs) has recognised Argos' Roberta cement plant, located in Alabama, USA, and Harleyville, South Carolina, USA, with the ENERGY STAR ...
Anhui Conch's 1H20 profit rises 5.3%
Anhui Conch Cement's net profit rose in the 1H20, on the back of a resumption of construction projects in Asia and higher sales in western China. However, due to the COVID-19 p...
Government plans new cement units near power stations
Nitin Raut, a cabinet minister for the government of Maharashtra, India, has stated that the Maha-Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has plans to set up new cement units near power ...
Pakistan cement industry earns good export revenue during July
Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS) has released cement export data for July 2020 (FY20-21). During this period, the industry earned good export revenue as the both v...
China Resources Cement records 11% rise in profit
China Resources Cement saw its net profit rise 11 per cent YoY to HKD4.19bn (US$540.6m) for the first half of 2020. Revenue fell three per cent to HKD16.88bn, on the back of lo...
Uzbekistan reports lower construction material imports
Uzbekistan saw construction material imports decline 20.9 per cent YoY to US$592.2m in the first half of 2020, according to the State Statistics Committee. The most noticeabl...
Bangladesh cement prices remain stable
The price of a 50kg bag of cement in Bangladesh is remaining stable after a sudden hike in 2019, according to The Financial Express. "Currently, we are selling a bag of ceme...
Yguazu stops production due to transformer issues
Paraguay’s Yguazu Cement stated on social media that it stopped production on 12 August 2020 due to an issue with a transformer. The producer continued dispatching cement unt...
PCA's US cement consumption regional forecast review
This week ICR looks at the regional briefings that the Portland Cement Association (PCA) has given for the economic and cement demand outlook in the USA, following COVID-19. ...
CRH sees EBITDA rise 2% in the 1H20
CRH has released its unaudited results for the first half of 2020, showing a 4.9 per cent YoY decline in revenue to US$12.2bn from US$12.85bn in the 1H19. However, EBITDA edged...
Turkish cement exports to Italy and world markets increase
Cement exports from Turkey to Italy increased by 0.1 per cent from January through June 2020 compared to the same period in 2019, amounting to US$70.4m, reports the Turkish Min...
UltraTech secures bauxite raw material supplies from Hindalco
Hindalco Industries Ltd, India's premier aluminium and copper producer, has won an order to supply 1.2Mta of bauxite residue to UltraTech Cement as a raw material for cement pr...
Paraguay's construction sector reports cement shortage
Construction firms in Paraguay are reportedly seeing cement shortages as they face problems with bringing cement into the country, according to Ultima Hora. The state-run cem...
Argos recognised as top innovation company
Argos has achieved fourth place from 242 entrants in the annual measurement carried out by the Colombian National Association of Entrepreneurs (ANDI), in alliance with the Dine...
PPC and subsidiaries record double-digit growth in July
PPC reports that its total volumes at its international subsidiaries saw double-digit growth in July compared to sales in July 2019. "The demand is especially strong in Zimb...
BBMG Corp sees net profit fall 50%
China’s BBMG Corp has seen its net profit fall 50 per cent YoY to CNY1.52bn (US$219.6m) for the first half of 2020. Operating revenue also declined 8.3 per cent to CNY40.93bn, ...
Uruguay sees exports rise in the 2Q20
Cement sales in Uruguay reached 166,074t in the second quarter of 2020, a 3.9 per cent drop YoY, according to data from the Chamber of Industries. Of the total, 97 per cent wer...
Siam Cement Group releases results for Philippine operations
Thailand’s Siam Cement Group has reported a 39 per cent YoY decline in revenue to PHP5.34bn (US$109.7m) from its Philippine operations for the first half of the year, on the ba...
Tunisia looks to change cement packaging and reduce costs
Salah Ben Youssef, Tunisia’s Minister of Industry and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises, has stated that by replacing 30 per cent of Kraft paper bags used in cement packaging...
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