Malaysia's cement association praises decision to reopen plants
Malaysia's Cement and Concrete Association (C&CA) has stated that opening cement factories under Phase 3 of the country’s Movement Control Order (MCO) will have a positive effe...
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Cemex adds hygiene and safety protocols to minimise COVID-19 risk
Cemex has implemented more than 50 new hygiene and safety protocols to minimise the risk of COVID-19 contagion in its cement, ready-mix and aggregates operations. "Due to this...
Cement sector recovery scenarios and the SE Asian focus
Cemtech held its second webinar on the impact of COVID-19 on the cement industry this week. The webinar featured several leading industry speakers, including Paul Roger, MD, Bu...
Spain's cement consumption falls 28% in March
Cement demand in Spain decreased 28.3 per cent YoY to 923,581t in March 2020, according to the country’s cement association, Oficemen. The level had not been seen since 1965, e...
Mixed results announced by Pakistani cement companies for 9MFY20
Three Pakistani cement companies have announced their 9MFY19-20 financial results. DG Khan Cement Co Ltd and Kohat Cement Co Ltd have reported losses, but luckily Attock Cement...
PCA writes to President Trump
Michael (Mike) Ireland, president and CEO of the Portland Cement Association (PCA), has written to US President Donald Trump to express the need to restart public works program...
Taiheiyo Cement Corp signs MoU with Solusi Bangun Indonesia
PT Semen Indonesia Tbk (SMGR), together with its affiliate PT Solusi Bangun Indonesia Tbk (SMCB), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Taiheiyo Cement Corp (TCC) on ...
Umm Al Qura reports net profit surge in 1Q20
Saudi Arabia’s Umm Al Qura has seen its net profit increase 79.1 per cent YoY to SAR38.5m (US$10.27m) in the first quarter of 2020, rising from SAR21.5m in the year-ago period....
Najran Cement Co reports positive 1Q20 results
Saudi Arabia’s Najran Cement Co has reported a 557.4 per cent surge in net profit to SAR40.1m (US$10.69m) in the first quarter of 2020, compared to SAR6.1m in the 1Q19. Sales...
Baturaja Cement sales decreased 15% in 1Q20
PT Semen Baturaja (Persero) Tbk experienced a downturn in cement sales in the first quarter of this year by 15 per cent. Semen Baturaja Corporate Secretary, Basthony Santri, s...
GCP Applied Technologies releases 2020 sustainability vision
Additive producer GCP Applied Technologies has released its vision on a sustainable future. As a leading manufacturer of construction technology products, GCP Applied Technolog...
Indonesian market contracts 7% in March
Cement demand in Indonesia declined 6.8 per cent to 4.817Mt in March 2020 when compared with 5.166Mt in March 2019, according to the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI). The r...
Peru's Asocem reports 47% drop in domestic demand in March
Peru's cement market contracted by 46.8 per cent YoY to 0.488Mt in March 2020, according to the Peruvian cement association, Asocem. Of this total national dispatches accounted...
Pakistan cement productions increased in 8MFY19-20
Pakistan's Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has released production data for the eight-month period of July 2019-February 2020 and February alone, with a note that overall ou...
Bangladesh cement industry seeks stimuli to meet challenges of COVID-19
Bangladesh's cement industry is facing numerous challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic and sees no immediate respite as the government plans to further extend the lockdown pe...
Salonit Anhovo suspends production for two weeks
Slovenia’s Salonit Anhovo has suspended production for two weeks from 20 April, due to demand in its Italian and Slovenian markets falling amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis. ...
Indonesian March exports: cement falls, clinker up
Exports of cement from Indonesia have fallen by 49.8 per cent YoY to 55,769t in March 2020 when compared with March 2019 when cement exports reached 111,065t, according to data...
Cement scripts financial results season at PSX
According to a report issued by Al Habib Capital Markets (Pvt) Ltd, Pakistan's leading cement companies, including Maple Leaf Cement, Lucky Cement, DG Khan Cement and Kohat Cem...
CRH releases trading update
CRH has released a trading update for the 1Q20, reporting a three per cent increase in like-for-like sales. In North America the company’s operations in Pennsylvania, New Yor...
ACC sees net profit fall 7% in 1Q20
India’s ACC (LafargeHolcim) has seen its consolidated net profit fall 6.6 per cent YoY to INR3.23bn (US$42.13m) in the first quarter of 2020. Its net sales decreased 10.8 per c...
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