Argentina's cement market contracts 47% in March
Cement demand in Argentina fell 46.5 per cent to 502,541t in March 2020 when compared to March 2019 when consumption reached 940,167t, according to the country’s cement associa...
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Switzerland prepares to lower NOx limits
The Swiss Federal Department of the Environment has published a review of the country’s air protection ordinance, in which it plans to lower the limit values for NO x by more ...
Georgia's building materials companies continue production
Georgia’s government has published a list of industries that can continue to work in compliance with epidemiological safety rules, with construction companies and building mat...
CABC report calls for Canada and USA to keep border open to cement trade
The Canadian American Business Council's (CABC) latest report on Canada/US cross-border trade calls for governments in north America to open border trade to cement and other bu...
May lifting of lockdown could see U-shaped recovery in Indian cement
India-based Yes Securities has provided an outlook for the Indian cement industry following the impact of COVID-19. The research house reports that following the lifting of the...
Dalmia Cement Bharat announces COVID-19 relief plans
India’s Dalmia Cement Bharat has contributed INR20m (US$262,742) to the Odisha relief fund to help support the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Elsewhere, the comp...
Cemento Sur licence temporarily suspended
Cemento Sur has had its operating licence temporarily suspended by the mayor of the District Municipality of Caracoto in Puno, Peru, because it was operational during the count...
Morocco reports 8% drop in 1Q deliveries
Cement deliveries by APC members in Morocco fell 28.7 per cent YoY to 910,995t in March 2020 when compared with 1,278,486t in March 2019, according to market research company, ...
Maple Leaf Cement restores its plant operations at Punjab in Pakistan
Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) has informed Pakistan Stock Exchange Ltd that it has resumed its production operations at its plant located at Iskanderabad, Dist Mianwali...
Indian cement demand could fall 20-25% in FY21
Indian cement demand is expected to fall by 20-25 per cent in the current fiscal year (FY20-21) if the COVID-19 pandemic is not contained by May and construction activities onl...
Moody's changes Boral's outlook to negative
Moody’s Investor Service has changed its outlook on Australia’s Boral Ltd from stable to negative, while also affirming its Baa2 issue rating. "The change in outlook to nega...
Shiva Cement scales down cement production in India
India-based Shiva Cement Ltd has informed the Bombay Stock Exchange on 6 April that in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak across the world, including India, the company has been...
Likely post-coronavirus cement scenario in Pakistan
A local research house has estimated cement demands/sales in Pakistan after the coronavirus period, provided it is fully controlled well before it could bring any catastrophe o...
Cement companies asked to unload product from freight trains
Indian cement companies are being asked to unload cement bags from freight trains so they can be used for essential commodities, according to the Deccan Herald. Reports suggest...
Cemex resumes operations in Mexico
Cemex is resuming its building material operations in Mexico in line with the technical guidelines published in the official Mexican gazette to support the development of the e...
Spanish importers voice concerns over EU carbon border tax plans
A Spanish importer of clinker has submitted feedback to the European Commission regarding the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), stating that, if implemented, the EU mu...
Gulf Cement to delist from Boursa Kuwait
At its ordinary general meeting, Gulf Cement Co has approved the board’s proposal to delist from Boursa Kuwait. In addition, the company will not to distribute dividends for...
Steps to avoid project standstill in Mexico
Following the announcement of CANACEM, Mexico's cement chamber, that it will slow down operations in the COVID-19 contingency, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, Mexico City's head of go...
Trading of cement scripts still suspended in Bangladesh
The trading of seven leading cement firms' scripts in two stock exchanges of Bangladesh are suspended due to measures taken by the Dhaka government to stop the spread of corona...
Siam Cement to buy Vietnamese packaging company
Siam Cement is to acquire a Vietnamese packaging materials maker, Bien Hoa Packaging. The group will purchase Bien Hoa Packaging through a joint venture with top Japanese cardb...
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