CAR government signs limestone agreement
The government of the Central African Republic (CAR) is one step closer to the exploitation of the limestone deposit in Bombassa and Ndimba villages, on the banks of the Oubang...
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Pakistan: cement dispatches up but exports decline
During the first six months of current FY16-17, Pakistan's cement industry recorded a growth of 11.07 per cent in local dispatches, while exports declined 3.53 per cent compar...
India: Dalmia Cement wins limestone concession auction
Dalmia Cement has won the right to mine limestone in Odisha, eastern India, the Times of India reports. Dalmia saw off competition from Adani Cement and Hira Cement for the ...
Costa Rica: Cemex supplying road link upgrade project
Cemex Latam Holdings, subsidiary of Cemex, has supplied cement to a 50km road upgrade project of the Inter-American Highway in Costa Rica. The highway was widened to four lanes...
Senegal: government introduces new tax on cement
As of 2 January, the price of cement in Senegal has increased by XOF3000 (US$4.84)/t. The Senegalese government has implemented a new tax of XOF3/kg on cement. The tax will ...
Tajikistan cement to flourish with Chinese investment
This week it was reported that Tajikistan’s cement production had rocketed up by 41 per cent to 1.8Mt in the first 11 months of 2016, according to the Times of Central Asia. T...
Tajikistan: cement production rises 40% in 11M2016
Production of cement in Tajikistan rose by over 41 per cent in the first 11 months of 2016 compared to the same period in the previous year, the Times of Central Asia reports. ...
Argentina sees cement demand fall 11% in 2016
Argentina’s cement consumption edged up 0.7 per cent YoY to 940,081t in December 2016, but fell 7.2 per cent MoM, according to provisional figures released by the country’s cem...
Nigeria: Cross River to set up cement plant and quarry
The Cross River State Government has secured operational licenses from the Federal Government to establish its own cement plant and limestone quarry in Akamkpa. George O’Ben-E...
Senegal notes 10% increase in cement output in 10M16
Cement production in Senegal in the first 10 months of 2016 increased 10.2 per cent YoY, according to the government’s Planning and Economic Research Unit. Output at Sococim...
Pakistani cement demand set to rise 47% in next five years
Domestic cement consumption in Pakistan is predicted to rise at an average annual rate of eight per cent over the next five years, an increase of nearly 47 per cent in total. ...
Iran: IME to resume cement trading
The Iran Mercantile Exchange’s (IME) export trading board, established to curb unhealthy competition among cement producers and other trades, is all set to resume cement tradin...
India: Petron Engineering receives LoI from Shree Cement
Petron Engineering Construction has received a Letter of Intent (LoI) from Shree Cement for the civil works including plant building, silos and miscellaneous work at the cement...
Kenya: cement consumption falls 5.3% in 3Q16
The growth in cement consumption fell by 5.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2016 compared to 3Q15, according to a report from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS). ...
Vietnam: Vicem sells 25.8Mt of cement and clinker in 2016
State-owned Vietnam Cement Industry Corp (Vicem) sold around 25.8Mt of cement and clinker in 2016, representing a YoY rise of 11.2 per cent and surpassing the year’s target by ...
Canada: McInnis sign 140,000t distribution deal
McInnis Cement announced it has signed an agreement with Gaspe Railway Corporation (Société du chemin de fer de la Gaspésie - SCFG) for the distribution of cement from New Rich...
UAE: Arkan cutting energy usage in response to price rises
Emirati building materials firm Arkan, which operates the Al Ain and Emirates cement factories, has announced a series of energy saving measures in response to rising prices fo...
Trinidad Cement directors recommend rejection of Cemex bid
The board of directors of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) has written to shareholders advising them to reject Cemex's TTD597m (US$89m) offer for a controlling interest in the company...
India: higher petcoke prices will hit cement companies
A near 75 per cent jump in the prices of petcoke, plus a similar rise in diesel costs combined with the policy of demonetisation, is likely to squeeze the margins of cement sec...
Pakistan: cement exports fall on YoY basis in 5MFY2016-17
Pakistani cement manufacturers earned revenues of US$23.68m on exports of 455,720t cement in November 2016, compared to US$28.30m on 543,674t of exports in the previous month....
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