Indonesia: Semen Indonesia looks to international markets
Amid prospects of disappointing revenue growth in the domestic market, Semen Indonesia is looking offshore to expand its sales figures. Newly appointed head of PT Semen Indon...
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Nepal: planned entry of foreign cement giants
The proposed entry of foreign cement manufacturers into the Nepalese market has set off an expansion drive amongst domestic producers. Dangote Cement of Nigeria, Reliance Ce...
Pakistan: exports down by 17.41% in 11 months
Pakistani cement exports have fallen by 17.41 per cent to 5.48Mt during the first 11 months of the fiscal year, compared to exports of 6.65Mt during the same period in the prev...
Vietnam: export volumes fall for first five months
Vietnam earned US$260.64m from exporting 7.12Mt of cement and clinker in the first five months of this year, down 0.7 per cent on-year in value and 15.7 per cent in volume. ...
India: Jaypee Group still needs to reduce its debt level
For the promoters of Jaypee group, the aggressive expansion during the last decade has cost them dearly. The Delhi-based group had to sell profitable assets to remain afloat ev...
Paraguay: INC undergoes maintenance work
Paraguayan cement company Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) will carry out maintenance work in Villeta for six days, suspending production there from 20 June 2016. The...
Peru: Unacem invests in power projects
Unacem will invest in two separate power generation projects in 2016. Through Compania Electrica El Platanal it will invest in Carpapata III in its plant in Condorcocha in Jun...
USA: clearance for Italcementi acquisition
On 17 June 2016, the United States Federal Trade Commission reached an agreement with HeidelbergCement AG and Italcementi SpA allowing the merger between the two companies to p...
Philippines: Cemex Holdings Philippines IPO will raise US$526m
Cemex Holdings Philippines (CHP), a subsidiary of Cemex, will on Tuesday launch an initial public offering to raise up to US$526m, reports Reuters. The offering would mark th...
Uganda: drop in cement production
As cement production has decreased and cement prices increased, the construction sector has slowed down. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) there was a low pro...
Kazakhstan: constructions begins on Kyzylorda plant
Construction on a 560,000tpa capacity cement plant has begun in the Kyzylorda region of Kazakhstan, reports the regional akimat. The investment project valued 30.2bnt (US$89.2...
Sweden: N+P to supply HC Miljo with Subcoal®
N+P has signed a five year contract to supply HC Miljö, a Heidelberg Cement subsidiary, with Subcoal ® fuel pellets. HC Miljö, located in Sweden, will supply the Subcoal ® pe...
Iran Mercatile exchange resumes cement export trade
Cement offerings for export have resumed at Iran Mercantile Exchange, the IME chief said. 
Isfahan Cement Company initiated the offering with 2000t of cement on Saturday, 1000t...
India: Loesche mill ordered for Sri Balaha Chemicals
Sri Balaha Chemicals Pvt Ltd has placed an order for a vertical roller mill designed by Loesche for its Hindupur grinding plant at Andhra Pradesh, India. The mill designed for ...
New 1.8Mta cement plant for Cambodia
Battambang Conch Cement Co, a joint venture between Hong Kong-based Conch International Holding and local firm Battambang KT Cement Co, is expected to break ground next month i...
Germany: HeidelbergCement applies for new Vohenbronnen quarry permit
HeidelbergCement has applied for a new, long-term mining permit for the Vohenbronnen quarry. The current authorisation expires in 2020, the company announced. The Schelklinge...
Thailand: Asia Cement wants mine issue resolved
Asia Cement Plc has set up talks with the Industry Ministry to try to resolve its revoked licence to operate a limestone mine, reports the Bangkok Post. Asia Cement was gran...
Vietnam: Tan Thang Cement awards FLSmidth US$38.5m plant project
Tan Thang Cement JSC has awarded FLSmidth an engineering and procurement contract for around DKK255m (US$38.5m) to supply main equipment to a greenfield cement plant in Vietnam...
Vietnam Construction Material Co launches Dong Nai plant
Vietnam Construction Material Company (VCM) has inaugurated a new cement plant in the northern province of Dong Nai, reports Vietnam News Brief. VCM also has a clinker produ...
Market analysts upgrade outlook for Cemex shares
Cemex SAB de CV was upgraded by analysts at Scotiabank from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating in a note issued to investors on Thursday, The Fly reports. How...
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