Philippines: Republic Cement Services Inc considers expansion
Republic Cement Services Inc (RCSI) is considering building production facilities in Visayas and Mindanao, Philippines, given the government's drive to improve the country's in...
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Algeria: Biskra plant on course for 2016 production start
Lafarge Algeria and Souakri’s joint venture, the 2.7Mta Biskra cement works, will enter into production in 2016, a group official said on Tuesday. During a presentation to jou...
JSW and JK Lakshmi reportedly among shortlist for Reliance cement assets
JSW Cement Ltd and JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd are among seven bidders shortlisted for Reliance Infrastructure Ltd’s 5.5Mta cement assets, an official directly involved in the deal...
LafargeHolcim reports 9M15 results and outlines 2018 targets
LafargeHolcim today released its first set of results since the closing of its merger, with nine-month performance impacted by merger and restructuring costs, adverse foreign e...
PPC expects "massive growth" in African demand
PPC expects "massive growth" in African cement demand over the next 35 years, driven by a growing population, rising wealth and greater ease of doing business, CEO, Darryl ...
Brazil: October sales down 14.6% YoY
Preliminary data and market estimates gathered by Sindicato Nacional da Indústria do Cimento (SNIC) indicate that cement sales in Brazil declined by 14.6 per cent YoY in Octobe...
Ahangarancement October output and shipments up, Uzbekistan
Ahangarancement, part of the Eurocement Group, produced 161,000t of cement and 119,822t of clinker during October 2015. The Uzbek producer shipped 157,939t of cement to consume...
Cemex Health & Safety practices recognised in Europe
Cemex announced yesterday that its operations in the United Kingdom (UK) and Latvia earned prestigious industry awards for their outstanding health and safety (H&S) practices. ...
New executive VP at Martin Marietta
Martin Marietta Materials Inc announced that its Board of Directors has elected Roselyn R Bar, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, an Executive Vice...
PCA forecast sees continued growth
During the PCA Board of Directors meeting last week, PCA Chief Economist and Group Vice President, Ed Sullivan, reported that 2015 cement consumption in the United States will ...
ASEC Cement closes sale to Misr Cement Qena
ASEC Cement, a business unit of Qalaa Holdings, on Sunday announced it reached financial close on the sale of its holdings in subsidiaries ASEC Minya Cement and ASEC Ready Mix ...
China Resources Cement new line commences operations
On 15 November 2015, China Resources Cement (Lianjiang) Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the China Resources Cement, commenced operation of its first cement grinding line with...
Tank-Weld & Carib Cement announce distribution deal, Jamaica
Caribbean Cement Company Ltd and Tank-Weld Metals have come to an agreement for Tank-Weld Metals to distribute locally-produced Carib Cement to the Jamaican market. In a joint...
Dominican Republic: no Azua exploitation concession for Cemento Santo Domingo
The Abinader Corona family, who part-own Cemento Santo Domingo, reported this morning that after 16 years of work in strict accordance with national laws and legal norms of tra...
India: Shree Cement plans eastern expansion
Shree Cement Ltd is setting its sights on the eastern Indian market by establishing a grinding units in the states of Odisha and West Bengal, according to local press reports. ...
Cyprus: Vassiliko sees increase in exports
Vassiliko Cement Works Public Co (VCWP), a subsidiary of Cyprus Cement Public Company (CCPC), has seen a recent increase in its exports to neighbouring countries and a reductio...
Colombia: Argos 3Q15 profits jump 63% YoY
Cementos Argos has announced a 63 per cent hike in profits for 3Q15. Revenues are up 35 per cent while EBITDA saw a 41 per cent advance. Dispatches were up to a record 3.8Mt, a...
Malaysia: Lafarge Malaysia buys local Holcim company
Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has bought Holcim (M) Sdn Bhd from PT Holcim Indonesia in a deal worth MYR325.5m (US$75.5m). Lafarge Malaysia Bhd now becomes part of the LafargeHolcim Gro...
US Cement’s new Brady plant moves closer to Brady City Council approval
US Cement is another step closer to building its new cement works in McCulloch County, Brady, Texas. The Brady City Council has authorised two proposed sales tax rebate incenti...
Algeria: Beni Saf acquires three quarries
Société des Cements de Beni Saf has acquired three quarries to supply its second production line. The Dhayet Smaâ quarry has an estimated limestone reserve of 78.66Mt. In ad...
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