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Pakistan's utilisation levels expected to keep falling

Current downward trends in Pakistan's domestic cement demand are expected to impact capacity utilisation. Overall ce...

Oficemen predicts slower market expansion in 2019

Cement consumption in Spain expanded by eight per cent in 2018, resulting in a domestic demand of 13.4Mt, according ...

Foundation stone laid for second Chinese cement plant in Nepal

Huaxin Cement plant, a Chinese-Nepali joint venture, at Benighat Rorang Rural Municipality in Dhading, Nepal laid th...

LafargeHolcim's Ravena plant to fight for waste tyre burning

LafargeHolcim has urged local residents near to its Ravena cement plant to defeat a new law that would prevent the c...

Cemex USA reveals new low-emission clinker transport

Cemex USA has established a new low-emission, high-efficiency locomotive to transport clinker at its plant in Victor...

Cemex to invest EUR4.85m in Gijon cement plant

Cemex plans to invest EUR4.85m (US$5.5m) in the construction of a cement plant and distribution centre in Gijón port...

Eagle Materials to make CEO transition in July

USA-based Eagle Materials has announced that Dave Powers, CEO, will retire from this role on 1 July 2019. Mr Powers ...

Nomayos substation connects to grid for new Cimencam works

The new Cimencam cement works in Nomayos will be able to draw power from Cameroon’s transmission network from 5 Marc...

Eagle Cement denies reports of Holcim Philippines acquisition

Eagle Cement Corp has released a clarification statement denying reports that it had submitted a bid for Holcim Phil...

Global cement markets in 2019

Low macroeconomic visibility, slowing global growth, geopolitical risks and industry-specific questions such as the ...