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US and Puerto Rican markets expand 6% in August

Total shipments of Portland and blended cements in the USA and Puerto Rico increased by 5.8 per cent in August 2018 ...

Argentina's cement demand falls 10% in Oct 2018

Argentina's cement market contracted by 9.6 per cent YoY to 1,040,317t in October 2018, according to the latest data...

APO Cement announces job layoffs

APO Cement is laying off 30 per cent of their regular employees and up to 40 per cent of their contractual workers. ...

UltraTech's bid for Binani approved by NCLAT

A bid submitted by India’s UltraTech Cement to acquire Binani Cement has received approval from the National Company...

WCA General Assembly to be held in December

The General Assembly of the World Cement Association (WCA) will be held on Wednesday, 5 December 2018 in the Royal G...

PT Semen Indonesia tightens grip on domestic market

This week, LafargeHolcim agreed that PT Semen Indonesia (SMGR) was the successful bidder to buy its 80.6 per cent sh...

8th International VDZ Congress

The 8th International VDZ Congress 2018 was held at the Maritim Hotel, Düsseldorf, Germany, between 26-28 September ...

Kuwait Portland Cement reports KWD7.8m in 9M profit

Kuwait Portland Cement has posted a net profit of KWD2.4m (US$7.9m) in 3Q18, down 23.1 per cent when compared with K...

Domestic demand in Spain up 8%

Cement demand in Spain noted an eight per cent YoY growth in June, according to the Spanish cement association, Ofic...

The EPA closes Kiln Line A at Kohat Cement

Kohat Cement has been made to close Line A at its cement factory in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, having been...