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Boral posts 49% net profit surge in FY18

Australia’s Boral has announced a 49 per cent YoY surge in in net profit to AUD441m (US$322.45m) for the FY18 ended ...

JT Cement adds new vessel to fleet

Norway-based JT Cement has ordered a new pneumatic cement carrier from Dutch shipyard Ferus Smit. The new vessel wil...

Dry bulk on road to recovery?

In the three-month period to 6 June 2018, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) began at 1212 points before falling steadily to...

Dry bulk overcapacity and trade wars

The last three months have seen a welcome recovery in the Baltic Dry Index (BDI). On 7 February the index stood at 1...

Ugandan President opens new Simba grinding plant

Uganda's President, Yower Museveni, has opened the Tororo grinding plant of Simba Cement and during the opening the ...

Prime Cement's new plant begins construction

Construction of Prime Cement’s new plant in Musanze, Rwanda, began on Thursday. The cement manufacturer, part of Mil...

Côte d’Ivoire cement capacity set to rise to 9.4Mta by 2019

Cement capacity is set to increase to 9.4Mta in Côte d’Ivoire by 2019 following significant investment by the indust...

LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire releases Bélier SuperBric cement

LafargeHolcim Côte d'Ivoire has released a new poduct called Bélier SuperBric cement, which the company claims allow...

Lafarge Malaysia invests MYR80m to boost efficiency

Lafarge Malaysia Bhd has allocated MYR80m (US$19.48m) to optimise its operational efficiency, which includes the ins...

Vietnam exports continue to soar to record levels

Vietnamese exports of cement and clinker soared to 2.251Mt in July 2018, up 61 per cent YoY. Clinker exports reached...