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Bharathi Cement releases robotically-produced cement

'Bharathi Ultra Fast' is a new multi-purpose cement produced by Bharathi Cement company (Vicat group) in India. The ...

Spain's cement demand up 9% in May

The Cement Demand Index in Spain noted a YoY 9.3 per cent rise in May 2018, down 1.2 percentage points when compared...

LafargeHolcim France invests EUR3.5m in Dunkerque Nord grinding unit

LafargeHolcim France is installing a new blending facility at its Dunkerque Nord grinding plant to increase the unit...

Vicem reports 10% sales increase in 1H18

Vietnam’s Vicem has reported a 10.1 per cent YoY increase in cement and clinker sales for 1H18, with the total 14.7M...

FDI Pakistan touches 53% growth in FY18

Pakistan's cement and construction industry received foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$766.3m during the 12 mont...

Managing change

HeidelbergCement’s acquisition of Italcementi in 2016 has accelerated the growth of this major global cement and agg...

Cement logistics: the end of the beginning

In 1988 Commodore still sold over one million units of its C64, nicknamed “The Model T of personal computers”, and c...

Cement consumption in Peru up 6% in June

Peru’s cement market expanded by 5.7 per cent YoY to 0.865Mt in June 2018 and when compared with the previous month,...

BUA Group to commission 1.5Mta plant in Nigeria

BUA Group is set to commission its 1.5Mta Kalambaina plant on Tuesday, 12 July. At a cost of US$350 million, it will...

Caribbean Cement build new Rockfort administration building

Caribbean Cement held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of Caribbean Cement's new administration buildi...