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Malawi: government comes under pressure on subsidised cement programme

Malawi's government has been criticised for favouritism over the tax payer-funded cement and malata subsidy programm...

Tanzania: state offers Dangote land to mine coal

Following last year’s deal by Tanzania’s government to supply natural gas to Dangote Cement in the southeastern town...

Sri Lanka: new CEO for Siam City Cement Lanka

Nandana Ekanayake will assume duties as CEO of Siam City Cement Lanka Ltd as of 14 Match. Prior to joining Siam City...

Taiwan: Hsing Ta Cement sees February revenues up 27%

Taiwan’s Hsing Ta Cement posted revenues of TWD174.57m (US$6.62m) in February, up 27.3 per cent from TWD137.18m YoY....

Canada: Colacem is still battling to win approval for its 1.16Mta plant

Colacem Canada is uncertain about its prospects to build a cement plant in L'Orginal in eastern Ontario, Canada. Th...

Vietnam exports 3Mt of cement and clinker in 2M17

Vietnam exported 2.95Mt of cement and clinker in the first two months of 2017, representing an increase of 18.7 per ...

Zimbabwe: PPC capacity utilisation “less than ideal”

The managing director of PPC Zimbabwe, Kelibone Masiyane, has admitted that his firm’s capacity utilisation is “less...

Kenya: Bamburi Cement profits flat for 2016

LafargeHolcim subsidiary Bamburi Cement earned KES5.89bn (US$57.4m) in after tax profits in 2016, up just 0.3 per ce...

Ethiopia: Ethio-China forum highlights capacity rise

Speaking at the opening on Wednesday of the three-day Ethio-China cement forum in Addis Ababa, Dr Alemu Sime, State ...

Irish Cement granted permission for Limerick plans

Limerick City and County Council has granted Irish Cement planning permission for an extension to its facility in Mu...