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Algeria sees sharp drop in cement imports in 2016

Algerian cement imports fell 35.5 per cent in 2016 from a value of US$474.3m to US$306.1m. In volume terms, a 27....

Indonesia: January sales drop 2.3% YoY

Indonesia's cement sales struggled last month as bad weather disrupted construction projects across the country. Sal...

USA: Cemex Fairborn plant and terminal is sold to Eagle Materials

Cemex has announced that one of its subsidiaries in the US has closed the divestment of its Fairborn (OH) cement pla...

ANCAP to shed 200 jobs during its restructuring

While ANCAP is expected to hold onto its three cement units, the restructuring of the company will see the dismissal...

UAE: Fujairah sees profit 12% rise in 2016

Fujairah Cement saw a 57.3 per cent drop in its profits during the 4Q16, according to a bourse filing. Profits fell ...

New Zealand: cruise ship collides with cement carrier

A cruise ship broke free from its moorings in high winds at Timaru, New Zealand, yesterday, hitting the cement carri...

Uzbekistan: President visits cement plant construction site

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visited the site of the new Almalyk mining-metallurgical complex JSC cement plant that ...

PCC and AfriSam in merger talks

PPC is in merger talks with its nearest competitor, AfriSam Group, seeking to overcome valuation disagreements that ...

Bolivia: President opens 2000tpd Itacamba plant

President Evo Morales of Bolivia opened the first integrated cement plant in Itacamba at the weekend, in the departm...

The world in 2016 and outlook for 2017

This year will be a challenging year for the multinational cement companies, which are now faced by uneven economic...