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Uganda: Tororo Cement trucks damaging Karamoja roads

Tororo Cement, Uganda’s largest producer, has been warned by the national roads authority that they may be banned fr...

Venezuela expects to export 0.3Mt of cement in 2017

In 2017 Venezuela’s cement industry forecasts cement exports of 0.3Mt, around five per cent of the country’s total p...

Cambodia: SCG's Kampot Cement to open third plant

Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest cement conglomerate, is to take advantage of Cambodia’s booming construc...

Philippines: Cemex secures US$280m BDO Unibank loan

Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc has secured a loan facility from BDO Unibank Inc for the peso equivalent of US$280m t...

Pakistan: capacity utilisation tops 90% in December 2016

According to figures released by the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA), cement sales in December...

Siam City Cement Bangladesh appoints new CEO

Thailand-based Siam City Cement (Bangladesh) Ltd has appointed PN Iyer as its new CEO. According to the cement firm,...

Cembureau calls for maintaining free EU ETS allowances for best performers

The European cement industry has made it clear to MEPs in the European Parliament that the EU Emissions Trading Sche...

Hanson UK to release new slag cement at Ecobuild 2017

Hanson UK is showcasing a range of specialist concretes at the Concrete and Masonry Pavilion at Ecobuild 2017, at th...

Saudi Arabia: lacklustre domestic demand creates price war

A drop in domestic demand caused by a downturn in government construction projects has triggered a price war among c...

Cemex sells concrete pipe business

Cemex has completed the sale of its reinforced concrete pipe business to Quikcrete Holdings. The transaction was ...