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Argentina sees fall in domestic and export demand

In September 2016 Argentina’s cement plants dispatched 1,003,457t of cement, including exports, which represents a M...

India: production resumes at Malabar Cements

Malabar Cements Ltd resumed production on Monday, 24 October, following the stoppage of its operations on 10 Septemb...

India: Jaiprakash Associates shareholders agree to sale

Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) on Monday said its shareholders have approved the sale of the firm's cement business...

India: Emami Cement hopes to add 15-20Mta in 3-5 years

India-based Emami Cement has plans to construct new plants that will add 15-20Mta of capacity to its portfolio over ...

Spain: Portland Valderrivas quadruples 9M loss

FCC subsidiary Cementos Portland Valderrivas of Spain reported a EUR233.3m loss in the first nine months of 2016, qu...

Mozambique: Metuge cement factory opens

The Metuge cement factory in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado began commercial operations on 21 October follo...

Germany: a positive outlook?

The German cement sector has seen some positive activity in housebuilding completions and cement prices.

Predict and avoid

Sunstate Cement in Australia decides to install FAG SmartCheck vibration control technology from Schaeffler to avoid ...

Algeria sees 15% drop in cement imports

Cement imports into Algeria have seen their value decrease by 25.3 per cent from US$328.95m to US$245.62m in the fir...

Biomass matters

Dr Michael Clark reveals why assessing the 'carbon neutral' basis if biomass is important and how carbon-14 analysis ...