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Ghana: government blamed for Diamond Cement downsizing

The Afloa Youth Association in the Volta region have accused the Ghanaian government of being insensitive towards th...

Sri Lanka: Tokyo Cement Company calls for end to price controls

Tokyo Cement, the largest cement producer in Sri Lanka, has called on the government to end controls and allow the m...

Cemex amortises US$353m debt

Mexican cement maker Cemex has amortised a US$352.95m debt that was due to expire in 2022, as part of its refinancin...

Morocco halts further imports of RDF

Morocco has suspended imports of European waste to be incinerated for energy after a spate of protests by environmen...

Algeria: new cement plant in Sigus

Algerian Prime Minister, Abdelmalek Sellal, laid the first stone of a cement plant operated by the Industrial Group ...

India: Kerala businesses protest high cement prices

The Government Contractors Association (GCA) in Kerala has hit out at the state government’s failure to control ceme...

UK: Hope Cement launches bagged product range

Hope Construction Materials have officially unveiled its new high-performance bagged cement products, which, for the...

Conch offer shows price just one factor in Lafarge deal

China’s Anhui Conch lost out in the race to acquire Lafarge India despite the fact that its offer of INR95bn (US$1.4...

Kazakhstan: Steppe Cement sees 6% rise in 1H16 sales

Steppe Cement Ltd sold 761,771t of cement for KZT8190m (US$23,970.4) during the first half of the year, a rose six p...

Spain: FCC refinances Portland Valderrivas debt

In the restructuring of the group, Spain’s FCC plans to refinance the syndicated debt of Cementos Portland Valderriv...