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India: Sagar production rates fall

Sagar Cements’ reported production and sales figures for June 2016 are down when compared to the figures from June 2...

India: modernised MCCL almost ready for commercial production

The modernised plant at Mawmluh Cherra Cements Ltd (MCCL) is expected to begin its commercial operation in two weeks...

Cement imports suspended in RDC

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended grey cement imports for three months, reports local...

Saudi Arabia: export ban lifted

The Saudi Arabian government has decided to lift the export ban on cement, which was imposed in 2008 to push down pr...

0.5Mta CIMAF Gabon plant inaugurated

Gabon President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, formally inaugurated the new Cements de l’Afrique (CIMAF) cement plant in Owendo...

India: Birla eyes September completion of Reliance acquisition

Birla Corporation has said that it expects to complete its acquisition of Reliance Cement by September, Gulf Today r...

India: Nirma to acquire Lafarge India for US$1.4bn

LafargeHolcim has announced that it has reached agreement with Nirma Group for the sale of Lafarge India. The deal -...

Sri Lanka: Holcim exit causes tension with China and India

The possible takeover of Holcim Lanka Ltd by China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd, a subsidiary of the state-owned Ch...

Paraguay: INC expects price fall in 1Q17

Paraguay’s Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) forecasts a fall in cement prices at the start of 2017 as the cement...

Kenya: LafargeHolcim accused of conflicting priorities over EAPCC holdings

The outgoing chief executive of the East Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC), Kephar Tande, has told Kenya’s Stan...