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Philippines 1Q16 cement sales up 13%

Philippines cement sales increased by 12.8 per cent YoY in the first quarter of 2016, according to Ernesto Ordoñez, ...

Bangladesh: FDI from Netherlands

Bangladesh’s cement sector attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$31.3m in 2015, according to a Bangladesh ...

USA: FCT wins burner orders for Lehigh and Graymont

Lehigh Cement, Redding, USA, part of the HeildebergCement Group, has awarded FCT Combustion an order for its TURBUJE...

Egypt: Helwan Cement Company orders Gebr Pfeiffer mill

The Helwan Cement Company, an Italcementi subsidiary, has ordered a new Gebr Pfeiffer coal mill for its cement works...

Oman: Raysut Cement launches one of largest cement silos

Oman’s Raysut Cement Co recently launched a new multi-chamber silo at its site in Salalah. The new silo will be able...

Iraq ban challenges Iran cement industry

The Iraqi government has passed a bill banning the imports of Iranian cement to protect its domestic cement industry...

FLSmidth records 19% rise in 1Q order intake

FLSmidth reported a 19 per cent increase in order intake for 1Q16 to DKK5.281bn (US$797m), mainly due to the receip...

Georgia: HeidelbergCement Caucasus expects July 2016 work start for Kaspi

HeidelbergCement Caucasus (HCC) announced it will renovate and develop its cement plant in Kaspi in the Shida Kartli...

India: JK Lakshmi Cement 4Q net profit soars

JK Lakshmi Cement’s net profit soared in the quarter ended 31 March 2016 from INR60.5m (US$ 0.90m) to INR483.8m YoY...

Indonesia: Conch/Papua Cement plant to open in July

The Jakarta Post reports that the joint-venture between Conch and SDIC Papua Cement Indonesia will commence operatio...