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US shipments reach 88.4Mt in 2014

Portland and blended cement shipments in the US and Puerto Rico in 2014 reached 88.4Mt, up by about eight per cent Y...

Berenberg Bank lifts Italcementi to EUR7.10

Following the announcement of the 2014 figures of Italcementi, Berenberg Bank has increased its price target for the...

Proposed Lebanon plant to be relocated

A cement factory that was set to be built in Zahle, Lebanon, will be relocated to another area, according to repor...

Lafarge and Holcim receive clearance from CCI on proposed merger

Holcim and Lafarge yesterday announced they have received clearance from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) o...

Dandot Cement reduces half-year loss

Dandot Cement Co reported a loss after tax of PKR342.24m (US$3.4m) in the first half of the current Pakistan fiscal ...

Ecuador monthly sales down 10.3%

Cement sales in Ecuador in February 2015 were 0.436t, down 10.3 per cent compared to 0.486Mt recorded in January 201...

Asia Cement in renewable energy schools project, Thailand

Asia Cement, part of the Italcementi Group, has initiated the "25 Renewable Energy Schools Project" as part of the T...

Aberthaw upgrade nears completion, UK

Lafarge Tarmac’s Aberthaw cement plant in Wales, UK, is in the final stages of its GPB2m upgrade programme and is se...

India: Jan-March demand seen weak

Nomura says its interactions with cement dealers across India suggest demand was weak in the January-March period be...

Environmental committee established for McInnis Cement plant

Following the mediation session, McInnis Cement, the CQDE (Centre québécois du droit de l'environnement), the CREGIM...