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Saudi full-year output update

Saudi Arabia, the largest cement producer in the GCC, produced over 57Mt of cement in 2014, according to a report in...

Japanese producers increase exports

Japanese cement producers have increased export levels in a bid to help offset a slowdown in domestic consumption du...

CRH: climbing the building materials ladder

News that CRH has beaten off competition to acquire a package of assets from Lafarge and Holcim ahead of their pla...

TPCC refutes plant closure reports, Tanzania

Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) has refuted reports of closing down its operations due to environmental conc...

Tajikistan ratifies agreement on new plants

Tajikistan's lower chamber of parliament on Wednesday ratified an investment agreement signed between Tajikistan and...

Indonesia's January sales decline

Indonesian cement sales fell by 2.9 per cent YoY to 4.5Mt in January 2015, as heavy rains affected construction acti...

India Cements posts third-quarter net loss

India Cements Ltd posted a net loss for third quarter, compared with a profit a year ago, dragged down by muted ceme...

Binani reportedly in talks to sell Rajasthan grinding unit

Binani Cement is in discussions to sell its 1.2Mta grinding unit at Neem Ka Thana, Rajasthan, to reduce debt. The c...

Kuwait Portland Cement posts 5.2% rise in annual profit

Kuwait Portland Cement said Tuesday its net profit stood at KWD8.26m (US$27.9m) for 2014, up 5.2 per cent from the K...

Australia: Boral swings to profit

Boral Ltd today reported a 23 per cent increase in profit after tax (before significant items) to $112m in the six m...