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Coal prices expected to firm up in 2016

Coal prices are expected to remain subdued into 2015 as supply outpaces demand. Soft demand in China combines with s...

Better price realisations boost ACC and Ambuja’s third-quarter revenues

Holcim’s Indian subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja Cements both reported higher revenues for the 3Q14, on the back of a rec...

Semen Indonesia 9M14 profit up 4.9%

Semen Indonesia, the country's leading cement producer, recorded a net profit of IDR4.09trn (US$336.3m) in the first...

Egypt: Suez Cement reports 18.3% rise in 3Q14 EBITDA

Suez Cement Group of Companies (SCGC) reported a 48.2 per cent increase in revenues for the third quarter of this ye...

Cimerwa expansion on-track for 1Q15 completion

Rwanda’s sole cement producer, Cimerwa, is nearing completion of its expansion project and is on track to be ready i...

SCCC results hurt by weaker domestic demand, higher SG&A expenses

Siam City Cement (SCCC), Thailand’s second-largest cement producer, posted a 3Q14 net profit of THB1.06bn (US$33m), ...

Pakistan: Lucky Cement first-quarter profit up 4.8%

Lucky Cement Ltd, Pakistan’s leading cement producer, saw a 4.8 per cent rise in net profit for the first quarter of...

Michigan DEQ grants Lafarge new fuel approval, USA

State officials have approved a request from Lafarge to burn asphalt shingles and plastics at its plant near Alpena,...

Cemex UK launches new Technical Development Programme

A new Cemex UK Technical Development Programme has been launched this week to develop the technical managers of the ...

Dangote Cement

The growth of Dangote Cement continues apace with plans to invest an undisclosed amount in the Mbinga coal mine in w...