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Peru: June cement sales advance 0.84%

Cement shipments in Peru in June advanced 1.5 per cent to 807,953t in June 2014 from 795,896t in the same month last...

Elementia in talks for Lafarge JV stake, Mexico

Elementia SA, the Mexican cement maker backed by Carlos Slim and Antonio del Valle, is in talks to buy out partner L...

OCL India inaugurates Bengal Cement Works

OCL India Ltd, the flagship associate company of Dalmia Cement Bharat Ltd, announced the commissioning of its cement...

Improving demand outlook for SCC, Thailand

Despite demand for cement and building materials yet to show signs of recovery in Thailand, consumption is expected ...

Saudi Cement posts second-quarter net profit drop

Saudi Cement posted a 6.2 per cent drop in second-quarter net profit on Monday as declining sales impact revenue. T...

Decline in housing starts dent Moroccan demand

The first half of 2014 has seen cement sales in Morocco experience a 4.4 per cent decline to 7.435Mt, latest figures...

Spanish consumption woes continue

Spain's cement consumption fell two per cent YoY to 967,790t in June, according to the latest data from Oficemen, th...

Lucky Cement refutes QWP claims, Pakistan

Lucky Cement has countered claims by local political party representatives who allege the insufficient provision of ...

Indonesia sales growth slows in first six months

Indonesian cement sales growth has slowed in the first six months of the year, leading to concerns that the country ...

LH Merger update: speed is of the essence

Lafarge and Holcim have finally released further details of their proposed merger, some two months after the initi...