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Nigeria: Lafarge to invest US$307m into Ashaka Cement expansion

Ashaka Cement (Lafarge Group) has secured a NGN50bn (US$307m) credit facility, in addition to internally-generated c...

The Philippines has to rebuild but must check cement price rises

The Phillipine opposition has urged the government to guard against profiteering in the supply of cement as prices o...

Report: EU-ETS carbon leakage difficult to determine

A recent study by Vivid Economic and Ecofys entitled ‘Carbon leakage prospects under Phase III of the EU ETS and bey...

Bangladesh: supply glut or next Asian cement hub?

The high demand for quality cement in Asian markets has lured Bangladesh companies into expanding production capacit...

Paraguay: Yguazú risks production halt due to flooding

The flooding of the Paraguay river and the Confuso river, which broke its banks, is presenting a risk to the continu...

Ghana: Dangote Takoradi and Tema plants to halt shortages

Following news of Ghana's difficulties to keep up with cement demand, Tajudeen Sijuede, vice chairman of Dangote Cem...

Stable Swiss cement shipments in 2Q14

In the second quarter of 2014, domestic deliveries by the Swiss cement industry reached 98.1 per cent in the same pe...

Construction boosts Kenyan cement demand

In May, cement consumption in the Kenya rose to 450,379t in May, up from 426,523t in April and continuing the upward...

Eurocement Group to build US$128m plant in Uzbekistan

Eurocement Group Holding of Russia is constructing a cement plant worth US$128m in Uzbekistan for its daughter enter...

Cemex Philippines wins Sopi safety award

The Safety Organisation of the Philippines Inc (SOPI) recently cited Cemex with an Outstanding Road Safety Programme...