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Ethiopia: two new plants due to commence production in 2H14

Two new cement plants currently being implemented in Ethiopia are expected to begin production in the second half of...

PCA commends Corker-Murphy plan – estimates US$210bn additional for infrastructure investment

Last week, Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) announced a plan calling for an increase in fed...

Spain: May cement demand down 2.9%

Cement consumption in Spain reported a 2.9 per cent drop in May to 978,688t, which is 28,849t less than the same mon...

Martin Marietta to resolve TXI competition issues

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc expects to enter into an agreement with the US Department of Justice that will resolv...

Lafarge and Holcim hire banks to sell assets

Lafarge and Holcim have hired banks to sell assets as they try to secure antitrust approval for their planned merger...

Paraguay river flooding reduces INC output capacity

Due to the flooding of the Paraguay River, Industria Nacional del Cemento in Paraguay will operate at only 70 per ce...

Tajik-Chinese talks over new plant project

Talks between Tajiki and Chinese investors are underway over the construction of a cement plant in the south of the ...

Lafarge launches its first southeast Asia Construction Development Lab

Lafarge Malaysia yesterday launched its Construction Development Laboratory (CDL) – the sixth facility of its type t...

Cementos Molins expects return to profit

Cementos Molins expects to be back in the black in Spain thanks to the deceleration of the market slowdown in the co...

Saudi on course for full demand recovery in 4Q14

Saudi cement sector is currently showing signs of recovery, with demand beginning to return to its normal levels, a ...