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Hima outlines sustainability initiatives, Uganda

Ugandan producer Hima Cement has outlined ambitious sustainability plans focussed on five main pillars. The company...

A TEC & Ferro Duo to offer Holcim complete solution for bypass dust treatment

A TEC, in collaboration with raw materials company Ferro Duo GmbH and Holcim's Rohožník plant in Slovakia, are now a...

Lafarge Republic boosted by robust demand

Lafarge Republic Inc (LRI) reported a 30 per cent rise in net profit last year to PHP3.7bn (US$82.6m) on the back of...

Colombian demand grows 12% in February

Colombian cement demand expanded by 11.7 per cent in February 2014 compared to the previous year with dispatches rea...

Argos Board approves US$50m loan

The board of Colombia’s Argos Group has approved a US$50m loan with the Bank of Bogotá and Miami Agency. The 180-day...

Venezuela industry minister revokes Andino appointment

Venezuela’s Minister of Industry has revoked the appointment of Cemento Andino Chairman Gilberto Antonia Barrios Con...

BUA signs gas supply deal for Edo Cement Co

BUA Cement has signed a gas sales and purchase agreement (GSPA) with Nigerian Gas Company (NGC) for its Edo Cement C...

Taiwan Cement sees 28.81% jump in net profit

Taiwan Cement posted a record TWD10.03bn (US$330m) in net profit last year, up 28.81 per cent from a year earlier, t...

Kenya: ARM Cement reports 12% rise in pretax profit

Kenya’s second largest cement producer ARM Cement saw a 12 per cent rise in full year pretax profit to KES2bn (US$23...

Ashaka Cement pretax profit declines, Nigeria

Nigeria’s Ashaka Cement said its pretax profit fell last year to NGN2.84bn (US$17.2m) from NGN5.47bn in the last yea...