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Bamburi relaunches Powercrete, Kenya

Lafarge’s Kenyan subsidiary Bamburi Cement has announced it will relaunch its Powercrete cement for use in large inf...

Lafarge WAPCO pretax profit jumps

Lafarge's WAPCO announced on Thursday that its 2013 full-year pretax profit rose 30.3 per cent to NGN27.7bn (US$168....

March 2014 issue

CRH announces intention to offload underperforming assets, MPA remains cautiously optimistic on the outlook for Brit...

Egypt: South Valley to invest in expansion, coal usage

South Valley Cement is due to sign a contract for a five-year long-term loan agreement worth EGP1.2bn (US$172.4m) fr...

Sagar denies Vicat buy-out talks

Sagar Cements Ltd has denied reports that it is in talks to sell its 47 per cent stake in its Vicat Sagar joint vent...

Morocco: Anwar Invest to enter cement industry

The Anwar Invest Group is entering the cement industry with its first production plant in Laayoune, Morocco. The com...

Algeria sees decline in January imports

Algerian cement imports fell 13.6 per cent YoY during January 2014 as the value of imports fell from US$26.79m to US...

Bolivia expects to cease cement imports in 2017

In 2017, Bolivia will no longer require cement imports following the launch of production at the Ecebol plant, accor...

Port-Daniel project spurs creation of advocacy group, Canada

The British Columbia government's recent announcement of a massive investment of public funds in a new cement plant ...

Indocement outlines capex to raise capacity

PT Indocement Tunngal Prakarsa, the second-largest cement producer in Indonesia, plans IDR4-4.5trn (US$349m-393m) in...