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Israel opens Gaza for cement imports

After six years of closing the border with Gaza to cement, gravel and iron imports, Israel has decided to allow such...

Semen Indonesia sees 16% YoY rise in Jan-Aug 2013 cement sales

Semen Indonesia reported a 16 per cent increase in cement sales for the first eight months of this year to 16Mt, as ...

Mangalam Cement enhances capacity of Kiln Line 1, India

Mangalam Cement has resumed operations of Kiln Line 1 which has been undergoing a renovation project to expand capac...

Yguazu Cementos to enter operations in October

Paraguay’s Yguazú Cementos is expected to light the kiln at its Villa Hayes plant in October. The initial production...

Gansu Qilianshan Cement expands into Gansu province, China

Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co Ltd plans to invest CNY265.59m (US$43.4m) to acquire a 100 per cent in Longran Runj...

Caribbean states look to monitor trading activity

East Caribbean states are looking to implement a cement trade monitoring mechanism in the region due to frequent sup...

Steppe Cement 1H13 profit rises to US$3.8m

Steppe Cement Ltd posted an increased pretax profit during the first six months of the year of US$3.8m compared with...

Tanzania Portland optimistic on 2H turnaround

Tanzania Portland Cement Company expects a recovery in second half net profit thanks to reduced production costs. ...

Lusaka prices continue to rise, Zambia

The price of cement in the Zambian capital of Lusaka has continued to rise through the year, due to increased fuel a...

New Angola plant to begin commercial production by year-end

The Cuanza Sul cement plant will begin commercial production under the brand name Yeto, the company president, Manue...