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Saudi Arabia: Tabuk Cement refused fuel for second line

Tabuk Cement Co has announced that it has been refused the fuel needed to operate its planned second line. The compa...

Zambia: Zambezi Portland ups cement output

Zambezi Portland Cement (ZPC) has increased cement capacity from 1000tpd to 1400tpd in the last three months. ZPC ...

SC refuses to interfere with COMPAT order against Indian cement firms

The Supreme Court declined to interfere with the order of the competition tribunal directing 10 cement firms to depo...

New Zealand: jobs on line at cement works

Holcim (New Zealand) has told staff that is about to begin a review of the works' staffing structure. Jobs are on th...

Zambia: 'High cement prices will affect construction sector growth'

Cement traders in Eastern Province have accused Lafarge Cement Zambia of creating artificial shortages by preferring...

Bolivia: Coboce to start new Irpa Irpa line

Bolivia’s Coboce is scheduled to start production at its new Irpa Irpa plant on 18 June, effectively delivering 70,0...

Cement sector set to benefit from Pakistan FY13-14 budget

Pakistan’s cement sector has welcomed the new Pakistan federal budget for FY13-14, presented by the country’s financ...

US cement shipments slip

Data just released by the US Geological Survey shows that total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the US a...

Squeeze tightens on Indian cement

Muted volume growth and continuing cost pressures have put a further squeeze on the earnings of Indian cement compan...

Indonesia: cement sales up in Kalimantan

Cement sales of PT Semen Indonesia in Kalimantan rose 11.4 per cent in the period of January to April reaching 1.47M...