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COMPAT reserves order on cement firms appeal, India

India’s Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has reserved its order over a batch of appeals filed by cement produ...

Chinese producers report declines in net profit

Three China-based cement producers have reported declines in net profit and operating revenue for 2012. China Sha...

Nigeria considers new tariff on imports to protect local producers

The Nigerian government is considering imposing a new tariff on imported bulk cement following an influx of volumes ...

Helping the UAE to thrive

Arkan Building Materials, now owner of one of the largest cement capacities in the UAE, explains why it believes the ...

TPCC reports 22% rise in net profit, Tanzania

Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC), part of HeidelbergCement, posted a 22 per cent increase in net profit d...

Dyckerhoff net profit down on European markets

Buzzi Unicem's subsidiary Dyckerhoff has confirmed that net profit in 2012 fell as declines in Europe could not be o...

USA January shipments rise 5.2% YoY

Cement shipments in the USA and Puerto Rico for January were up by 5.2 per cent than the same month of last year, th...

Lafarge Zimbabwe to reduce foreign shareholding

Lafarge and the Zimbabwe government have agreed on Lafarge reducing its shareholding in the Zimbabwean cement manufa...

Clinker C3S paramount

Michael Clark reports on C3S content and its performance for manufacturing high-quality blended cements.

Clinker import tax hike threatens small, medium-sized producers in Assam, India

Medium and small-sized cement producers in Assam have criticized a proposal by the state government to raise the imp...