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Brazil's domestic dispatches rise 6.9% YoY

Preliminary data and market estimates indicate that in 2012, total sales by Brazilian producers to the local market ...

US shipments rise 10% from Jan-October 2012

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for October 2012 were about 8.1M...

Clinker dispatches resume from Chittagong port, Bangladesh

The dispatches of imported raw materials for the cement industry from Chittagong Port of Bangladesh to cement plants...

UBS lifts China Resources Cement

UBS lifted its target price for China Resources Cement (01313) to HK$5.5 from HK$5.05, but downgraded the stock to "...

PCA appoints Ed Sullivan as Vice President, USA

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has appointed Edward Sullivan as group vice president in addition to his role ...

Morroco to add 5.9Mta of new capacity by 2017

Competition is intensifying in the cement sector in Morocco, as existing players gear up for another phase of capaci...

Lafarge sells aggregate quarries in Georgia

Lafarge announces it has signed binding agreements for the sale of six aggregates quarries in Georgia (USA) for a to...

Bangladesh: strike disrupts inland clinker transport

An indefinite strike by the Bangladesh River Transport Workers’ Federation has disrupted the transport of imported c...

Cemex develops standardised water management project

Cemex has developed a methodology to standardise water management across all of the company’s operations. Starting t...

JP Morgan cautious near term outlook on India cement sector

JP Morgan cautions the near-term outlook for Indian cement companies remains "hazy", in contrast with market consens...