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Taiwan Cement Corp to sign syndicated loan for expansion

Taiwan Cement Corp is expected to sign the contract for a syndicated loan worth NT$12.5bn (US$416.67m) to expand ope...

MPA welcomes Autumn Statement’s modest boost to construction

Although the Autumn Statement by the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered on 5 December, predicts an extend...

South African competition set to intensify

The South African cement sector is set to see increased competition from the end of next year when Sephaku Cement st...

Angola expansion points to fast growing market

Portugal’s Secil leapt on to the African cement news pages this week with its announced intention to increase produc...

India: Compat hears petitions in cement cartilisation case

The Competition Appellate Tribunal (COMPAT) has started hearings on the plea of 11 cement companies seeking stay on ...

Nigeria: Dangote closes cement plant

The management of Dangote Cement Plc has finalised arrangements to temporarily close down its 4Mta Gboko Plant as a ...

Tanzania: request to protect local cement firms declined

The Tanzanian government has again rejected local cement producers' pleas for an increase in the common external tar...

Myanmar cement firms prepare for building boom

LV Technology Plc (LVT) expects Myanmar's cement market to exhibit similar growth trend to Thailand's development pa...

INC call for tougher cement import controls in Paraguay

Paraguay’s Industria Nacional de Cemento (INC) has called upon the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) to requir...

India: cement firms hit by high coal prices

Input cost pressures for cement manufacturers have lately been rising due to international coal prices gaining 4% Mo...