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Algeria to import 1Mt of cement to counteract market speculation

The Algerian government will import 1mn tonnes of cement to counteract the speculation in the national market,

India: cement industry for restoring import duty

The cement industry has urged the finance minister to levy uniform excise duty on packaged cement and to restore impo...

Four Pakistan cement plants want Karachi’s solid waste for fuel

Four cement factories in Pakistan have offered to buy Karachi’s solid waste to use it as fuel for their plants.

Binani Cement looking to buy cement companies across India

Binani Cement Ltd is planning to acquire cement companies to expand its presence beyond India’s

India: Star Cement to invest in new plants

Cement Manufacturing Company Limited (brand name - Star Cement) is planning to invest nearly INR1100crore (US$22.7m) ...

India: Bokajan plant to increase cement output

The Ministry of Heavy Industries as part of its 100-day agenda has proposed to Cement Corporation of India (CCI) to e...

No HeidelbergCement deal on Hanson set in concrete just yet

Germany’s HeidelbergCement has refinanced €8.7bn (US$15.1bn) in debt, taking some of the urgency away from any ...

Holcim invests US$243m in Chinese cement co Huaxin

Holcim a major shareholder of Chinese cement firm Huauxin Cement Co Ltd, has unexpectedly decided to spend ¥1.6bn (US...

Saudi Arabia: Southern Cement may freeze expansion plans

A Saudi ban on cement exports may force Southern Province Cement Company (SPCC) to freeze expansion plans and prevent...

China to regulate cement production

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China plans to publish measures within the year to control agg...