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China’s cement industry surges ahead

China’s cement industry posted a remarkable profit surge last year, amid government’s macro control measu...

Huaxin share purchase by Holcim confirmed

Huaxin Cement reported on Sunday it had raised 2.03 billion yuan (US$282m) by selling new shares to Holcim lifting th...

Another plant for Abu Dhabi?

A delegation from Nippon Oil Corporation Japan has paid a visit to the headquarters of Al Qudra Holding – the first...

Nigerian cement prices

The price of cement soared by above 80 per cent last week with a 50 kilogramme bag of the commodity selling for as mu...

Egyptian price-fixing trial starts

The trial of 20 Egyptian cement company executives on price-fixing charges began in Cairo on Monday but after a brief...

More focus on cement expansion

Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on February 18 urged central Thanh Hoa Province to speed up the construction...

Baticem offers to buy French assets

Turkish cement company Baticim said on Tuesday it had made an offer to Ciments Francais for its Turkish cement operat...

Freight rates bounce back in February

The Baltic Dry Index jumped 1000 points last week as confidence returned to the dry bulk market and expectations grew...

Azerbaijan demand to increase up to 7Mta

The Azerbaijani government forecasts doubling of cement demand in the country for the medium-term period.

Sagar Cements plans 5Mt plant in Karnataka

Sagar Cements Ltd said on Thursday it plans to set up a 5Mt cement plant in Karnataka, and is also considering a plan...