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Peruvian cement market expands 8% in March

Cement dispatches in Peru increased eight per cent YoY to 1.173Mt in March 2022, according to the country’s cement a...

Alabama hit by cement shortage

Officials with the Alabama Concrete Industries Association said Alabama saw a 14 per cent increase in the demand for...

Cameroon prices rise as construction demand strengthens

Cement prices in Cameroon have risen in April to XAF6000-6600 (US$9.89-10.88)/50kg bag, past the November 2021 peak....

Kanodia Cement completes Amethi grinding plant expansion

Kanodia Cement has set up a new cement grinding unit at its Amethi plant, India. The grinding expansion is already...

Italy’s cement output sees 14% YoY drop in January

Italy's cement production index (base year 2015) fell from 99 in December 2021 to 65 in January 2022, or by 14 per c...

Puerto Rican cement sales down 7% in March

In March 2022 cement sales in Puerto Rico fell by 6.5 per cent YoY to 1.47m bags of 94lb, or 62,677t, according to t...

Tajikistan to increase cement exports to 2Mt by 2024

Tajikistan plans to increase cement exports to 2Mt by 2024, with an annual growth of 200,000t, according to the late...

Akkermann Cement acquires unfinished Kaluga Cement plant

Russia’s Akkermann Cement , owned by USM Holding , has acquired the Kaluga Cement Plant for RUB8.95bn (US$110m) at...

UltraTech acquires 29% stake in RAK White Cement

UltraTech Cement Middle East Investments , part of UltraTech Cement in UAE, has invested US$101m to acquire a 29.39...

Holcim reported to be looking for potential buyers of ACC Ltd

Bloomberg has reported on Holcim proposing to dispose of Ambuja Cements Ltd. Holcim owns ACC Ltd and Ambuja Cements ...