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Kinshasa cement price declines 19%

The price of grey cement in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has fallen by 19.4 per cent to CDF13,300 (US$8.0...

Holcim Philippines seals large cement supply contract

Holcim Phlippines Inc has sealed an agreement with Davao Constructors Association Center Inc (DCACI) to supply 400,0...

Cinvestav produce cement using volcanic ash

Scientists at Mexico’s Centre for Research and Advanced Studies (Cinvestav) are using volcanic ash to make environme...

Processing depth for AFs

In his paper ‘A new approach to burning alternative fuels’, delivered at the Cemtech Europe 2018 conference in Istan...

Key risks to near-term oil price

Global oil demand is growing at its weakest rate since 2012 while global oil supply disruptions continue to be at th...

Votorantim Cimentos records 6% net revenue rise

Brazil's Votorantim Cimentos has reported a 5.5 per cent YoY rise in net revenue to BRL2524m (US$654.5m) for the fir...

Dominican Republic exports US$72.3m of cement in 2018

The Dominican Republic exported Portland cement to the value of US$72.3m in 2018, according to the country’s Directo...

Salvadorian cement demand surges 28% in 11M18

Apparent cement consumption in El Salvador has increased by 28 per cent in the January-November 2018 period to 27,31...

Holcim Philippines reports 35% EBITDA surge in 1Q19

Holcim Philippines has reported a 5.8 per cent YoY decrease in revenue to PHP8.1bn (U$156.28m) for the first quarter...

Nepal's state cement plants outperform other public manufacturing companies

Nepal's state enterprises had a poor FY17-18 with 26 only out of 39 public companies making a profit. The government...