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South Korea: new strategies

As South Korea’s economy dips and government policies negatively influence infrastructure plans, the country’s cemen...

Kenya's cement consumption drops to 5.49Mt in 2018

Kenya's cement consumption dropped for the second year in a row to 5.49Mt n 2018, according to Kenya National Bureau...

New order restricts limestone mining in Chittorgarh

India’s Birla Corp has been restricted from mining limestone in Chittorgarh and near the Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary af...

Chilean cement sales up 8% in January

Cement sales in Chile, excluding imports, advanced by 7.6 per cent to 350,122t in January 2019 when compared to Janu...

Sinoma reportedly seeking finance for new DR Congo plant

CNBM’s Sinoma Overseas Development Co is reportedly seeking project finance for a cement plant in Tanganyika, Democr...

SNIC reports rise in February sales but warns of uncertainty

Cement sales in Brazil increased by 6.4 per cent YoY to 4.1Mt  in February 2019, according to the country's cement a...

FLSmidth see steep rise in OK™ mill sales in 2018

FLSmidth reports that it sold 31 new vertical roller mills for all grinding applications in 2018. The combined cemen...

LafargeHolcim acquires Colorado River Concrete

LafargeHolcim has completed its second US acquisition of 2019, adding Texas-based Colorado River Concrete to its lis...

Schwenk Zement to exit Namibia

This week, ICR learned that the Namibian cement market was in the process of change with Schwenk Zement's 0.7Mta Oho...

Argentinian demand stable, exports rise in February 2019

Cement demand in Argentina remained largely stable YoY at 921,112t in February 2019, but fell 5.4 per cent MoM, acco...