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Spain's cement demand up 9% in November

Spain’s cement consumption index (IDC) noted a 9.2 per cent YoY increase in November 2018, according to the Spanish ...

Profit of Attock Cement falls in 6MFY19

Attock Cement Pakistan Ltd (ACPL) has announced earnings of PKR816.79m (US$5.8m) for the half year ended December 20...

FLSmidth transports largest-ever WPV gear unit to Bangladesh

FLSmidth MAAG Gear began transporting the largest WPV gear unit ever, with a weight of 215t, from Hamburg harbour to...

Building for a boom

As ICR looks at the Bangladeshi cement market, it speaks with Masud Khan, CEO of MI Cement, about the status of the ...

Pakistan cement exported 0.625Mt of cement in December 2018

Pakistan's cement industry received foreign exchange revenue of US$25.89m by exporting 624,714t of cement during the...

EAPCC denies reports of potential acquisition

Kenya’s East African Portland Cement Co (EAPCC) has denied recent reports that it was in early-stage talks with Lafa...

Holcim Mexico expects to invest up to US$50m in 2019

Holcim Mexico announced its plans to invest US$30-50m in improving its operating efficiency and distribution network...

Bangladesh cement industry to expand despite rise in raw material costs

The Bangladeshi cement industry is expanding its capacity despite increases in raw material costs. In 2017 the effec...

MI Cement to set up new 8400tpd line

Bangladesh’s MI Cement Factory Ltd has announced that it will set up its sixth cement unit in Muktagachha, Munshigan...

FDI declines in cement and construction industry in 6MFY19

Pakistan received a total foreign direct investment (FDI) of US$1.31bn during the first six months of FY18-19 (July ...