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Lafarge Malaysia records 3Q18 net loss of MYR109m

Lafarge Malaysia recorded a net loss in 3Q18 of MYR109.28m (US$26m) down 160 per cent from MYR42.01m in 3Q17. Revenu...

Baticim Cement joins WCA

Turkey-based Baticim Cement has joined the World Cement Association as a corporate member. Baticim Cement is part of...

Gansu Hengya Cement is the investor behind Samarkand plant

Gansu Hengya Cement Company  of China is entering the Uzbekistan cement market. It plans to build a 2.4Mta cement pl...

Spain’s cement producers to be included in power support plan

Spanish cement producers will be included in plans to support the power-intensive industry, which is facing rising e...

PT Semen Indonesia tightens grip on domestic market

This week, LafargeHolcim agreed that PT Semen Indonesia (SMGR) was the successful bidder to buy its 80.6 per cent sh...

CRH launches phase three of share buy-back

On 25 April 2018 CRH plc announced its intention to buy back ordinary shares of up to EUR1bn in the following 12 mon...

The WRA promoted courage and vision at its General Assembly and Conference

The World Refractories Association's General Assembly and Conference on Innovation in Beijing was held on  15-16 No...

Mozambican producers must now include expiry on packaging

Cement producers, both domestic and foreign, must now put an expiry date on products sold in Mozambique. Virginia Mu...

Mixed court orders for Pakistan's cement industry

The cement industry has received mixed court orders from Supreme Court of Pakistan and Peshawar High Court on enviro...

ABAD calls for Pakistan's government to support construction in Karachi

The Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD), one of the main cement consumers in the country has c...