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Ukrainian cement production falls 3% in 8M18

Cement production in Ukraine for the Jan-Aug 2018 period has fallen 2.9 per cent YoY, according to Pavlo Kachur, hea...

Freight rates dampen scrapping trend

Better-than-expected dry bulk freight rates have done little to encourage shipowners to scrap  their older vessels, ...

Vietnam’s modernising cement industry

Vietnam’s cement demand will grow robustly over the coming five-year period, with annual demand expected to exceed ...

CEOs Lucky and Cherat Cement appointed to Pakistani business council

The Pakistani government has selected two heads of leading local cement companies for the 22-member Council of Busin...

Vicat Group acquires major stake in Ciplan

France’s Vicat Group has announced the acquisition of a major stake in Brazil’s Cimento Planalto (Ciplan). The trans...

HeidelbergCement applies for Atlas quarry expansion

HeidelbergCement has applied for an expansion to its Atlas quarry to enable the company to extract more raw material...

Lafarge (Mauritius) raises price of Baobab cement

The price of a 25kg bag of Baobab cement increased by MUR1-4 (US¢2.9-11.6) on 1 October 2018. Lafarge (Mauritius), w...

Chryso acquires Chemtec Admixtures in Ireland

Chryso has announced that it has expanded its admixture business in Ireland with the acquisition of Chemtec Admixtur...

CIMAF sees 42% rise in cement sales in 1H18

CIMAF reported a 42 per cent rise in cement sales to 184,723t in Gabon during the first half of 2018, according to t...

Indian cement dealers association requests price control

The Kerala State Cement Dealers’ Welfare Association (KSCDWA) is expected to request that the government forms a reg...