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Lafarge Africa revenue rises

Lafarge Africa Plc announced a profit after tax of NGN5.2bn (US$17m) versus NGN1.9bn in the same period of last year...

Pacasmayo's volumes impacted by El Niño effect

Peruvian producer Cementos Pacasmayo SAA and its subsidiaries saw revenues decrease by 9.3 per cent and sales volume...

GICA sets new production record

Groupe Industriel des Ciments d’Algérie (GICA) has set, for the second year running, a new production record. In 201...

CRH sees 4% advance in 1Q sales

CRH reported a ‘satisfactory’ start to 2017 with first quarter sales up four per cent compared with a strong first q...

Orient Cement becomes CSI member

Orient Cement Ltd, part of the CK Birla Group, announced that it has joined the Cement Sustainability Initiative (CS...

CMS to benefit from Pan Borneo Highway construction

Construction of the Pan Borneo Highway in Malaysia is expected to boost demand for construction materials including ...

Carthage Cement reports domestic sales up 8%

Tunisia’s Carthage Cement has seen its domestic sales rise to TND33.97m (US$13.6m) in 1Q17, up eight per cent YoY. H...

Côte d’Ivoire imports 150,000t of cement

To address the current shortage of cement and rising prices, Côte d’Ivoire’s government has decided to import 150,00...

Central American cement trade falls 14% in 9M16

The total value of traded hydraulic cements in Central American countries fell 14 per cent from US$56m to US$48m in ...

Peru: cement companies feel impact of El Niño

Cement producers in Peru have started to feel the impact of El Niño, according to Credicorp Capital. Between Janu...