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Pakistan: exports to Afghanistan decline

APCMA data revealed that domestic dispatches in January 2017 were 2.722Mt, while exports amounted to 0.376Mt, refle...

India: ACC reports 2.7% advance in net profit in 2016

The Indian LafargeHolcim subsidiary ACC Ltd reported a 2.7 per cent reduction in cement deliveries for 2016 to 22.99...

Zimbabwe: PPC sales to December up 9%

PPC says sales at its Zimbabwe unit rose by nine per cent in the nine months to December 2016 after commissioning it...

India: Orient Cement reports loss of US$166.9m for 3Q ended 31 Dec

CK Birla group firm Orient Cement today reported narrowing of its net loss on standalone basis to INR11,210m (US$166...

Hyundai Cement posts better revenues but net losses increase

South Korean cement producer Hyundai Cement Co Ltd saw improved revenues in 2016, rising from KRW363.19bn (US$319m) ...

India: five cement producers to appeal the CCI order

Five of the seven cement companies which were fined by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) in January, for all...

Vietnam notes fall in exports in 2016

Vietnam exported 14.73Mt of cement in 2016, down 7.1 per cent YoY, according to the General Department of Vietnam Cu...

Pakistan: US$400m British investment in new plant

British company Asian Precious Minerals (APML) announced plans to invest US$400m in a new cement plant in Khyber Pak...

LafargeHolcim expected to announce merger deal for ACC and Ambuja Cements

LafargeHolcim, the parent company of ACC and Ambuja, is considering merging its two Indian cement majors, sources to...

USA: Essroc-Lehigh acquisition

Following a US$4.2bn acquisition deal in June 2016, Essroc's Nazareth plant in Pennsylvania will feature signs sayin...