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South Korea: Hyundai Cement auction set to raise KRW600bn

The auction of Hyundai Cement, preliminary bidding of which is scheduled for 16 December, is set to attract bids fro...

Belarusian Cement and Eurocement Group sign collaboration contract

Belarusian Cement Company and Eurocement Group, Russia, have signed a contract to regulate cooperation in 2017, acco...

Pakistan: Lucky Cement considers buying Hattar plant and investing in Iraq

Lucky Cement has announced that it has begun the due diligence process for the purchase of Dewan Cement’s 1.134Mta H...

Vietnam: exports expected to fall 7% in 2016

According to the Vietnam Building Materials Association under the Ministry on Construction, Vietnam is projected to ...

Report predicts strengthening demand for cement additives in Nigeria and South Africa

A new report by market research firm Frost & Sullivan forecasts that demand for cement additives in South Africa and...

Going alternative in Japan

Sumitomo Osaka Cement has modified its Ako plant to meet the need to burn a variety of alternative fuels.

USA: post-election uncertainty lowers consumption forecast

The Portland Cement Association (PCA) has lowered its annual growth estimate for 2016 cement consumption from four p...

Tanzania: three companies plan to expand capacity

With the implementation of several multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects, cement demand looks to soar in the ...

India: falling demand and rising petcoke prices threaten profits

The Economic Times reports that petcoke prices – which have risen by over 36 per cent since the start of the year – ...

Costa Rica: residents seek relief from dust

Residents of Lourdes de Agua Caliente, Cartago, Costa Rica, have spoken out about dust emissions from a nearby Holci...