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Responding to climate change

This week ICR looks at further tightening of pollution control around the world following Cembureau's reminder that ...

Competition ramps up in Uganda

Hima Cement (LafargeHolcim Group) has announced that it is seeking to invest US$40m to establish a greenfield grindi...

DR Congo: new plants to fight imports

This week it was announced that the Cementerie Kongo (CIMKO) greenfield cement plant project, a joint venture betwee...

Indonesia: PT Semen Indonesia looks to alternative fuels to save jobs

Cost-saving measures other than staff layoffs are considered more efficient in improving company margins as they are...

Saudi Arabia: Aumund and Sweidan open new spare parts unit

A UMUND Fördertechnik GmbH, Germany, and S WEIDAN Industrial Services, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, have opened a new sp...

India: JSW Cement capacity expansion by 2020

JSW Cement announced plans to expand its production capacity to 30Mta by 2020. According to Director and CEO of JSW ...

Hail Cement sees 15.3% rise in net profit for 3Q16

Hail Cement posted a 15.27 per cent increase in net profit for the 3Q16, according to a bourse filing. The cement co...

Uzbekistan: Ahangarancement JSC raises output by 6% in 9M16

Between January-September 2016 Ahangarancement JSC, the second-largest cement producer in Uzbekistan, increased ceme...

China: Taiwan Cement plans price increase

Taiwan Cement announced that it will be increasing its prices of cement products in China by as much as seven per ce...

Kazakhstan: a nation’s vision

While the need for infrastructure and housing is considerable in Kazakhstan, lower oil receipts, a depreciating teng...