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Fiji: Pacific Cement sales rise 19%

Fijian manufacturer Pacific Cement has announced that over the past 12 months it has sold 150,561t of cement, of whi...

Philippines: consumers complain over quality and prices

The National Consumer Affairs Council (NCAC) has called on the Department for Trade and Industry (DTI) to take actio...

Cemex Latin American Holdings sees improved cement volumes in Colombia

Cemex Latin American Holdings' first-half turnover fell by 10.1 per cent to US$672.1m, while EBITDA came off by 4.4 ...

USA: Cemex settles with EPA

Cemex and its affiliate, Kosmos Cement Company, have reached a settlement deal with the Environmental Protection Age...

Cemex reports 6% rise in net consolidated sales and EBITDA

Cemex reported a six per cent YoY rise ­– on a like-for-like basis for the ongoing operations and adjusting for curr...

Fly ash and slag cements

While cements containing fly ash or GGBS have different strength properties to ordinary Portland cement, they also b...

India: UltraTech purchases more coal linkages

UltraTech Cement has won an auction for 95,000t of coal from  Junadhi Mines in Chhattisgarh. The rights to use the c...

India: Ambuja and ACC report profit rises for 2Q16

LafargeHolcim’s Indian subsidiaries ACC and Ambuja Cements have both reported an increase in profits for the second ...

Saudi Arabia: Umm AlQura signs deal with Aramco

Umm AlQura Cement has signed an agreement with Aramco to purchase fuel for its new Portland cement production line c...

Zambia: solar farm Zambezi Portland Cement

Zambezi Portland Cement has plans to establish a 5MW solar farm in Ndola, at a cost of US$7m. The company will be th...