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Uganda's cement output slows

Uganda’s cement industry has seen a sudden reverse in prospects as the country’s Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) warned ...

PPC planning for the long term

South Africa's cement market expanded 7.7 per cent in 2015, but a more competitive environment including new entrant...

Pakistan: producers eye northern construction growth

This week saw further evidence of resurgent growth in Pakistan’s cement industry as dispatches rose 10.6 per cent Yo...

Malaysia: slow cement growth in 2016

Malaysia is proving to be a challenging market for Lafarge where it is reported to have seen profits fall by 72 per ...

A change of strategy: Cemex to sell some US assets

Cemex, the Mexican giant of the cement world, announced this week that it intends to further reduce its exposure in ...

Italy: Consolidation needed as consumption forecast to remain depressed

With the European Commission having this week given the go-ahead to HeidelbergCement’s acquisition of Italcementi, I...

Growing pains: southeast Asia's looming overcapacity

Positioned between the two most populous nations on Earth, the emerging economies of southeast Asia have ridden the ...

Ecuador's cement sector has to deliver

Ecuador has been in the news for all the wrong reasons following the devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake which hit ...

Cement exports on the rise

As global cement capacity continues to rise against a limited demand increase, there is a swell of cement producers ...

India: Positive outlook for growth, but challenges remain

Cement consumption in India doubled between 2005 and 2015, but still lags behind China’s at a comparable stage of de...