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Moldova applies quota on cement imports from Ukraine

The government of Moldova has introduced protective quotas and duties on several commodities including cement produc...

Soc Cimenterie du Sahel to enter Mauritania market

The Mauritanian government has approved a project by Société Cimenterie du Sahel to set up a new cement plant. It is...

Australian cement companies fined AUD18.62m

After the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) brought the proceedings against four Australian ceme...

Lafarge Africa posts US$9.5m quarterly loss as price squeeze bites

Nigerian-based Lafarge Africa has seen revenues fall by 29 per cent to NGN52.4bn (US$263m) in the first quarter of 2...

Ambuja Cements reports 4.4% profit fall

India’s Ambuja Cements has reported a 4.4 per cent fall in net profit, which reached INR3.038bn (US$45.6m) in 1Q16. ...

Vietnam sees output rise 16% in Jan-Apr 2016

Vietnam cement producers have produced 24.4Mt of cement in Jan-Apr 2016, up 15.8 per cent YoY, according to estimate...

Can China bounce back?

DBS Vickers outlines China's measures to drive economic growth and reports on the cement sector's challenges.

Vicat sees 1Q16 revenues reach EUR554m

In their quarterly statement for 1Q16, Vicat announced that turnover improved by 3.3 per cent YoY to EUR554m (US$629...

Irish Cement: Limerick plant to cut alternative fuel usage

Irish Cement is putting forward new proposals to reduce the amount of alternative fuels by half to 90,000t, at its f...

Siam Cement has plans to fully enter Vietnamese market

Industrial conglomerate Siam Cement Group is looking at operating its first cement plant in Vietnam as the next step...