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Dangote: a paradigm shift

An exclusive interview with Onne van der Weijde, CEO of Dangote Cement, who reveals the company's sub-Saharan growth ...

The start of Cemtech’s 25th anniversary celebrations

Cemtech Middle East & Africa 2016 sets a new attendance record and saw lively discussions that delivered market insig...

Iran offers export of cement to Pakistan under barter

Iran has reportedly offered to export cement on barter basis following a trade mission to Pakistan, led by the count...

India: UltraTech purchase of 22.4Mta capacity set to be announced

UltraTech Cement, already India's largest cement producer, is expected to confirm its purchase of Jaiprakash Associa...

LafargeHolcim’s US$3bn spin-off in the making?

LafargeHolcim is reported to have chosen Citi and JP Morgan to explore the sale of its US$3bn Australasian operation...

India: railway holds talks with cement industry

Ravindra Gupta, general manager of South Central Railway (SCR), met with the domestic cement industry to assure them...

Kenya: ARM nears final talks with foreign investor

Kenya's ARM Cement Ltd expects to conclude talks on a foreign investor taking a US$140m stake in the company by 15 A...

Myanmar: revived factory plans draw protesters

Hundreds of locals in the Karen State capital Hpa-an gathered on Tuesday to voice objections to a recently-revived p...

Meeting Russian requirements

Mihail Polendakov, general manager of HeidelbergCement Russia, talks to ICR about the company's cement operations in ...

Russia: waiting for a thaw

PMR's report on the Russian cement industry cautions on the likelihood of overcapacity in future years.