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Peru cement market contracts 3% in June

Cement consumption in Peru fell by three per cent in June, according to the country’s cement producers’ association,...

HeidelbergCement clarifies reports on Lafarge's Indian assets

Following local press reports, HeidelbergCement has said it is not buying Lafarge’s assets in eastern India. The ...

Mexico: cement price up 8%

In the year to date, the price of cement in Mexico has increased by just over eight per cent. This follows a price r...

South Korea: local producers to face price probe?

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated another investigation into whether domestic cement producers...

UAE: Union Cement Co 1H profit declines 8%

Union Cement Co (UCC) reported an eight per cent decline in its profits for the first six months of 2015 to AED54.7m...

Pioneer Cement to install WHR plant, Pakistan

Pioneer Cement Ltd plans to install a 12MW waste heat recovery plant at its factory located at Chenki Village, Distr...

Peru: Cementos Pacasmayo expands consolidated EBITDA margin

Peruvian producer Cementos Pacasmayo's consolidated EBITDA increased 8.4 per cent to PEN178.5m (US$59m) in the first...

Peru: Unacem 1H15 net profit up 23%

Peru-based producer Unacem reported a 23 per cent rise in its net profit for the first half of 2015 to PEN151m (US$4...

Cemex 2Q like-for-like net sales up 5%

Cemex announced yesterday that consolidated net sales reached US$3.8bn during the second quarter of 2015, representi...

PCA applauds House action to support coal ash recycling

By a bipartisan vote of 258 to 166, the US House of Representatives today passed legislation that will promote conti...