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Canadian commitments

As this year’s IEEE-IAS/PCA Technical Cement Industry Conference heads to Toronto, Canada, ICR speaks with Michael M...

Dominican Republic: output rises in 1Q15

Cement production in the Dominican Republic increased 6-7 per cent in the first quarter of 2015 after a full-year 20...

Libya Holdings Group to buy out Asamer interest in LCC

Benghazi-based Libya Holdings Group is to acquire Austrian majority owner Asamer in the Libyan Cement Company (LCC),...

Conch's 1Q15 earnings fall 31%

Anhui Conch reported 1Q15 net profit of CNY1.7bn (US$274m), down 31 per cent YoY. Sales declined 11 per cent YoY dri...

Fauji Cement first-quarter profit up 32%

Pakistan-based cement producer Fauji Cement Company Ltd (FCCL) has announced a net profit of PKR981.951m (US$9.65m) ...

Lafarge and Solidia commercialise a new low-carbon solution for the construction sector

Lafarge has reached a new milestone in its partnership with US start-up Solidia Technologies® with the signing of an...

Bolivia: Itacamba Cemento to keep receiving Brazilian imports

Bolivian cement firm Itacamba Cemento will continue to import cement from Brazil until the 2H16 when it expects to s...

Peru: Unacem sees slight rise in 1Q15 sales

Unacem saw its domestic cement sales increase by 0.3 per cent in the first three months of 2015, compared to the sam...

Shree completes acquisition of Jaiprakash grinding unit, India

Shree Cement has completed the acquisition of a cement grinding unit of Jaiprakash Associates in Haryana state, Indi...

Holcim automates logistics services with Schenck Process‘ LOGiQ software

Holcim has optimised its automated dispatch processes and weighing technology in its eastern Europe plants. Since th...