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Saudi calls for lift of export ban to supply Egypt

Saudi Arabia’s cement producers have again asked the government to lift a three-year-old ban on their exports so the...

Russia: preparing for the cold?

ICR investigates the pace of Russia's cement industry modernisation as new capacity is brought online and more effici...

Moroccan cement sales dip 0.45% in Feb 2015

After registering a 5.61 per cent advance in domestic cement consumption in January 2015, Morocco’s cement market sl...

Cemex aims to trim debt by US$1bn in 2015

Cemex is aiming to cut its debt by up to US$1bn this year. The company believes it can refinance US$2.9bn in bonds a...

Joint-venture agreement signed for new Nepalese plant

China’s Hongshi Holdings Group on Tuesday signed a joint-venture (JV) agreement with Shivam Holdings Nepal to set up...

Fitch expects negative impact on Lafarge credit profile if Holcim merger fails

A failure of the proposed merger between Lafarge and Swiss Holcim would have negative effect on the credit profile o...

PCA cautions on proposed EPA ozone regulations

The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to further tighten ozone standards could result in the loss of ...

Egypt: ACC to boost alternative fuels usage

Egypt-based Arabian Cement Co (ACC)  is seeking to utilise alternative energy to increase its capacity utilisation r...

HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International renew partnership

HeidelbergCement and BirdLife International have signed an agreement to continue their partnership until 2017. The w...

Peru cement sales fall 4.9% in Feb 2015

Peru’s cement market contracted by 4.9 per cent YoY as dispatches fell from 816,000t to 775,000t in February 2015, a...