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Vietnam sales at 11.19Mt in first-quarter 2011

Vietnam’s cement sales stood at 11.19Mt in the first quarter of this year, fulfilling 20.5% of the sector’s full-year...

Mangalam benefits from strong northern India demand

Mangalam Cement, which is controlled by the BK Birla group, has benefited from strong demand in the northern part of ...

Al-Duqm joint venture project on hold, Oman

A proposal to build a cement plant in Oman’s northern city of Al Duqm has been put on hold due to lack of long-...

Mixed results for Yanbu and Yamama, Saudi Arabia

Two leading Saudi Arabian cement producers, Yanbu Cement and Yamama Cement, have posted mixed first-quarter 2011 resu...

South African monthly sales down 2.1%

Cement sales in South Africa during March 2011 were down 2.1 per cent month-on-month.

JP Cement prepares to expand its Shahabad plant, India

JP Cement Corporation Ltd is set to undertake the expansion and upgrading of its plant at the industrial township of ...

Nomura keeps "reduce" rating on Buzzi Unicem

Analysts at Nomura have confirmed their "reduce" recommendation on the stock of Italian cement producer

Irish construction sees 46th month of decline

Activity in the Irish construction sector has been falling for almost four years, with the latest construction index ...

GCC Dacotah plant increases prices five per cent, USA

The GCC Dacotah cement plant in Rapid City raised prices five per cent last week to cover costs associated with new E...

Vietnam producers likely to raise prices by 12-15%

Cement producers in Vietnam are likely to raise prices between 12-%, Nguyen Van Diep, an official of the Vietnam Ceme...