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Demand for Cement in Taiwan expected to surge in 2009

With public works projects being pushed ahead by the government, the demand for cement in Taiwan will grow 20 per cen...

Cement sector facing stern challenges

Pakistan’s cement sector is currently facing stern challenges emanating from a wide spectrum of socio-economic ...

Cement despatch growth at four year low, inventory up

The 205Mt domestic cement industry which is haunted by a glut, has seen the lowest despatch growth rate in the last f...

Salvors battle to keep sinking cement carrier afloat

The Norwegian-owned, Bahamas-flagged 4556-DWT cement carrier Crete Cement

UAE- cementing demand

Though built on strong foundations, and with expansion plans in the pipeline, the cement industry of Ras Al Khaimah (...

Wholesale cement price goes up

The Commerce Commission yesterday gave the green light to Fiji Industries Limited (FIL) to increase its charges of ba...

Essroc, Lafarge, St. Marys idle cement kilns

In addition to the Holcim (US) Missouri and Michigan plant closings, sharp declines in Portland cement consumption th...

Holcim retrenches US operations with 1500 job cuts, two mill closings

An economic downturn and shrinking construction activity has taken its toll on Holcim, the world’s second-large...

Cement producers look to import via Bangladesh

Local cement makers now weigh the feasibility of several import proposals they recently received from Sri Lanka, Saud...

PNG’s capital goes through a cement shortage

Papua New Guinea’s capital, Port Moresby, is experiencing a shortage of cement, with demand out-pacing the supply due...