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Complaints as cement price hits N2,200, Nigeria

Barely one month after the lifting of the ban on importation of cement by the Federal Government, the price of cement...

Azerbaijan Investment Company becomes shareholder of cement plant

The Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) signed an agreement on Feb. 13 with Holcim after purchasing a 10 per cent par...

Cement shortage still haunts Tanzanian construction sector

Perceived as a problem that would end shortly, it’s almost seven months now since consumers started experiencin...

PPC upbeat on Zimbabwe subsidiary

Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said its Zimbabwean subsidiary had surpassed market expectations despite operating und...

Cimpor investment projects in Tunisia and Jordan

Cimpor is planning a 50% increase in clinker capacity at Ciments de Jbel Oust in two stages. On the final completion ...

Japan’s IHI to sell cement plant business to Kawasaki Heavy

Japanese heavy machinery maker IHI Corp said Monday it will sell its loss-making cement plant business to industry pe...

YTL Corp: 1H profit after tax +24% YoY

Malaysian conglomerate YTL Corp. Bhd Friday said its first-half profit after tax rose 24% on year as all its main bus...

Egypt’s National Cement 6-mth profit down 33 per cent

Egypt’s National Cement posted a 33 per cent drop in net profit in the six months

SAIL signs JV pact with Jaiprakash Associates

Steel Authority of India Ltd today said it has entered into an agreement with Jaiprakash Associates to form a joint ...

Emissions row forces Lafarge to suspend investment

Lafarge has suspended 0.1bn (£755m) in new cement plant projects in Europe until it has more details on new European ...