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Bolivian market contracts 24% in January

Cement consumption in Bolivia saw a 24.1 per cent drop to 230,317t in January 2021 from 303,619t in January 2020, ac...

Dewan Cement appoints new director

Pakistan’s Dewan Cement has appointed Nida Jamil as a director of the company, with effect from 5 April 2021. Ms Ja...

Argentina's cement market expands by 94% in March

Cement demand in Argentina surged by 94 per cent YoY to 974,391t in March 2021 from a low base of 502,368t in March ...

Zimbabwean import ban raises supply concerns

Zimbabwean retailers are concerned over the capacity of local cement companies to satisfy demand   after a cement im...

St Marys Cement Bowmanville plant is to install a new wet scrubber

The commissioning of a new wet scrubber at St Marys Cement plant in Bowmanville is expected to result in a signific...

JK White Cement’s journey of continual improvement

Producing white clinker and white cement requires the right raw materials, proper homogenisation, the right fuel and...

Colombian cement market expands 5% in February

Cement dispatches in Colombia increased 5.3 per cent to 1.079Mt in February 2021 when compared with 1.025Mt in Febru...

Pakistan sees 44% rise in demand for March

Pakistan’s cement sector posted its highest-ever monthly growth of 44.4 per cent YoY for March 2021, rising to 5.773...

South Valley Cement sees net loss narrow in 2020

Egypt’s South Valley Cement Co has recorded a net loss of EGP250.59m (US$15.97m) in 2020, narrowing from an EGP316.3...

Kolos sees 17% profit drop in 2020

Mauritius-based Kolos saw its profits fall by 17.4 per cent to MUR145m (US$3.57) from MUR175.6m in 2019. The company...