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Cement sales in Puerto Rico up 2% in May

Puerto Rican cement sales increased 2.1 per cent YoY to 52,824t – the first increase since October and the highest l...

Taiwan's cement producers see mixed results in May

Taiwan Cement Corp has reported a 5.7 per cent YoY fall in revenue to TWD10.29bn (US$347.6m) for May 2020, compared ...

Cementos Cosmos to burn tyres at Toral de los Vados

The Toral de los Vados cement works, operated by Cementos Cosmos, will be able to use waste tyres as alternative fue...

Start-up of Fancesa project postponed to 1Q21

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a readjustment of the work schedule of the new plant being built in Sucre, Bolivia...

BCMA calls for 60% cut in duties on clinker imports

The Bangladesh Cement Manufacturers' Association (BCMA) has issued a call for the government to cut import duties of...

Qena Cement's 1Q20 cement sales surge to EGP47m

Qena Cement reports net profits surged to EGP47m (US$2.9m) in the 1Q20, compared to EGP12m for the same period of th...

Southeast Asia’s capacity conundrum

Southeast Asia’s vibrant cement industry faces a serious but not insurmountable challenge from the current COVID-19 ...

Hsing Ta Cement sees 12% fall in revenue for May

Taiwan’s Hsing Ta Cement saw an 11.7 per cent drop in revenue to TWD706.9m (US$23.77m) for May 2020, compared to TWD...

Brazil's cement demand rises 3% in May

The Brazilian cement market expanded by three per cent YoY to 4.761Mt in May 2020, according to the country’s cement...

Sharjah Cement reports net loss in 1Q20

UAE-based Sharjah Cement has reported a net loss of AED9.3m (US$2.5m) in the first quarter of 2020, compared to an A...