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Energy market prospects

Cem Prospects 2016 gathered together cement producers, solid fuel traders, suppliers and freight specialists for a two-day conference exploring the energy markets and outlook for the year ahead. ...
Articles - 09 December 2016

South Korea: Hyundai Cement auction set to raise KRW600bn

The auction of Hyundai Cement, preliminary bidding of which is scheduled for 16 December, is set to attract bids from multiple prospective buyers, with the assets expected to fetch up to KRW600bn ...
News - 09 December 2016

LafargeHolcim

LafargeHolcim's underlying turnover for the first nine months amounted to CHF20,378m, a decline of 7.5 per cent while in euro terms there was a 9.2 per cent reduction to EUR18,848m. The Asia Pacif...
Corporate - 02 December 2016

Cementos Argos

A slowdown in infrastructure spending in its domestic market has been blamed for a 22.1 per cent fall in cement shipments in Colombia by Cementos Argos. Domestic volumes for 3Q16 came in at 1.314M...
Corporate - 01 December 2016

India: Lafarge Surma mine to expand production

Bangladeshi cement manufacturer Lafarge Surma Cement (LafargeHolcim Group) has received environmental clearance from the Indian government for its mining company to more than double its limestone ...
News - 01 December 2016

EU urged to end carbon credits system

Carbon Market Watch is urging EU lawmakers to abolish the carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS) after it was revealed that cement producers took EUR5bn windfall from scheme between 2008 and 20...
News - 30 November 2016

India: marking time

While the monsoon has been kind to India this summer and is likely to help a recovery in cement demand next year, India’s cement producers are still marking time as they wait for more sustained, d...
Articles - 28 November 2016

Developing AF in Egypt

With the increasing scarcity of natural gas and the hike in gas prices, Egypt’s cement producers are seeking alternative ways of firing their kilns. The availability of MSW and agricultural waste ...
Articles - 16 November 2016

Zimbabwe: PPC commissions its Harare grinding unit

PPC Zimbabwe says it expects to increase exports into the region after commissioning a US$85m grinding plant in Harare which will double the firm’s cement production capacity to 1.4Mta. "We have...
News - 15 November 2016

Lafarge Surma Cement and Holcim Bangladesh in merger talks

Lafarge Surma Cement Ltd (LSC) has reportedly started talks with Lafarge Holcim Group to merge with Holcim Bangladesh Ltd (HBL). Lafarge Surma Cement, in a notice to Dhaka Stock Exchange last we...
News - 14 November 2016