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  • Australia: Adelaide Brighton working on LafargeHolcim takeover in Australasia

    Australia: Adelaide Brighton says it has prepared for an acquisition of the operations of LafargeHolcim in Australia and New Zealand. Chief executive Martin Brydon confirmed the plans to The Australian newspaper. He added that the plan includes measures to c

  • Nigeria: Nigerian Bank of Industry investigated over cement fund

    Nigeria: The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has raided the Lagos office of the Bank of Industry (BOI) following an investigation. Officials of the development bank say that the raid was part of the investigation by the EFCC of the allegation

  • Colombia: Cement production expected to increase in Colombia

    Colombia: Cement producers are reacting to a boom in infrastructure projects in Colombia by increasing production and upgrading existing production capacity. Demand for ordinary Portland cement is expected to grow in the short-term due to the government's 4G

  • India:Dungsam Cement waiting for Indian market to pick up

    Bhutan: Dungsam Cement is waiting for the market to improve in India following announcements of infrastructure development from the government. The latest budget in the neighbouring country is expected to boost demand for cement and steel in the north-easter

  • Indonesia: Semen Indonesia looks to international markets

    Amid prospects of disappointing revenue growth in the domestic market, Semen Indonesia is looking offshore to expand its sales figures.

    Newly appointed head of PT Semen Indonesia, Rizkan Chandra has said that he wants to raise th

  • Philippines: Cemex Philippines unit to launch up to US$526 million IPO

    Reuters are reporting that Cemex Holdings Philippines, a subsidiary of Cemex, will launch an initial public offering of up to US$526 million on 21 June.

    The company is offering 2.03 billion shares in an indicative range of 10.50

  • Philippines: Bullish Ordoñez opens Cemtech Asia

    The Philippines will see cement consumption rise rapidly as the incoming Duterte administration continues its predecessor's focus on public works. That was the message delivered by the President of the Philippines Cement Manufacturers Association (CeMAP), Er

  • Uganda: drop in cement production

    As cement production has decreased and cement prices increased, the construction sector has slowed down. According to the Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) there was a low production of cement between March and April 2016 for "major cement producers in the

  • Russia: Eurocement targeting exports to Denmark and UK

    Russia: Eurocement Group has said that it is targeting exports of cement at Denmark and the UK. Company chief executive officer Mikhail Skorokhod said that ‘contracts in Denmark and Britain are forthcoming’ in an interview with PricewaterhouseCoopers tha

  • Myanmar: Myanmar state cement plant at Kyaukse to receive upgrade

    Myanmar: The state-run No. 33 cement plant in Kyaukse, Mandalay will be upgraded to produce up to 5000t/day of cement in a partnership with Myanmar Conch Cement. The plant was established in 1983 and has been running under the Ministry of Industry with a cap

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