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  • Argentina monthly demand down 7.5 per cent YoY

    Argentina’s cement demand fell 7.5 per cent YoY and eight per cent MoM to 858,453t in January 2016, according to figures published by AFCP, the country’s cement association. Exports plunged by nearly 74 per cent YoY from 16,589t in January 2015 to 4334t,

  • CRH and Dalmia expected to bid for Jaiprakash assets

    CRH and India's Dalmia Cement are likely to submit separate bids next month for the cement business of Indian infrastructure builder Jaiprakash Associates, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters.

    The deal is likely to be

  • Philippines: double-digit rise in cement sales

    Cement sales in the Philippines increased by a strong 14.4 per cent YoY in 2015 to 24.36Mt, according to figures by the Cement Manufacturers' Association of the Philippines (CeMAP).

    CeMAP president Ernesto Ordoñez said the

  • Dangote Cement to target 76.5Mta capacity in Africa by 2020

    Cemtech’s 25th anniversary celebrations have commenced as the international conference and exhibition series opens its doors in Dubai, UAE, for its annual Cemtech Middle East & Africa meeting.

    In his welcome address to delegate

  • Russia: LafargeHolcim stops clinker production at Voskresenskcement plant

    Russia: LafargeHolcim has permanently stopped clinker production at its Voskresenskcement plant in the Moscow region due to market constraction and oversupply. The decision is part of a reorganisation its cement production structure in the Central region of

  • Indonesia:Semen Indonesia’s Rembang plant aids local communities

    From the start of 2016, Semen Indonesia has channelled Rp.1.78 billion’s worth of aid to the communities around its Rembang plant. Assistance includes the construction of appropriate housing, the creation of a village gate, building latrines, as well as th

  • US: Eagle Materials reports cement earnings up by 11% to US$41.8m in Q3

    US: Eagle Materials has reported that its earnings from its cement business rose by 11% year-on-year to US$41.8m in the third quarter of 2015. The earnings increase was attributed to a 4% increase in average net cement sales prices and record quarterly cemen

  • Turkey: Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association signs wage agreement with union

    Turkey: The Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (TÇMB) has signed a two-year labour agreement with the CIMSE-IS union. Under the terms of the deal workers wages will rise by 10.5% from 1 January 2016, according to CIMSE-IS and Reuters. Subsequen

  • Ghana evaluating cement trade-war

    Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, the Ghanaian Minister of Trade and Industries has announced that his Ministry is undertaking a thorough evaluation of various interests in the current trade-war between local cement manufacturers and importers.

    In his announcement he stat

  • Spanish cement consumption up by 5.3%

    Cement consumption in Spain reached 11 408 287 t by the end of 2015, 5.3% more than in 2014. This figure confirms the slowdown in annual growth.

    Exports have fallen by 4.4% in 2015, reaching 9 233 979 t, 422826 t less than in 2014.

    In 2016, Oficeme

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