Taiwan: Taiwan Cement plans to expand its microalgae unit to boost astaxanthin production from waste CO2. The cement producer intends to invest US$6.25m towards enlarging its existing microalgae unit into a 20-hectare outdoor microalgae farm with an estimated annual production va
Sweden: Sandvik has signed an agreement to divest its Mining Systems operations to the private equity company CoBe Capital. Sandvik will maintain ownership of on-going projects that are close to completion. The deal is expected to complete during the fourth quarter of 2016. No pu
Philippines: The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has asked cement producers to explain differences in cement prices in certain areas of the country. Price monitoring by the DTI has spotted discrepancies between the high price of cement in Region XII, specifically in Cotaba
The Cement Association of Canada has announced that it has become a member of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition as a strategic partner and to join with other leading Canadian companies participating in a joint strategic statement issued by the Honourable Catherine McKenna,
Reuters are reporting that shares of Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc opened at 11.20 pesos, above the offer price for Southeast Asia's second-largest initial public offering this year. The IPO was priced at 10.75 pesos, raising 25.13 billion Philippine pesos (US$537 million), the
Bloomberg are reporting that one of the biggest beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the Mexican border might be Cemex SAB. Cemex SAB would be “best positioned” to profit from such a large construction project. Other likely beneficiaries include another M
Jinyuan Cement plans to raise up to CNY1.36bn (US$204m) in private placement of shares to fund a company acquisition, projects and repay bank loans. In June Jinyuan Cement bought a 51% stake in a Jiangsu-based new materials technology firm from the Jinyuan Holding Group for CNY2.
Mozambique: Cement production capacity in Mozambique is expected to increase to 5.3Mt/yr by the end of 2016, up from 2Mt/yr, with the opening of three new cement plants. CIF-Moz and Limak Cements will be opening plants in the southern province of Maputo and Fabrica Cimentos de Ca
