
Peninsula-based cement producers face hike in electricity costs in Malaysia
A new report warns that a jump in electricity costs and new capacity additions in 1H14 will put pressure on margins for Peninsula-based cement producers in Malaysia.
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A new report warns that a jump in electricity costs and new capacity additions in 1H14 will put pressure on margins for Peninsula-based cement producers in Malaysia.

A Second Technical Seminar was organised by the Loesche Training Centre in October 2013, Düsseldorf, following the success of the company’s first seminar in 2012.

The total production of Estonian construction projects, both domestic and foreign, grew by 4% y/y in 3Q13 compared to 3Q12.

The Pakistani cement industry faces uncertainty over Afghanistan’s future post-NATO withdrawal.

Local reports indicate that Lehigh Cement in Metro Vancouver, Canada, is one of nine proposed sites for a waste-to-energy project.

Rick Bohan explains the significance of research into cracking and fracking and the science behind it. This is part one of an abridged article taken from the December 2013 issue of World Cement.

Rick Bohan explains how the results of research into cracking and fracking can help to optimise the cement production process. This is part two of an abridged article taken from the December 2013 issue of World Cement.

Cement production has increased y/y for Eurocement’s holdings in Russia in the first ten months of 2013 compared to the same period 2012.

Indonesian cement manufacturer PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa is planning to invest in its new brownfield cement plant, due for completetion in 2015.

The construction industry in the Philippines is predicted to see strong growth over the next year as new building projects get underway in an attempt to rectify the damage done by Typhoon Yolanda.

Cemex has announced that its Soto Pajares quarry, Spain, has won the Special Award for Biodiversity during the 2013 Sustainable Development Awards.

The Uganda Bureau of Statistics (UBOS) has released its construction sector indices for April to June 2013.