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Canada’s Béton Provincial is acquiring from CRH Canada Group the Ash Grove cement plant in Joliette (photo), as well as several other assets located in Quebec, Newfoundland, Labrador, and the state of New York. These include 6 cement terminals, 9…
In the first quarter of 2024, the cement production in Bolivia increased by +2.9% to 0.951 Mt, after 0.923 Mt in the same period last year. However, in March the production declined by -11.7%, YoY.
In the first quarter of 2024, the cement production in Trinidad & Tobago declined -16.4% to 0.145 Mt, after 0.174 Mt in the same period last year and 0.184 Mt the year before.
UltraTech Cement intends to acquire a 31.6% stake in UAE-based RAK Co. for White Cement and Construction Materials (RAK White Cement or RAKWCT). An offer has been submitted via UltraTech Cement Middle East Investment for 158 million shares of the…
In the first 4 months of 2024, Poland’s cement production increased by +8.1% to 4.910 Mt, after 4.544 Mt in the same period last year and 5.494 Mt the year before.
In the first for months of 2024, Georgia’s cement imports increased by +30.1% to 0.318 Mt after 0.245 Mt in the same period last year. Alone, 0.118 Mt of the imports this year, were recorded in April.
Caribbean Cement’s (CCCL’s) expansion project at the Rockfort cement plant in Jamaica is progressing towards full completion next year. CCCL, which is owned by Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL), in which Cemex has a 69.83% shareholding, plans to increase the plant’s…
In the first 4 months in 2024, Peru’s cement production declined by -3.4% to 3.480 Mt, after 3.603 Mt in the same period last year and 4.251 Mt in the year before.
In the first quarter of 2024, Chile’s cement dispatch declined by -3.5% to 1.413 Mt, after 1.464 Mt in the same period in last year and 1.599 Mt in the year before.
Cemex Mexico collaborated with Microsoft in the development of a generative AI-powered sales assistant. According to Cemex, this the first Artificial Intelligence (AI)-tool of its kind in the building materials industry assisting the interaction of the salesforce with clients by…