cement

Weak cement demand seen to persist this year

Cement manufacturers are no longer expecting demand growth this year, as slower government infrastructure spending…

Consunji group moves to fortify coal mine, cement businesses

Consunji-led Semirara Mining and Power Corp. (SMPC) is bullish about maintaining its control over the…

DMCI raises cement prices amid fuel spike

DMCI Holdings Inc. has begun raising cement prices in tranches as it moves to pass…

Thai cement, food firms cue expansion in PH

Two Thai companies have signaled plans to expand their Philippine operations following talks with the…

Infra graft weighs down on cement demand

Weaker government infrastructure spending, weighed down by a multibillion-peso corruption scandal, dragged down the construction…

DTI readies safeguard duty on imported cement

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) intends to impose a safeguard duty on cement…

BIZ BUZZ: Cement tariffs tug-of-war

Talk about being caught between a rock and a hard place. We’re referring to Trade…

Levy on cement won’t raise prices, say firms

The proposed safeguard duty on cement imports is unlikely to raise prices but instead help…

Sumitomo buys 15% of Phinma cement unit

Japanese cement giant Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co. Ltd. has agreed to acquire 15 percent of…

SMC first half core profit up 9% to P36.7B

One-time gains from the deconsolidation of its assets resulted in the first-semester earnings of San…