India: Shree Digvijay’s income rose by 11% year-on-year to US$17m in the quarter to 30 June 2018 from US$15.4m in the same period in 2017. It profit for the period increased by nearly four times to US$0.86m from US$0.22m.

Ivory Coast: LafargeHolcim Ivory Coast has launched Bélier SuperBéton. The 52.5N strength cement product offers high resistance. It has been specially developed for concrete applications with increased compatibility with admixtures.

India: Roads and highways minister Nitin Gadkari has threatened implementing price controls on cement. He blamed problems his ministry has faced building concrete roads on alleged price collusion, according to the Telegraph India newspaper. During questions at the Indian Parliament he said that if cement producers did not ‘fall in line’ then he would propose placing cement under the Essential Commodities Act.

Cuba: The Nuevitas cement plant expects to produce 0.12Mt of cement in 2018. Nearly 80% of this output will be used to build houses, according to the Adelante newspaper. The plant serves the Camagüey province as well as Las Tunas, Granma and Ciego de Ávila.