Global Cement Report
Bulgaria
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereAs Bulgaria joins the European Union at the start of 2007, its pace of development is set to remain rapid with various infrastructure projects providing a steady demand for cement at home. Meanwhile, Devnya is to continue exporting cement to Turkey and Africa.
Country Research
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Titan recovers in the USA
15 May 2013Titan's first-quarter turnover showed a 7.8 per cent improvement to €243m while the EBITDA fell by 29.4 per cent, in line with the 29.3 per cent reduction seen this time last year, to €24.3m. The...
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Italcementi
04 April 2013Italcementi's turnover declined by 3.8 per cent in 2012 to EUR4480.1m (US$5729m), but the underlying EBITDA was down by 9.8 per cent to EUR632. After impairment charges that jumped from EUR134.3m ...
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Italcementi incurs substantial trading losses in Italy and Spain
06 March 2013Italcementi has reported a 2012 trading loss compared to a profit in 2011 as the Italian cement major incurs substantial losses in its domestic market and Spain. Italian prices, however, see impor...
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RHI's ANRKAL Q2 solution
06 March 2013According to RHI’s guiding principle of providing customers with a competitive advantage through worldwide technology leadership, work is continuously underway to develop new products and technolo...
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Titan's profits decline, except in the USA
05 March 2013Titan Cement of Greece reported a 3.6 per cent recovery in turnover for 2012 to €1130.7m, following the 19.2 per cent drop in the previous year. EBITDA, however, continued its double-digit decline...
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Holcim
04 March 2013Holcim's turnover increased by 3.9 per cent in 2012 to CHF21,544m, while in euro terms the increase was 6.4 per cent to EUR17,867m but in US$ terms there was a 1.3 per cent decline. The operating ...
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Holcim ahead despite Europe slowdown
04 March 2013Annual results released by Holcim earlier this week show that cement sales for the Swiss major in 2012 were ahead in spite of lower European volumes and political instability in the Middle East. ...
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EU December construction output falls MoM
20 February 2013Construction output fell by 1.7 per cent in the euro area EA17 and by 2.7 per cent in the EU27 in December 2012, compared with the previous month. The largest monthly declines were seen in Bulgari...