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Guatemala
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereAn improving cement market, evidence of production expansion and relatively stable economic conditions suggest improving times for this populous Central American nation.
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Holcim reduces stake in Siam City Cement, sells minority shareholding in Cementos Progreso
21 December 2012Holcim has announced that it has reduced its stake in Siam City Cement Ltd (SCCC) of Thailand and has sold its minority shareholding in Guatemalan producer Cementos Progreso, contributing CHF375m ...
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Cemex prices Latam IPO, Colombia
07 November 2012Cemex announced it has priced shares of its Latin American unit Cemex Latam Holdings SA at COP12,250 (US$6.75) each in an offering from which it expects to receive about US$1.1bn. Cemex said it p...
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Cemex launches Latam IPO, Colombia
30 October 2012Cemex officially launched on Monday the Colombian initial public offering of its Latin American unit, with books open from 29 October to 6 November, the company said. Cemex has set a range of bet...
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Cemex announces Latam share offering, Colombia
22 October 2012Cemex said on Friday it plans to offer some 126.6 million common shares of its Cemex Latam Holdings unit to be listed in the Colombian stock market. Cemex Latam Holdings includes Cemex's cement ...
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Gebr Pfeiffer Convention 2012
13 August 2012Over 150 delegates gathered on 21-22 June at the Gartenschau Convention Centre in Kaiserslautern, Germany, for the Gebr Pfeiffer Convention 2012. During the two-day conference, grinding experts Ge...
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Cemex
03 February 2012Cemex has launched its second global brand in ready-mixed concrete, which is called HIDRATIUM and has self-curing properties. The product has been developed by Cemex' research laboratories in Swit...
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Talks on new Guatemala-Honduras venture
16 January 2012Honduran President, Porfirio Lobo Sosa has begun talks with representatives from a Guatemalan cement producer on the possible establishment of a cement factory in Honduras. Cementos Progreso, G...
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Cemex announces developments in affordable housing initiative
14 October 2011Cemex announced today a number of developments in the progress of its affordable housing initiative, a project that was undertaken to help provide quality concrete housing to low-income families i...