Global Cement Report
Madagascar
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereRe-elected in early 2007, President Marc Ravlomanana continues to lead Madagascar along a path of gradual economic recovery following decades of economic mismanagement.
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Holcim
06 June 2012Holcim's first-quarter turnover improved by 2.2% to CHF4760m (€3922m), which represents an increase of 7.1% on a comparable basis and measured in euros, the turnover advanced by 8.1%. The operatin...
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Europe holds back Holcim
09 May 2012Holcim’s first quarter turnover improved by 2.2% to CHF4,760m (€3,922m), which represents an increase of 7.1% on a comparable basis and measured in euros the turnover advanced by 8.1%. The operat...
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Corporate profile – Holcim
24 October 2011Holcim’s turnover advanced 2.5 per cent to CHF21,653m and 12.5 per cent in euro terms to €15,691m in 2010. The Asia-Pacific region represented 35.3 per cent of group turnover, against 29.3 per cen...
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Pakistan to buy 4Mt coal in 2010
15 March 2010Pakistan’s cement industry will import just over 4Mt of steam coal in 2010 from South Africa and Indonesia, up from around 3.7-3.8Mt last year, Pakistani and Indian coal trading sources said. Cre...
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Binani Cement plans international arm
29 July 2008Binani Cement, the Braj Binani-backed cement manufacturer, will set up an international subsidiary for its overseas operations and may list it at the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment...
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SIL to set up cement plant in Kutch
02 July 2007Sanghi Industries Limited (SIL), an integral part of the Sanghi Group is scouting for the development of three more captive jetties in India and two in Middle East as part of its expansion plan in...
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Tender Cancellation hits Portland’s Sudan Contract
01 February 2006The Kenya government’s cancellation of a tender to install a new mill at the East African Portland Cement Company has jeopardised the company’s contract to supply over one million tonnes of cemen...
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Portland to build new mill
27 October 2005The East African Portland Cement will use its own money to finance the building of a Ksh800 million (US$10.9m) fifth clinker mill that will see its production capacity increase by nearly 100 per c...