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Siam Cement Group to lift capacity by 4.5Mta in two years
25 April 2013Siam Cement Group plans to spend US$1.5bn to expand cement production capacity in Southeast Asia by 4.5Mta over the next two years. President and chief executive of Siam Cement Kan Trakhulhoon ...
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Siam Cement to consolidate cement and building materials businesses
29 March 2013Siam Cement Group (SCG) is consolidating its cement and building materials businesses to strengthen its competitiveness for further regional expansion. "There is strong synergy among the ceme...
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Fritz & Macziol wins another Southeast Asia order from Holcim
28 March 2013Fritz & Macziol have received an order from Holcim Indonesia for its VAS logistic solution to be implemented at its new Tuban cement works. The order follows a contract awarded to Fritz & Maczi...
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Semen Indonesia to begin Myanmar construction next year
26 March 2013PT Semen Indonesia is set to start construction of a new plant in Myanmar next year as part of the country's regional expansion drive. Citing the company’s president director Dwi Soetjipto, the...
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SCG ready to cut electricity usage to deal with shortage
06 March 2013Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SGC) said it is ready to slash energy usage as Thailand prepares for an impending power supply crisis next month. The Southeast Asian country has been seeking meas...
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Fitch Affirms Siam Cement at 'A(tha)'; Outlook Stable
31 January 2013Fitch Ratings (Thailand) Limited has affirmed The Siam Cement Public Company Ltd's (SCC) national long-term rating at 'A(tha)', its national short-term rating at 'F1(tha)' and its senior unsecured...
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Tightening belts at CRH
09 January 2013The Irish building materials company CRH Plc plans to make €300m in savings between 2013-15 by focussing on reducing energy costs, rationalising capacity and continuing its acquisitions programme....
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Siam City Cement to boost production, Thailand
11 December 2012Thailand’s Siam City Cement (SCCC) has said it will resume operations of two clinker lines from next year on the back of increased local demand. The company is also looking to construct its first ...