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FLS wins contract for 1Mta cement production line in Syria

FL Smidth has been awarded a 20m euro contract to supply all main mechanical production equipment for a new cement pr...

Holcim: profits up slightly

Slight increase in profits noted despite difficulties in the US and currency exchange declines.

Cemex not Buying TPI Polene

Cemex has announced that it is not in talks to acquire Thai cement company TPI Polene, despite a report to the contr...

Philippine prices

TRADE and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II has given cement makers until Friday to justify the recent increase in c...

Thatta Cement sale approved

A meeting of Privatisation Commission Board has recommended the highest bid received for the sale of 90 per cent shar...

IRELAND – Proposals for use of animal waste in cement

In a report to the Irish Cabinet, senior officials of four government departments, the Environmental Protection Agenc...

AUSTRIA – RMC Austria and WWF protect rare grassland environment

RMC Austria will be helping to protect an area of nationally significant, rare dry grassland through its latest agree...

USA – Tyre burning plans at Lafarge Ravena, NY

Lafarge North America plans to burn tyres at its Ravena cement works with the aim to reduce its use of coal as therma...

Largely stable markets

Despite a slight drop of the BCI in the first part of the week rates have remained at high levels and the BCI lost on...

Holcim estimates

Despite the onset of winter analysts at Merrill Lynch hope for some early green shoots to emerge.