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India cement consumption to cross 150Mt this fiscal

With the capacity utilisation crossing the 100% mark for the first time in January 2007 and two more peak months of F...

Mediterranean find petcoke cheaper option

Cement makers in Turkey, Greece and Italy are seeking more steam coal to replace expensive petcoke for 2007 delivery,...

India Cements mull merger with Visaka Cement

India Cements Ltd said Thursday its board will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 28, to consider a proposal to merge with an a...

German Court finds claim against cement firms cartel admissible

The Duesseldorf regional court in Germany found admissible the 114 mln euro ($149.8 mln) compensation claims against ...

Record high for Hanson as investors build on long-term hopes

Building materials group Hanson was chased to an all-time high as investors relished the prospect of further consolid...

HeidelbergCement FY sales up 18.3 per cent

HeidelbergCement AG said full year 2006 sales rose to EUR9.234bn from EUR7.803bn in 2005 and forecast a ’notice...

Holcim raises CHF650m with bond

Holcim Ltd said Tuesday it has raised CHF650m in a bond issue aimed at refinancing existing debt.

Cemex to build plant in Teruel

Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex is to invest EUR84.4m in the construction of a new cement plant in Andorra, in the...

Presidential decree liberalises cement sector in Congo

A decree signed Saturday (17 February) by Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso has liberalised the price and impo...

Eurocement Group Business of Uzbekistan boosts Output 16%

After being incorporated in the Eurocement Group, the Akhangarancement mill of Uzbekistan tangibly improved performan...