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New Lafarge research centre opens

Lafarge has unveiled a research centre in Staffordshire. The technical laboratory, based at its Cauldon production ce...

Cement company plans ’dome’ silo

Plans have been submitted by the Bermuda Cement Company to construct the new cement storage and distribution centre, ...

No to coal in Idaho

Gov. Jim Risch signed an order that essentially keeps mercury-emitting coal-fired power plants out of Idaho. "I have ...

HeidelbergCement in second 2Mt Russian venture

Coming just over a month after the announcement of the Volsk joint venture, HeidelbergCement is announcing the buildi...

PCA Summer Forecast Revises 2006 growth targets

Although a slowdown of the US economy is expected, experts predict cement consumption this year to reach 129.6Mst, an...

Ultratech Cement shuts plants due to rains, India

Ultratech Cement Ltd said it has stopped operations at its 0.70Mta grinding unit at Surat in India’s flood-hit ...

Russia’s Eurocement to sell 25% of cement output on exchange Sep

Russia’s largest cement producer Eurocement plans to sell 500,000t of cement, or 25% of its total output, on th...

Talks due over ownership of Portland

Major shareholders of East African Portland Cement Company are set to discuss its controversial ownership tomorrow.

US Concrete 2Q profit climbs

US Concrete Inc posted a 19 per cent jump in profit, but results missed Wall Street’s forecast, and shares of t...

Spain Bipadosa raises stake in Cimpor, Portugal

Spanish company Bipadosa has raised its stake in Portuguese cement company Cimpor - Cimentos de Poertugal SGPS to 2.3...