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Cement output up Jan-April 2006, Mexico

The output of Mexico’s cement producing companies increased 12 per cent YoY from January to April 2006, boosted...

More cement plants for Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Mines Ministry said more new private cement factories would be established within three years to ...

SCCC expected second quarter earnings to fall, Thailand

Siam City Cement (SCCC) is expected to announce a lower 2Q06 earnings, both quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year, but ...

Cemex says higher prices of cement due to inflation and energy costs, Latvia

Cemex, owner of Latvia’s Broceni cement plant, has said that cement prices are to be raised due to inflation an...

Sibtsem acquires Kamenskiy plant, Russia

A stake in the Russian Kamenskiy cement plant’s (KCZ, Kabanskiy district, Republic of Buryatia) property has be...

Lafarge Morocco arm expands to meet demand

The Moroccan arm of Lafarge has launched a drive to expand in the north of the country, where it sees demand for ceme...

Pakistan cement sales up 12.6 per cent

Cement sales during the last fiscal year showed a growth of 12.6 per cent, reaching at 18.4Mt - the highest number of...

Shree Cement more growth in July-August, India

MK Singhi, executive director of Shree Cements, says that the monsoon has not particularly affected sales the June q...

Inventors develop cement composite, Japan

Shinsaku Fujimori of Ibaraki, Japan, and Shigeji Kobori of Saitama, Japan, have developed a novel cement that is alka...

US Concrete closes concrete purchases

US Concrete Inc has completed the purchase of Alberta Investments Inc and Alliance Haulers Inc for $165m.