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Vicat improves turnover, but profits decline

Turnover improved by 25.5% in 2011 to €2265.5m, but the profitability declined, mainly because of Egypt and to a les...

South Cement to issue CNY1.5bn in bills, China

South Cement Co controlled by state-owned China National Building Materials Co, has announced plans to sisue CNY1.5b...

High court halts Lafarge plans to close Frangey site, France

The French High Court has blocked Lafarge’s plan to close its plant in Frangey, northern France until 25 November 20...

TCL, Union wage dispute update, Trinidad

The Oilfields Workers’ Trade Union (OWTU) and Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) are ready to restart negotiations in an atte...

Cemex extends tender date for exchange offer

Cemex has extended the early tender date for five exchange offers launched in February this year. The company has of...

First-hand course impressions

Dr Martin Artner of Austroplan reviews CemNet's popular online cement industry training courses.

Indonesian February consumption rises 23.9%

Indonesia’s domestic sales rose 23.9 per cent YoY in February 2012, according to figures from PT Semen Gresik. Febr...

Semen Gresik to build 2.5Mta plant in Myanmar

State-owned Indonesian cement producer PT Semen Gresik, is reportedly expanding its operations into Myanmar by const...

Al Jouf Cement secures loan for expansion, Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabian cement producer, Al Jouf Cement, said it has signed and agreement with Saudi British Bank (SABB) for a...

UK: calls for public sector construction kick-start

The latest UK construction figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS), released on Friday, show that domes...

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