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Colombia full-year output and consumption advances

Cement production in Colombia grew by 13.4 per cent during 2011, rising from 9.5Mt to 10.7Mt, as dispatches also inc...

Indian companies post January rise

UltraTech Cement, said shipments in January rose 11.2 per cent to 3.72Mt. Production increased 11.7 per cent to 3.78...

Votorantim

Votorantim is reinvesting around one-third of the proceeds from the sale of the 13.5% stake in steelmaker Usiminas (...

Lafarge to cut 460 jobs globally

Lafarge, said it would cut 460 jobs globally as part of a corporate restructure. The French company said 90 roles wo...

CRH

CRH's second-half development expenditure amounted to €407m, of which €223m was spent in Europe and by a Chinese ass...

Cemex

Cemex has launched its second global brand in ready-mixed concrete, which is called HIDRATIUM and has self-curing pr...

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement's subsidiary Ghacem had one of its best years ever in 2011, increasing cement deliveries by some 22...

Holcim

Holcim is set to charge CHF775 (€644m) of impairment charges in its 2011 accounts. The largest item will be the CHF4...

China considers tougher emission rules for cement producers

China's environment ministry is considering launching stricter rules regarding NOx emissions from cement plants, whi...

HeidelbergCement extends its €3bn credit facility

HeidelbergCement has secured an extension of its €3bn syndicated credit facility, which was due to mature at the end...

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