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Carib Cement seeks tax credit to burn used tyres

Caribbean Cement Company (CCL) has proposed that it be granted a tax credit as quid pro quo for using its kiln to rid...

Holcim: strong start to the year in Europe and Asia, but weaker in the Americas

Holcim’s first quarter turnover rose by 23.8% to SFr5,728m (EUR3,536m) and the operating EBITDA advanced by 34....

Except for North America, Italcementi has an excellent start to the year

With only North America and Thailand showing lower domestic cement deliveries, Italcementi’s first quarter ceme...

Kind European winter gives Dyckerhoff strong start

The separately quoted Buzzi Unicem subsidiary Dyckerhoff had a very good start to the year, with volumes well ahead i...

Lafarge looks to invest US$40m in Ventanas

The Chilean unit of Lafarge is evaluating the feasibility of building a US$40m milling plant in Ventanas, in central ...

Halkida cement factory to restart operation, Greece

A trilateral meeting between the association of workers and the management of the AGET Heracles cement company was he...

Four bid for Nigerian stake in Benin cement plant

Lafarge is one of four bidders competing for Nigeria’s 43 per cent stake in a cement plant in neighbouring Beni...

Sales of cement increases in Venezuela

Domestic sales of cement in Venezuela totaled 1.54Mt in the first quarter of this year boosted by the construction se...

President Obasanjo to commission Dangote cement factory, Nigeria

President Olusegun Obasanjo will on May 12, formally commission the first phase of the multi billion naira Obajana Ce...

Cemex extends Rinker bid, perpetual to accept offer

Cemex has won over Rinker Group Ltd’s biggest shareholder in its $18bn bid for the Australian building material...