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Cement price upped in the dark, Fiji

The Commerce Commission’s approval of a 3 per cent increase in the price of bagged and bulk cement in December ...

Cement unions want cos to share profits with workers, India

Cement workers’ unions have approached the national Cement Manufacturers’ Association with a demand for p...

Cement supplied by STC until further notice, Mauritius

The cement crisis is starting to look like the iron bar crisis of a few week ago. Local suppliers have not placed any...

Rinker still rejects takeover bid from Cemex

Rinker Group Ltd is still urging shareholders to reject a US$12bn ($A15.6bn) hostile takeover bid from Cemex, and s...

TPI Polene TPIPL 4Q06 net profit up 86.4% YoY but down 31.5% QoQ

TPI Polene’s 4Q06 results were in line with the market consensus but higher than expected due to extra gains on...

Holcim images show cement plant’s height

Three images of the proposed Holcim cement plant near Weston, released by Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd, have come under i...

China’s Jidong Cement to invest CNY1.53bn in capacity expansion

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd, the Chinese partner of HeidelbergCement AG, said its board of directors has approved ...

Cemex Quarterly income rises, sales gain

Cemex said net income rose 64% in the fourth-quarter to $416.7m from $253.4m in the prior year as the company benefit...

Ghacem wants level playing field

Ghacem Ltd has reiterated its call on Government to ensure a level and fair playing field for all manufacturers and m...

No more cheap coal for cement industry?

India’s coal ministry is working towards a “February-end” deadline to finalise a policy which may phase out che...