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Cement proposal denounced, New Zealand

The group opposing a $200m Holcim New Zealand cement plant near Oamaru has stepped up its campaign, releasing a serie...

Cement sales tipped to soar in run-up to 2010

Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Africa’s biggest cement maker, says South African demand for the building material wi...

New head of Castle Cement, UK

A new managing director has been appointed at Castle Cement’s Padeswood site in Flintshire.

Government to consolidate cement industry

Sixty key cement companies will become the industry leaders under a fresh consolidation, according to the National De...

Vietnam: Bim Son cement plant project begins

The Vietnam Cement Corporation began construction on the Bim Son Cement project, called N2, in Thanh Hoa Province yes...

Cement makers to build silos for export at ports

Cement manufacturers have agreed to construct silos at Karachi Port and Port Qasim on self-finance basis for export o...

Thailand’s Siam City Cement 4Q06 bottom line hurt by floods

Siam City Cement (SCCC) is expected to announce 4Q06 profit of Bt778m, down 21% QoQ, but up 18% YoY. Sales are foreca...

More cement projects planned as demand leaps

The Ministry of Construction is mulling adding a number of new cement projects to the cement industry development pla...

Cemex may escape Chavez’s nationalisation fling

The Venezuelan operations of Mexico’s Cemex could go unscathed in the country’s planned nationalisation s...

Azerbaijan prices increase considerably

Skyrocketing of fuel and energy’s prices in Azerbaijan has caused the retail prices of cement made by Garadagh ...