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Oman Cement expansion project on track

The board of directors of Oman Cement Company (OCC) has endorsed a proposal to go ahead with the company’s plan...

Cement prices fall as Pakistan lifts ban

Prices of cement have decreased considerably after Pakistan resumed free-of-duty exports to Afghanistan.

Cement producers offer discount, Zimbabwe

Cement producers have agreed to offer 15 percent discount for cement purchased for the ongoing Operation Garikai/Hlal...

Cement Arrives from Venezuela, Jamaica

A shipment of cement being unloaded at the Caribbean Cement Company’s Rockfort pier.

Cemex turns down government offer

Cemex SA has turned down the government’s proposal to buy the company’s shares in state-owned cement make...

DOE assesses the use of energy at Holcim

The US Department of Energy recently conducted a three-day industrial energy saving assessment at the Holcim facility...

Holcim places 99.9 per cent of new shares

Holcim has sold 99.9 per cent of the new shares issued under its latest SFr1.7bn rights issue, the Swiss cement maker...

Italcementi looks to China for further growth

Italian group Italcementi, the world’s fifth cement producer, has been planning to further strengthen its posit...

Lehman Brothers becomes second largest shareholder in Italcementi

Through its International Europe division, investment bank Lehman Brothers now owns 2.35 per cent of Italcementi, mak...

Heracles Cement returns to profitability

Greek cement producer Heracles , majority-owned by France’s Lafarge , on Tuesday reported first quarter net pro...