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Bernd Scheifele new HeidelbergCement chairman

The Supervisory Board of HeidelbergCement AG has appointed Dr. Bernd Scheifele the new Chairman of the Managing Board...

Siam Cement net almost doubled In 2004

Siam Cement’s net profit likely almost doubled in 2004 from the year before, propelled by rising petrochemical ...

Lafarge Malayan to focus on organic growth

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd (LMC), the country’s largest cement maker, has put on hold all capacity expansion an...

Gujurat Ambuja’s ACIL stake valuation

Gujarat Ambuja Cements (GACL) could make a lot of money if it ever chooses to sell its 33 per cent stake in Ambuja Ce...

Cement production down In December

In December, Ukrainian cement production fell by 8.5 per cent compared with December 2003, to 468,000t and compared t...

Cement shortage expected to ease

Rising prices and growing shortages were part and parcel of the life of a US builder in 2004. But there might be a li...

Indonesia plans to sign MoU with Cemex

Indonesia plans to sign Memorandum of Understanding with Cemex tomorrow to settle Semen Gresik dispute over a failed ...

Locals cast doubt on Holcim Indian plans

Holcim may find it difficult to get a majority in ACC unless they hike their open offer by a substantial amount. All ...

252 Lafarge employees still missing

Lafarge is still reporting that 252 of its 625 employees working at its cement plant in Aceh, Indonesia are still mis...

Turkey 2004 cement output up

The Turkish cement sector boosted its output by 10 per cent year-on-year to 38.5Mt in 2004, it was reported on Januar...