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Eagle Materials boosted by higher prices

In the nine months to the end of December, Eagle Materials increased turnover by 21.8 per cent to US$463.2m and impro...

Lafarge sticks by FY 2004 targets

Lafarge said it still expects full year 2004 operating profit to rise more than 10 per cent as it reported sales whic...

Rinker performs well in the US

Shares in Rinker Group Ltd jumped higher in early trade after the group upgraded its full year guidance on the back o...

Indonesian govt postpones Cemex agreement

The government of Indonesia has postponed the signature of an agreement that could put an end to a long-running dispu...

Siam Cement shares to pay record dividend

Siam Cement Group (SCC), the country’s largest industrial conglomerate, yesterday announced that it would pay a...

Sanghi plans capacity expansion for Kutch plant

With full capacity utilisation, coupled with increasing demand from the overseas markets, Sanghi Industries Ltd, part...

Cementos Lima 2004 net rises 0.8 per cent

Fourth quarter and year earnings ended Dec. 31, 2004 rose 0.8 per cent at Cementos Lima which holds a 82 per cent of ...

Chile stocks up on construction gains

Chile stocks rose on Wednesday partly on market enthusiasm of a construction boom driven by strong internal demand. C...

Semen Gresik says Govt’s cement jv plan unnecessary

Satryo, the president director of Semen Gresik, said Tuesday the government’s plan to build a joint venture in ...

Oman Cement signs agreement with Holtec

Sayyid Qahtan bin Yaroub al-Busaidi, Chairman of Oman Cement Company, has recently signed an agreement with the India...