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Birla to expand cement capacity

Notwithstanding the ongoing bitter legal battle over its control, the Rajinder Lodha controlled Birla Corporation, th...

Spohn offer ’is fair’ say HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement AG said its supervisory and management boards both agreed that Spohn Cement AG’s Euro 60 per s...

Cimpor – the plot thickens

Spokesmen for Cimpor Portugal said Fundacao Joe Berardo sold 22m shares in the company on July 5, retaining 29,680,53...

James Hardie Sells Chilean Business

Australian construction materials company James Hardie Industries Ltd, has sold its Chilean unit Fibre Cement to loca...

US-Based Capital Group raises Holcim stake

Holcim said Monday that Los Angeles, CA-based Capital Group raised its stake in the cement producer to 10 per cent fr...

Court bars ruling on bid to hike cement tariff

The Philippine Supreme Court has barred the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Tariff Commission from res...

Pakistani denies halting cement exports to Afghanistan

The Pakistani government has rejected media speculation that it has halted cement exports to Afghanistan to bring dow...

Qassim Cement first-half profits up

Saudi Arabia’s Qassim Cement said its first-half net profits rose 4 per cent to 131 million riyals ($35 million...

US govt considering end to cement tariffs

US government officials are currently reconsidering antidumping tariffs on cement imported from Mexico, but are facin...

Cement shortage may slow building

A cement shortage hitting US Oklahoma state threatens to slow building projects and is edging costs higher. Philip S...