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Sebi gives Holcim okay for Ambuja Eastern open offer

After a four-month delay, Holcim on Wednesday received the go-ahead from Sebi to make its open offer to minority shar...

Indocement sees better sales

Indonesia’s second-largest cement maker, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk , said it expects better operating ...

Higher demand pushes Holcim Romania Q1 turnover

Holcim Romania said on its first-quarter turnover rose 10% YoY as a result of higher demand on the local cement marke...

Eurocement acquires Baltsem, Ukraine

The Eurocement Group (Moscow), has acquired a controlling stake in the Baltsem plant (Balakliia, Kharkiv region), one...

US$320m cement company to be established in Saudi Najran

An SAR1.2bn (US$320m) cement company is currently under establishment in Najran, southern Saudi Arabia, local media r...

Increased costs impact Juan Minetti’s Q1

Argentina’s second largest cement company Juan Minetti posted a 23m-peso (US$7.97m) consolidated net profit in ...

Pleven Cement keeps prices unchanged

Bulgaria’s Pleven Cement will not raise its prices, despite higher demand, CEO Strahil Yanchev told local news ...

Growth in gypsum sales expected to moderate

The gypsum market in Thailand will likely expand at a slower pace this year than in 2004, according to Siam Gypsum In...

Azores cement sales down

Cement sales in Portugal’s autonomous region of the Azores Islands registered a 2.2 per cent year-on-year decre...

Kuwait Cement Co Q1 net profits rise

The net profit of Kuwaiti cement maker Kuwait Cement Company rose to 9.21 mln Kuwaiti dinars ($31.6m) in the first qu...