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Cemex divests investment in Cementos Bio Bio, Chile

Cemex announced that it has divested its 11.92 per cent interest in Cementos Bio Bio, S.A. for approximately US$6 m ...

Japanese cement sector outlook ’stable’

The general outlook for the Japanese cement sector continues to be stable, comments Moody’s Investors Service i...

Indonesia’s Semen Cibinong to raise production, reduce exports

Indonesia’s PT Semen Cibinong aims to produce 7.25Mt of cement this year, up from 6.22Mt in 2004, its presiden...

GCC profits fall 17 per cent on domestic construction slowdown

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua reported a MXP124m(US$11.2m) net profit in the first quarter of 2005, dropping 17.1% from...

Polimix invests R$70m in new cement plant

The Brazilian Polimix Concretos is investing R$70m until the end of 2006 in a cement plant with a capacity of 1.2mil ...

Cemex Asia keen to build cement factory in Indonesia

Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd said it wants to invest in Indonesia’s cement industry to help the country cope with a ...

TCL plans US$220mn expansion projects , Caribbean

The Caribbean’s leading producer of cement and ready-mix products, TCL Group, expects to spend up to US$220mn t...

Cement prices go up 3% on housing boom, India

Domestic cement companies raised prices in Mumbai by about three per cent as a housing boom and government spending o...

Florida Rock Posts Higher 2Q Profit

Florida Rock Industries Inc., a provider of ready-mixed concrete and construction aggregates, said that second-quarte...

Italcementi chairman confirms modest 2005 forecast

Italcementi’s (ITAI.MI) Chairman Giampiero Pesenti on Friday confirmed group targets for 2005 after Italy&rsquo...