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Who is Smokey Joe Barton?

Did the Dallas Morning News soften its pro-environment stance after a visit from a powerful congressman? Joe Barton, ...

Market activity reflected in increased rates

Last week was not so quiet on dry bulk markets despite the absence of some players for Easter festivities by the end ...

Vietnam’s largest cement plant to be built with foreign credit

The Vietnam Construction Import-Export Corporation (Vinaconex) has signed with three foreign banks a credit agreement...

Morocco’s Lafarge Ciments 2004 net profit surges

Morocco’s main cement company Lafarge Ciments on Monday announced a 59 per cent rise in net profit for 2004 hel...

Portugal BPN to invest in grinding plant

Portuguese investment bank Banco Portuguese de Negocios (BPN), via its holding company Sociedade Lusa de Negocios (SL...

Japan FY 2005 cement consumption down

Domestic cement consumption in Japan will total 56Mt in fiscal 2005/06, ending March 2006, down 2.6 per cent year-on-...

Thailand: SCC sees same revenue growth this year

Siam Cement Plc (SCC), Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, said it may generate revenue in 2005 that is close...

East India leads in regional cement consumption

Eastern India leads the growth in regional cement consumption for the period April 2004 to February 2005, registering...

Who to blame for higher prices?

Importers of cement and major distributors of the local Nigerian production have been fingered as responsible for the...

SCG to make major change in management team

The Siam Cement Group (SCG) plans to make a major change in its management team, aimed at giving executives an opport...