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Titan net profit seen up 35.7% YoY, Greece

Greek cement maker Titan Cement 2004 net profit is seen rising 35.7 per cent YoY to EUR169.5m (US$223.2m), local brok...

Siam City Cement looking to acquire stakes in local cement companies , Thailand

Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC), the country’s second largest cement producer, plans to acquire stakes in other loc...

Cementos Argos investment, Colombia

Colombia’s largest cement producer Cementos Argos invested US$15m in capacity increases in 2004, the company sa...

Cement industry grows despite falling indices, Iran

A senior economic official saidthat a major portion of the US$5bn worth of funds the government allocated for private...

Baticim to produce 1.5Mt cement in 2005, Turkey

Turkish cement, clinker and ready mix concrete producer Bati Cimento (Baticim) plans to produce 1.5Mt of cement in 20...

Lafarge to increase its plasterboard capacity by 50%, UK

Lafarge announced that it will invest approximately EUR45m in a new plasterboard plant in the Midlands, which will in...

Asia Cement says China unit given until June for Hong Kong listing, Taiwan

Asia Cement Corp said its China-based unit, Jiangxi Yadong Cement Co, has been given until June to list in Hong Kong....

Cement shortage to intensify

There is a shortage of cement in Tucson and southern Arizona, and likely will become more acute this spring.

HeidelbergCement’s 2004 turnover beats forecast

HeidelbergCement (HEIG.DE) reported on Tuesday an 8.8 percent rise in 2004 turnover thanks to higher cement prices an...

Cement corporation vows no price increases in 2005, Vietnam

The Viet Nam Cement Corporation will not increase cement prices this year in an effort to maintain market stability f...