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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...

Jan consumption down 4.2% YoY, Indonesia

Domestic cement consumption in January totalled 2.24Mt, down 4.1 per cent from 2.34Mt a year earlier, led by falling ...

Production up 12.2% in 2004 to 1.28Mt, Bolivia

Bolivian cement production increased 12% in 2004 to 1.28Mt compared to the year before, according to the country&rsqu...

Holcim Maroc Settat Unit Operational June 2007

Holcim Maroc, a subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, will start operating its production unit near Settat, northwestern Morocco,...

Butra Heidelberg Cement defends price hike, Brunei

Butra Heidelberg Cement (BHC) Sdn Bhd, the sole producer of cement in the country, defended the impending price hike ...

Strike at Dutch ENCI ends

The strike of the employees of Dutch cement factory ENCI in Maastricht, Rotterdam and IJmuiden has ended after an agr...

Argos 2004 profit up 20 per cent, Colombia

Colombia’s biggest cement group, Cemento Argos, reported a 20 per cent rise in net profits in 2004.

Siam City Cement mulls stake in ready-mixed concrete co, Thailand

Siam City Cement PCL (SCCC.TH), Thailand’s second-largest cement producer, is considering acquiring a stake in ...

Kuwait Cement 2004 net profit falls to $64.7m

The net profit of Kuwaiti cement maker Kuwait Cement Company fell to 18.89m Kuwaiti dinars (US$64.7m) in 2004 from 19...