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Batisoke Cimento boosts 2004 net profit, Turkey

Turkish cement and clinker producer Batisoke Cimento registered a YoY rise in net profit for 2004. The rise is explai...

Ras Al-Khaimah Co White Cement net profit surges, UAE

The net profit of UAE Ras al-Khaimah Co for White Cement & Construction Materials surged 325.4 per cent YoY to AED40....

Holcim avoids strike action, New Zealand

Holcim New Zealand has avoided imminent strike action after unions lifted their strike notice following negotiations ...

Holcim Slovensko 2004 expectations, Slovakia

The largest cement producer in Slovakia, Holcim Slovensko, a.s, Rohoznik, assumes that it closed the year 2004 in the...

Lafarge to double plasterboard capacity, China

Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia (LBGA) plans to invest about $30m to double its plasterboard manufacturing capacity in C...

Charterers play the waiting game

After the short rush of last week that pushed Capes and Panamax rates up again, the market seems now to play the wait...

Cement sales down in January, Pakistan

The cement sales growth during January 2005 slows down to 7.6 per cent because of winter rains, slowing down construc...

Gresik sees market share concerns, Indonesia

PT Semen Gresik, Indonesia’s largest cement maker, expects its market share to fall below 40 per cent in the ne...

OCI invests in new capacity, Iraq

Orascom Construction Industries announced that an OCI / Faruk Rasool Group / Dler Sayed Maged consortium has obtained...

Siam Cement reports operating results for full year 2004, Thailand

The Siam Cement Group (SCG) announced record operating performance for financial year 2004, citing strong performance...