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Russian production makes steady gains

According to Eurocement, Russian cement production reached 45.6Mt in 2004, an increase of 11.3 per cent from the figu...

Clear Skies Act will encourage emission credit trading

The US Portland Cement Association (PCA) and its members support the Clear Skies Act of 2005 (S. 131), which was intr...

Holcim faces strike action

Holcim New Zealand is facing strike action by cement ship staff. Two of the three unions representing staff on the M...

Mexico cement output rises 4 per cent in 2004

Cement output in Mexico increased 4.35 per cent in 2004 from a year earlier as producers increased production to meet...

Buzzi buys more of Dyckerhoff

Buzzi Unicem announces the purchase of 5,000,000 Dyckerhoff’s ordinary shares, equal to 24.19 per cent of the ...

Markets regain some lost ground

Activity on dry bulk markets this week was in line what was expected. Capes have taken the driving seat and now wit...

Cimento Tupi to target exports

Brazilian Companhia Cimento Tupi, controlled by the group CP Cimento e Participacoes, will start to export next June,...

Tourah Cement: major profit gain

The net profit of Egyptian cement company Tourah Cement Co is seen to rise 159.2 per c year-on-year to 142.52m Egypti...

Pakistan’s MCA price probe

The Monopoly Control Authority (MCA) is probing into the cement factories pricing mechanism to determine if any carte...

Tangshan Jidong Cement acquires parent company unit

Tangshan Jidong Cement Co Ltd said its board has decided to acquire a transport unit belonging to Hebei Jidong Cement...