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Grasim cement Sept despatches up

Grasim Industries has reported a year-on-year increase of 12.63 per cent in cement despatches for the month of Septem...

ACC now a Superbrand

ACC, India has earned the distinction of being the only cement Superbrand in the country. Superbrands announced its ...

Wienerberger spends €151m

Wienerberger is moving into manufacturing in Great Britain through the acquisition of ten facing brick works from ven...

Markets still holding up

In a quieter market linked to the absence of a lot of Asian players, all dry bulk markets remained firm. It is signif...

Russian approval for Kyoto Protocol

The Russian Cabinet endorsed the Kyoto Protocol last week, making international implementation of one of the most far...

Cemex faces complaints over proposed RMC purchase

Cemex that last week made a UK£2.3bn bid to buy Britain’s RMC, is to face a complaint about the alleged anti-competit...

Grasim Industries Sept sales

Grasim Industries Ltd, India’s largest cement maker by capacity, sold 1.16Mt of cement in September, up 12.63 p...

Swiss Sika to buy concrete additives business

Swiss specialty chemicals company Sika AG will buy the concrete additives business of Swedish Cementa AB for an undis...

KHD builds solid foundations in China

Germany’s KHD Humboldt Wedag is to expand their mainland Chinese presence. KHD has done business in China for y...

One giant leap for Mexican cement

Why should Cemex offer US$4.1 billion for RMC? Indeed as much as US$5.8 billion if you add in RMC’s debt? True...