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WAPCO seeks US$77m from rights offer

Nigeria’s West African Portland Cement Company , a subsidiary of the world’s leading cement firm Lafarge ...

Dyckerhoff losses

Germany’s Dyckerhoff AG said Monday it had a net loss of EUR26m in the first quarter of 2005 after a loss of EUR24m i...

European majors remain optimistic

European building materials producers Lafarge, Holcim and HeidelbergCement have reiterated their growth forecasts for...

Titan Q1 net expected to rise

Greek cement producer Titan is expected to post a rise in first-quarter net profit due to a change in accounting rule...

FLSmidth wins two Iranian cement contracts

FLSmidth has signed a contract to supply a new cement production line to Karoon Cement Company based 500km southwest ...

Hong Kong waste solution

Millions of tonnes of recyclable inert construction and demolition waste piled up in the territory’s landfills,...

Greenhouse gases buried at sea

Scientists at BP are working with officials from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on plans to bury millions...

PPC reports 25 per cent growth in operating profits

Continued growth in domestic cement volumes and improved operational efficiencies helped Pretoria Portland Cement Com...

Solid volumes with accelerating prices in Thailand

Domestic cement sales hit a post-crisis record at 3.1Mt (+22% YoY) in March. 1Q05 cement sales were strong at 8.4Mt, ...

CRH believes it is better positioned

Chairman Pat Molloy, speaking at last week’s AGM in Dublin, said the impact on the business depended on the extent to...