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Heracles says 2004 pretax hit by end of Olympics

Greek cement producer Heracles Cement, majority-owned by France’s Lafarge posted an 8.2 per cent drop in 2004 g...

Holcim Philippines continues rise ahead of Cemco’s tender offer

Shares of Holcim Philippines Inc extended recent gains ahead of Cemco Holdings Inc’s tender offer to Holcim&rsq...

Orascom adds cement capacity

Orascom Construction Industries announced that United Cement Company of Nigeria Ltd. (UNICEM) will construct a new gr...

Profits rise at Lafarge

Lafarge said Thursday its net profit rose 19 per cent last year and said it expects operating profit growth to slow d...

Saudi Qassim Cement recommends dividend

The management board of Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement Company (QCC) proposed on February 23, 2005 a cash divide...

Hanson says FY profit beats its forecasts

Hanson PLC said a 5.6 per cent rise in annual profit beat its expectations, reflecting a ’strong finish’ ...

Indonesia may study Mandiri stake sale

The government may study a proposal to divest a 10 per cent stake in PT Bank Mandiri to raise funds for settling its ...

China Resources Cement to expand capacity

China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd plans to invest 500 million yuan to double production capacity at its cement plan...

Holcim scores SEC order on tender offer

Publicly-listed cement firm Holcim Philippines Inc. said that the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

Vietnam Cement Corp vows no price increases in ’05

The Vietnam Cement Corporation will not increase cement prices this year in an effort to maintain market stability fo...