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Argentine cement maker seeks buyer

Loma Negra, Argentina’s largest cement company, is putting itself up for sale in a deal that could attract glob...

Siam Cement to up imports

Siam Cement Group plans to increase its construction material imports from China over the next five years to the tune...

Xinjiang Qingsong Cement Co

Shanghai-listed Xinjiang Qingsong Cement Co., Ltd has reported earnings per share of 0.079 yuan for the first half o...

US builders urge Bush to drop Mexican cement tariffs

The nation’s home builders are urging the Bush administration to lift heavy duties on Mexican cement in the fac...

Hercules Cement to reopen rail spur

Hercules Cement Co. plans to spend $750,000 to reconstruct a rail spur that will allow the Stockertown company to kee...

Melón posts profits

Chilean cement company Empresas Melón (owned by Lafarge) posted a 12.8bn-peso (US$20m) consolidated net profit in the...

Higher prices for cement?

Though Colorado continues to skirt a cement shortage halting construction across the country, local builders fear the...

Exchange rates impact Juan Minetti

Argentina’s second largest cement company Juan Minetti (holcim) posted a 31.4mn-peso (US$10.5m) consolidated ne...

UAE Fujairah Cement H1

UAE cement manufacturer Fujairah Cement Industries Company reported a net profit of 3.42 mln Kuwaiti dinars ($11.6m) ...

Not for consumption

Hima Cement, has donated four tonnes of cement to the Child Welfare and Adoption Society. The society runs Nsambya Ba...