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Govt. slaps 25.8% duty on cement imports.

Jamaica`s government has approved a 25.8 per cent duty increase on imported cement, which pushes the total duty to 40...

Freight rates hamper cement exports

The surge in shipping freight rates has hindered the exports of cement and clinker from the country. Cement producers...

India Cement Companies raise prices

MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Indian cement producers have raised prices in Mumbai by an average of 10 rupees ($1=INR45.57) per...

AdBri delisting plan

Boral will seek to have Adelaide Brighton delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange if its $A840m takeover bid succ...

Votorantim denies cartel accusation

The chairman of the Brazilian Votorantim` board, Antonio Erminio de Moraes, counterattacked the accusations of cartel...

Hudson plant debate

The longstanding debate over St Lawrence Cement`s proposal to build a US$320 million cement plant about 20 miles from...

UK – Court rejects superquarry plan

Plans for a 600ha ‘super quarry’ at Lingerbay, Harris have received a setback for cement producer Lafarge as the Cour...

Spain – Cement plants burn 75 per cent of Valencia’s bonemeal

The region of Valencia, eastern Spain, burns 75 per cent of its bonemeal production in cement plants – the highest in...

China - Tibetan Goatian moved to protect air quality

One of Tibet’s major polluters, Goatian Cement, has been moved away from the outskirts of Lhasa into a deep valley at...

Christmas cheer continues

The Christmas break will come now very soon but until the very end days of December, the dry bulk markets, will have ...