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Builders challenge cement price rise in southern India

The price of cement has gone up by INR100 per bag (USD1.61) over the last six months in Tamil Nadu, according to the...

LH merger: Galchev demands improved terms

Russian billionaire, Filaret Galchev, who holds 10.8 per cent of Holcim through Eurocement holding, is demanding a r...

Votorantim announces 2015-18 investment plan

Votorantim Cimentos announces a new investment package which will see BRL5bn (US$1.6bn) invested in five new factori...

US market picks up 12% YoY in January 2015

US market demand reached 5,355,378t, representing a 12.1 per cent increase on January 2014, according to preliminary...

India: CREDAI to import Chinese cement

Following the Telangana government's decision to impose a road tax on trucks from Andhra Pradesh and the spiralling ...

Algeria: construction on Hodna-PPC M’sila plant to start

Construction on the 2.2Mta plant in M'sila, a joint venture between Hodna Algerian Cement Co (HACC) and PPC (South A...

Vietnam cement sales down 0.5% in 1Q15

Vietnam's cement sales in 1Q15 slipped 0.5 per cent YoY to 10.6Mt as many projects started late after a long holiday...

Holcim

Holcim has sold its remaining 27.5 per cent stake in Siam City Cement for CHF655m (EUR624m) in a share placement tha...

Lafarge

Lafarge Zimbabwe saw volumes decline by 7.4 per cent in 2014 to 0.31Mt as a result of reduced commercial and residen...

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement's turnover increased by four per cent last year to EUR12,614m, or by 8.4 per cent on a comparative ...

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