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Holcim well-positioned for global upturn in 2010

A mixed year for Holcim in 2009 but with strong foundations in place and an excellent emerging market

US: construction spending to drop 12.2% in 2009

Total construction spending in the U.S. on an annual basis is forecast to fall 12.2% this year and 5.6% in

Brazil’s CSN in US$5.6bn bid for Cimpor

Brazil’s steel maker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) has launched a takeover bid for Portuguese

SCG seeks court construction nod, Thailand

Siam Cement Group (SCG), the country’s largest industrial conglomerate, will seek court permission to

Bulgarian plant closures

Devnya Cement and Vulkan Cement of Bulgaria are to temporarily shut down all the kilns in two of their

Cemap members support road safety measures, Philippines

The cement industry urged the government to fast-track the implementation of a more relevant anti- truck

Egypt’s Sinai to appeal cancelled licence

Egypt’s North Sinai Cement will appeal a government decision to revoke its licence over start-up delays,

Lafarge

Lafarge boosted its finances by a €1.5 milliard (€1,500m) rights issue in the spring of 2009. It hasalso raised €750...

Holcim

A mixed year for Holcim in 2009 but with strong foundations and an excellent emerging market portfolio, particularly ...

Cemex

Cemex raised €1,216m of additional capital this year through a rights issue of participation certificates in Septembe...

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