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Chinese to open cement factory in Madagascar

China’s huge state-owned Changchun Construction Group announced plans Monday to construct a large cement factor...

Indonesian cement demand down in January

Indonesian cement consumption fell 4.2 per cent in January from a year earlier, industry data showed on Monday, due m...

UAE Fujairah Cement profit soars

UAE cement manufacturer Fujairah Cement Industries Company reported a surge in net profit to US$24.6m for 2004, up fr...

Making money out of Kyoto

The newest business model in town is simple: reduce greenhouse gases and get paid for it. Thanks to the Kyoto Protoco...

Bamburi Drops supplier to reduce costs

Hundreds of jobs in the Kenyan paper sector may be lost, after a leading cement company decided to import bags for it...

More expansion in Vietnam

Eight cement plants included in 20 cement expansion projects will be put into operation in 2007, according to the Vie...

Holcim extends Aggregate Industries bid

Holcim said it is extending its takeover bid for Aggregate Industries PLC to March 21. Holcim said it now owns 78.4 ...

Spanish Cementos Portland posts lower profits

Cementos Portland Valderribas SA posted an attributable profit of Euro 116.1m for 2004, a 21.8 per cent year-on-year ...

Colombia SIC starts probe in nine cement producers

Colombian industry and trade regulator SIC confirmed it was investigating nine leading cement producers and distribut...

Improvements in Iranian cement sector

Nearly 950,000t of cement has been sold in overseas markets since March, the deputy commerce minister said in Tehran ...

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