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CRH current business outlook positive

CRH plc said Wednesday that it expects that profit before tax for the six months to Jun. 30, 2006 will increase by approximately one-third compared with the reported 2005 outcome of EUR383 million...
News - 05 July 2006

CRH wins the opening Uniland round

CRH appears to have won the opening round in its court battle with the board of Corporacion Uniland, the Catalan cement group 26.3pc owned by the Irish building materials giant.  The Commercial Co...
News - 27 June 2006

CRH boss’s EUR6.5m pay package

CRH handed its chief executive Liam O’Mahony a staggering €6.5m shares and stock options package last week, shattering Irish pay records in the process. O’Mahony, who is trying to seal CRH’s bigge...
News - 26 June 2006

CRH eyes €2bn deal for US company

CRH is in talks to buy the Ashland Paving and Construction (APAC) company in a deal that could cost up to €2 billion. The building materials group said its US-based subsidiary, Oldcastle Materials...
News - 20 June 2006

CRH locked in legal battle for Spanish cement firm

CRH is facing a massive legal battle in Spain, according to local news reports, following Spanish cement company Cementos Portland Valderrivas (CPV) said it has paid EUR 1.09bn for 51% of the Cata...
News - 06 June 2006

Shareholders urged to back buyout of Chinea Resources Cement

China Resources (Holdings) took a step closer to privatising its locally listed cement subsidiary when an independent financial adviser hired by the company recommended shareholders accept the buy...
News - 23 May 2006

Cement giants look to expand int’l presence

Brazil’s largest industrial conglomerates Camargo Corrêa and Votorantim are both in the running for the purchase of Spanish cement company Uniland, local daily Estado de S.Paulo reported.  Spanish...
News - 18 May 2006

CRH four month trading favourable

CRH said that overall trading in the first four months of the year has been favourable with in particular a strong start from operations in the Americas. The company said that the year has also st...
News - 05 May 2006

O’Mahony to lead CRH for two more years

CRH chief executive Liam O’Mahony is to stay in his post for at least two more years, shareholders were told at the annual general meeting of the group yesterday. Chairman Pat Molloy pointed out ...
News - 04 May 2006

Early deadline for Uniland offers

The Spanish shareholders of Uniland, the Spanish cement firm, have set May 3 as the deadline for indicative offers for their 74 per cent stake. After the deadline has passed, investment bank Lazar...
News - 02 May 2006