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Spotlight on Çimsa

WHITE CEMENT Cimsa started production of grey cement in 1975 with an annual capacity of 1Mt. The company then began producing ready-mixed concrete and in 1990 the grey/white cement clinker pro...
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Spanish construction highs

INTERNATIONAL REPORT ISpanish construction highs Spanish cement consumption hit an all time high in 2006 due to strong activity in the construction sector both in terms of civil works and a boom...
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Spain: the morning after

INTERNATIONAL REPORT ISpain: the morning after Spain and "building boom" are no longer synonymous. The Spanish construction fiesta has ended and the morning after is proving far less vibrant. It...
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South African sustainability

Cement is an essential material in todayÕs society because, as a major constituent of concrete, it forms a fundamental element of any housing, commercial or infrastructure development....
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South African cement drive

Cement sales in South Africa this year seem to be heading for another substantial increase compared with 2004, the Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) has predicted. Marketing manager John Sheat...
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South African cement costs

This survey was carried out by Professor Elizabeth Pienaar of the School of Construction Economics and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in mid-2006. It focused on residential housing ...
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South Africa: sitting pretty

INTERNATIONAL REPORT ISouth Africa: sitting pretty A strong South African economy, with a booming housing construction and increasing investment in public-sector infrastructure, is creating a gro...
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Titan’s Greek profits fall by 60%

Titan’s turnover declined by 19.2% last year to €1091.4m and the EBITDA fell by 23% to €242.7m. The net financial charge rose by 5.9% to €66.3m, and after €18.7m of impairment charges and €11.9m o...
News - 02 March 2012

Lafarge

Lafarge's underlying turnover, adjusting for the elimination of the gypsum business that has largely been sold, increased by 3% in 2011 to €15,284, but the EBITDA declined by 7.8% to €3217m. The t...
Corporate - 02 March 2012

Cimpor

Cimpor's turnover edged ahead by 1.6% in 2011 to €2275.3m, but the EBITDA eased by 2.2% to €616.0m. The trading profit declined by 8.9% to €372.8m and after a 33.5% jump in the net financial charg...
Corporate - 02 March 2012