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Holcim H1 net triples, exceeds forecasts, positive outlookHolcim reported an expectation-beating first half net profit rise of 162.7 per cent to SwFr2.9bn, driven by a one-off capital gain of SwFr21.11bn from the divestment from Holcim South Africa and i...News - 23 August 2007 |
Cement firms clash over limestone siteAn announcement that Lafarge East Africa plans to build a major factory in Kitui has brought to the open a simmering dispute between two of Kenya’s three cement manufacturers. Bamburi Cement c...News - 21 August 2007 |
Portland to switch to coalEast Africa Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) will shift its energy source to coal to cut down power bills and operation costs. The move by the cement maker follows recent discovery of coal depo...News - 16 August 2007 |
SABS is New Regulator for Cement IndustryThe South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) is to take over as the regulator in the cement industry from the Department of Trade and Industry (dti). This announcement was made at a cement industr...News - 15 August 2007 |
Arabian Cement firms up its Jordanian factory plansThe establishment of a cement factory in the Jordanian city of Al Qatranah has moved a step nearer with the firm behind the project, Saudi Arabia’s Arabian Cement Company, awarding the $110m const...News - 13 August 2007 |
July cement sales climb 7.6% on building boomCement sales in the Southern African Customs Union rose 7,6% in July as Murray & Roberts Holdings and other builders accelerated work on roads and other infrastructure needed for the 2010 Fifa Wor...News - 10 August 2007 |
Gresik set to maintain lead in domestic salesState-owned cement producer PT Semen Gresik said it is set to maintain its lead in domestic sales now with a market share of 46 per cent. Expansion in the export market will depend on surplus...News - 09 August 2007 |
Kenya cement merger on the cardsThe Kenya government has received a proposal for the merger of the two largest cement producers in Kenya, Bamburi Cement Ltd and East Africa Portland Cement Ltd, marking the beginning of what coul...News - 06 August 2007 |
PPC’s Zimbabwe plant breaks down, ZimbabweThe failure of a raw mill gearbox has halted production at the Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) plant at Colleen Bawn near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. John Gomersall, PPC’s chief executive, confirmed ...News - 25 July 2007 |
Zimbabwe: cement shortage looms after price blitzZimbabwe faces a cement shortage following a cement manufacturing giant’s decision to stop production for the local market in protest against the government order to roll back the prices. Aut...News - 24 July 2007 |