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Some differing trends noted in early October

Some volatility in the markets this week with the different segments showing some differing trends. It seems that forward positions taken on derivatives are partly  involved in this upward movemen...
News - 10 October 2006

CRH Names Mairtin Clarke Euro Managing Director

CRH said Friday that it has appointed Mairtin Clarke as Managing Director, CRH Europe - Products and Distribution with effect from the December 1.     The company said Clarke is currently Managin...
News - 06 October 2006

PPC to import cement to meet demand, South Africa

South African cement producer PPC said on Thursday it plans to import "several million bags" of cement to meet local demand until its own additional capacity comes on-stream.     PPC did not spec...
News - 29 September 2006

Holcim SA retains 62.5 per cent stake in Tanga Cement

The recent acquisition of an 85 per cent stake in Holcim South Africa by a South African Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) consortium from Holcim Ltd of Switzerland will not alter Holcim South Afri...
News - 25 September 2006

Overview of the South African Cement Market

Dr Orrie Fenn, CEO, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), South Africa
Videos - 21 September 2006

Tanga Cement hit by rationing, cheap imports

Tanga Cement Company, says its future expansion will be expensive because of the extended power rationing and growing competition from imports from Uganda and Kenya.  The cement manufacturer is ...
News - 20 September 2006

Portland Cement set to increase exports

Cement manufacturing giant Portland Holdings Limited is set to increase exports to Botswana by 50 percent due to the growing demand for cement in the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) ...
News - 18 September 2006

Aveng hangs Holcim out to dry, South Africa

Construction group Aveng, which reported sterling annual results yesterday, says it is in no hurry to decide whether to give partner Holcim’s mooted empowerment deal the go-ahead.    Aveng would ...
News - 13 September 2006

S.Africa’s Aveng year headline EPS jumps 87 per cent

South African construction, cement and engineering firm Aveng increased annual headline earnings per share by 87 per cent to 603 cents, and forecast a year of sustainable business growth. The ...
News - 12 September 2006

SA cement sales rising

South Africa’s Cement and Concrete Institute, in their report for August, reported an increase of 9.7% in cement sales for the year to date.   In the year to date in 2006, a total of 9.3 million t...
News - 11 September 2006