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PPC gives good returnsSouth Africa: PPC has delivered a 140 per cent total return to shareholders over four years. The share price has rocketed from a low of R30,50 in 1998 to a record high of R155 this month. On top ...News - 05 July 2004 |
Cimpor plans Indian acquisition?In what could signal another step forward in the consolidation of the Indian cement sector, Cimpor has appointed merchant bankers HSBC Securities and KPMG to identify acquisition targets within In...News - 17 June 2004 |
Markets struggleWhile the first figures on the effects of Chinese government credit restriction measures are published showing a very light decrease of their industrial output, dry bulk markets are again badly su...News - 15 June 2004 |
Rising cement demand abroad set to boost exports this fiscal , IndiaRiding on the huge demand for cement abroad, cement exports during the current financial year are expected to exceed the 30 per cent growth it witnessed in 2003-04. The demand has also ensured tha...News - 10 June 2004 |
File closed on bid by CRHEgypt’s Misr Beni Suef Cement (MBSC) said on Monday its file on a possible takeover by Irish construction company CRH Plc was "completely finished", quashing rumours of a possible takeover. Ta...News - 25 May 2004 |
Cimpor increases first quarter cement volume by 3%First quarter turnover at Cimpor rose by 4.3% to EUR321.4m, but the operating profit at the EBITDA level declined by 4.2% to EUR115.6m. After a similar percentage decline at the trading level, a ...News - 17 May 2004 |
PPC says half-year profit jumpsStrong sales lifted half-year headline profit at South Africa’s Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) by one third and full-year results were expected to be higher, the company said on Thursday. It said ...News - 06 May 2004 |
Wait-and-seeAll dry bulk markets recorded a strong correction, which surprised everyone. Contrary to the previous weeks the Capes have been the most affected in this global downturn. The feeling is that it is...News - 04 May 2004 |
Lafarge’s first quarter volumes benefit from kinder weatherLafarge has announced a turnover for the first three months of the year of EUR2,881m, an increase of 7.1% in absolute terms and of 11.7% at the underlying level, after adjusting for exchange rate ...News - 29 April 2004 |
Good start to the year for LafargeLafarge has reported a first quarter sales increase of 7.1% to EUR2,88m as at March 31, 2004 compared to weak first quarter 2003 sales of EUR2,691m. “We are pleased with this good start to the...News - 28 April 2004 |