Indonesia/Japan agree on infrastructure plan
Indonesia and Japan have reach an agreement that could see up to US$43bn invested in 45 infrastructure projects in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, by 2020.
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Chile notes 12 per cent increase in construction activity
Chile’s monthly index of construction activity, Imacon, registered a 12 per cent YoY rise in August, surpassing the 0.72 per cent increase noted in July. Javier Hurtado, directo...
Cemex signs agreement for Dominican Republic home construction
Cemex in the Dominican Republic and the Venezuelan business group BAK have signed an agreement to build a 760-home residential project which will integrate residential, commerci...
New research highlights critical economic role of the mineral products industry
New research from leading economic consultancy Capital Economics has highlighted the critical role of the minerals products industry to the UK economy. The Capital Economics res...
Construction held by challenging macroeconomic environment
A recent research note by analysts at CM-CIC Securities sees four main themes for the global construction sector in light of a prevailing harsh macroeconomic environment. While ...
Adelaide Brighton full year earnings on track, Australia
Adelaide Brighton has confirmed it is on track to meet its 2011-12 earnings guidance, underpinned by its exposure to the resource and infrastructure sectors.
Cemex sees Malaysian market growth ahead
Cemex Concrete (M) Sdn Bhd (Cemex Malaysia) is doubling its capital expenditure this year as the continuation of infrastructure building activities would be sufficient to sustai...
Euro construction falls in July
Euro-area construction output fell for a second month in July, led by declines from Spain to The Netherlands. Construction in the 17-nation euro area fell 0.3 per cent from June...
Cementos Argos announces investment in Colombia's central zone
Colombia’s leading cement producer Cementos Argos announced yesterday that it is to spend US$93m in expanding its cement capacity in the country’s central zone as the company po...
UK construction activity contracts 10.1% in 2Q12
UK construction sector activity was down 10.1 per cent in the year to July, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.