Emerging markets to remain unpredictable in 2017
The year 2017 is expected to be a difficult one to negotiate for large cement corporations that have high exposure to emerging markets as major price and volume issues are now s...
Emerging Markets
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Lafarge sees improved operational trends in fourth quarter
Lafarge saw a continued improvement in fourth quarter volumes, supported by ongoing growth in most emerging markets, the recovery in the US and stabilising conditions in Europe.
Global demand growth outlook downgraded
A recent report by Morgan Stanley has lowered the growth outlook for global cement demand for 2013 to adjust for a changing economic landscape in emerging regions.
HeidelbergCement mulls sale, float of building products business - report
HeidelbergCement is considering selling its building products operations but could simultaneously float the unit shares on the stock market, its chief has told Reuters. Speaking...
HSBC downgrades Holcim on emerging markets slowdown
HSBC has downgraded Holcim to neutral from overweight and also reduced its target price to CHF72 from CHF77, citing weaknesses in emerging markets. The bank says an emerging mar...
Credit Suisse upgrades HeidelbergCement
Credit Suisse has upgraded HeidelbergCement from underperform to neutral and increased its target price to EUR53.00 from EUR37.00, Dow Jones reports. The bank says a more upbeat...
Lafarge's 2012 consolidated sales rise on higher prices, emerging markets
Lafarge reported a 3.5 per cent rise in consolidated sales for 2012 driven by price increases across all product lines, higher cement volumes in Latin America and Asia and favou...
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 ...
JPMorgan Raises Holcim To Overweight
JPMorgan Cazenove raises Holcim to overweight from neutral and lifts its price target to CHF70 from CHF56.50 on the notion that the 2Q uptick in emerging market margins could be...
Global market outlook
Analysts at Jefferies International have recently provided an update on their expectations for global cement markets. While prospects for the US are improving, emerging markets ...