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European cement majors: first half trends

European cement majors: first half trends

The last week has seen three leading European cement majors release first-half 2012 results: Lafarge, HeidelbergCement and Italcementi. The latest figures appear to confirm the ...

Holcim: July '12

The Holcim associate Huaxin Cement has announced that it expects profits to fall by at least 50 per cent in the year 2012, largely because of the reduction seen in cement prices.

ACC reports 26 per cent net profit rise

ACC reports 26 per cent net profit rise

ACC of India reported a rise of 26.33% in consolidated net profit to INR4.15bn for the quarter ended June 30, 2012 as compared to INR3.28bn in the same period last year. Total c...

Holcim could face 20% fine, Brazil

Holcim could face 20% fine, Brazil

Holcim may be issued with a fine this year for price fixing practices in Brazil, a third less than the maximum that was expected, BusinessWeek reports. Brazil’s antitrust regula...

India first quarter market expectations

India first quarter market expectations

Indian cement companies are expected to post higher net profits and sales in the first quarter of the current fiscal (April-June FY13) thanks to improved prices and higher deman...

Holcim inaugurates new Garadagh line, Azerbaijan

Holcim inaugurates new Garadagh line, Azerbaijan

President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has attended the official inauguration of Holcim’s new dry-process line at its Garadagh cement plant in Baku. The new 1.7Mta kiln replaces t...

Holcim: June '12

Holcim's two main Indian subsidiaries, Ambuja Cements and ACC Limited, have been fined at total of approximately EUR325m, or INR2301 crores, by the Honourable Competition Commis...