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Lafarge Pakistan Cement swings to profit

Lafarge Pakistan Cement swings to profit

Lafarge Pakistan Cement reported profit after tax of PKR498.916m (US$5.3m) in the first half of calandar year 2012 compared to losses of PKR17.539m in same period last year, bo...

Taiwan producers invest further in China

Taiwan producers invest further in China

Despite recording a decline in first-half net profits Taiwain-based cement producers Taiwan Cement and Asia Cement, have underlined their confidence in the Chinese market by pl...

Australia: market uncertainties ahead

Australia: market uncertainties ahead

Challenging market conditions persist for Australia's cement sector due to weak residential and commercial activity combined with the potential impact of a new carbon tax which...

Holcim: August '12

Cement sales during 1H2012 increased from 70.9Mt to 74Mt, up 4.4 per cent YoY, while sales of aggregates and ready-mix concrete fell by seven and 1.3 per cent to 75.6Mt and 22....

Lafarge: August '12

After reporting an increase in sales but a slip in volumes for 1H2012, Lafarge remains confident that cement demand will continue to rise in 2012. For the first six months, sal...

Iberian impairments push Cimpor into a loss

Iberian impairments push Cimpor into a loss

Cimpor’s first half turnover declined by 5.5 per cent to €1086.8m, as the deterioration in Spain, Portugal and China could not be compensated for by improvements elsewhere. ...