Increased sales boost Qassim 3Q11, Saudi Arabia

Qassim Cement Company said it expects to post a rise of more than 7% in net profits for the third quarter
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Bim Son Cement to build waste heat power plant
Bim Son Cement JSC (BCC) has decided to invest over VND570bn (US$27.4m) in building a waste
Industry appointments – Cockburn new operations manager
A fortnight after the sudden resignation of Cockburn Cement operations manager Darrin Strange, the company has announced the appointment
Sai Son Cement to set up new plant in Vietnam
The management board of Sai Son Cement Joint Stock Co has given approval for the Nam Son Cement
China Cement Stocks Down; Ignore Housing Start News
News that China started building 9.86 million public housing units in the January-September period
Cement plant reopens following mass shooting, USA
Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant employees returned to work Monday following a deadly shooting
Industry appointments - APCMA elects excutive committee members
Aizaz Mansoor Sheikh, Chief Executive of Kohat Cement Company, has been elected chairman of the
US July shipments see marginal rise
Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico for July 2011 were
Jamaican cement producers explore coal switch from oil
Jamaica’s cement producers, by their estimates, can save roughly US$37m (J$3.2bn) annually by building
Yamamah Saudi Cement 3Q rise
Yamamah Saudi Cement Company said nine-month and third-quarter net profits are expected to increase
Sustainable construction as a key to better urban life
The Holcim Awards Gold 2011 for Latin America and US$100,000 was awarded to a team led by Alfredo Brillembourg of Urban Think Tank for a multifunctional public building
Ex-Holcim CEO expand stake in company past 20%
Thomas Schmidheiny, former chief executive of Holcim Ltd, has increased his holdings in the world’s
Novorostsement first-half net profit increases
OJSC Novorostsement’s 1H11 net profit rose 5.41-fold to RUB916.210m from RUB169.119m for the same
UltraTech production at 18.6Mt
UltraTech Cement, the Aditya Birla company, said production for the April to September 2011 period stood
Cimpor invests EUR60m in Spanish units
The chairman of the executive committee Cimpor Group, Francisco de Lacerda, and the Minister of
US House clears bill to review EPA cement rule
The US House of Representatives on 6 October 2011 approved legislation that would require the
New tax could force Cemex UK to ‘move abroad’
Bosses at Cemex’ Rugby cement plant Cemex claim a new government “green tax” could force them to move their UK operations abroad in the future
Dangote signs business pacts in Congo, Ethiopia
The Dangote Group of Nigeria has signed fresh investment agreements worth US$750m with the
Bosowo plans US$120m expansion, Indonesia
Bosowa Corporation plans to spend US$120m expanding its cement production and distribution capacit
Zambezi Portland Cement increases production
Zambezi Portland Cement Limited (ZPC) has increased production of cement to 1300tpd from 1100tpd
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