CRH reports first half turnover recovery
CRH’s first half turnover recovered by 4.4% to EUR8525m as the EBITDA recovered by 8.6% to
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Fujairah first half 2011 loss
UAE-based producer, Fujairah Cement, posted a loss of more than AED6m (US$1.63m) for the second quarter of 2011.
US shipments see second successive monthly increase
US Geological Survey preliminary estimates indicate that US cement shipments in June 2011 were 2.8%
Brazil Jan-July 2011 sales up 7.6%
Preliminary data and market estimates show that domestic cement sales in Brazil between the January-July
British market set for competition probe
Britain’s Office of Fair Trading sent the aggregates, cement and ready-mix concrete markets for a prolonged investigation on Tuesday after an
Anhui Conch reports significant first half 2011 rise
Anhui Conch Cement Co., China’s second largest cement producer by output, said Monday that its first-half profits rose 233.62 per cent YoY due to
China Resources confident on second half
Despite the recent price correction, China Resources Cement Holdings Ltd, a unit of China Resources (Holdings) Co, said it expects that buoyant demand
Azerbaijan production rises
Azerbaijan has reported sales of 759,700t of cement in the first seven months of 2011, up 6.8 per cent YoY.
Nigerian prices rise again
Cement prices in Nigeria have risen again, this time by 66.6 per cent, to NGN3000 per bag (US$19.5)
Egypt Misr Cement Qena plans dividend
The board of Egypt’s Misr Cement Qena plans to pay a dividend of EGP5 (US$0.8) per share from first-half profit
ASEC wins three management contracts, extension of fourth
ASEC Holding announced today that Portfolio Company ASEC Engineering and Management has signed
Suez Cement launches alternative fuel systems, Egypt
In collaboration with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency (EEAA,) Suez Cement Group of
Taiheiyo Cement’s firm outlook, Japan
Taiheiyo Cement reported a smaller-than-expected 1Q loss and projected its operating profit will rise 64%
Fitch affims Cemex ratings
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) of Cemex and its subsidiary, Cemex Espana
INC expects to invest US$86m in modernisation, Paraguay

Industria Nacional del Cemento (INC) plans to invest a total of US$86m for projects including the
Cemex US debt rises by some US$378m
With the imminent exercise of the put option held by the privately owned Ready Mix USA, Cemex will have to pay Ready Mix USA about US$350m
Hima Cement boosted by new quarry licence, Uganda
Hima Cement has received a license to mine limestone from the Dura quarry to supply its new factory in
Vietnam’s Hoang Thach to expand production
Hoang Thach Cement Company, a subsidiary of the Viet Nam Cement Industry Corp (VICEM), plans to
New Nigerian plant investment announced
The Bauchi State government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with a United States
Mangalam Cement well-positioned for long-term growth
The growth in cement dispatches in the northern region has been broadly stronger than the all-India
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