China cement sector first-half growth
China’s cement industry maintained rapid growth in production, sales and profits in the first half of this
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Lafarge stock sinks on Moody’s possible downgrade
Shares in French cement group Lafarge tumbled by 3.81% to EUR34.325 at close on Tuesday after rating agency Moody’s placed its Baa3 credit rating under review
Indian producers report improved monthly sales growth
Leading Indian cement manufacturers have managed to achieve better sales growth in the range of
Recent order for Martin Engineering, USA
Izmir Cimentas has ordered high-performance air cannons to replace an under-performing existing system.
HeidelbergCement’s Bosnia sales fall
Cement sales of HeidelbergCement’s Bosnian division declined in the first-half of 2011.
MoU signed for Ivory Coast plant
Ivory Coast will soon have a second cement plant as a Memorandum of Understanding was signed to this
JK Cement buys production assets of Nihon Nirman, India
JK Cement has acquired the production facilities of Nihon Nirman Ltd from IDBI
Arabian Cement: dividend payout at 10%
The board of directors of Arabian Cement has approved distributing cash dividend for the first half of the
Gebr. Pfeiffer receives follow-up order for Turkey
After the successful commissioning of its three Pfeiffer vertical roller mills in 2009, Turkey-based
Messebo & National Cement team up for coal purchases
Following the government directive for cement factories to first use petcoke, and later coal, as alternative
Khrew Cement to double production, India
Minister for Industries and Commerce, SS Slathia, today said the production capacity of the government
Ashaka net profit up 85%, Nigeria
Ashaka Cement Plc chairman, Brigadier Emmanuel Ikwue announced that the company made a profit before tax of N4.39bn (US$15.7m)
CMS Cement raises price by 5% for dealers in Sarawak, Malaysia
Sarawak’s sole cement manufacturer CMS Cement Sdn Bhd has raised the price of Portland cement to
Dangote Cement 1H11 net profit up 8.9%, Nigeria
Dangote Cement profit climbed 8.9 per cent in the six months through June as sales rose.
TXI expands presence in Central Texas
Texas Industries today announced the acquisition of ready-mix and aggregate operations of Cemex USA that serve the Austin metropolitan market.
Lucky Cement profit rises by 26.59 per cent, Pakistan
Pakistan cement producer, Lucky Cement, on Monday reported a rise of 26.59 per cent in fiscal 2010/11
Boral Indonesia’s permit not extended
The Lebak regency administration in Banten (a province on the island of Java) says it has not renewed the
Shree Cement registers 9% growth, India
Indian-based producer, Shree Cement, registered nine per cent growth in net sales in the first-quarter at
Anhui Chaodong Cement private placement, China
Anhui Chaodong Cement Co Ltd is planning to issue 40 million A shares of common stock at an inductive
Citi maintains view on Indian producers
Citigroup keeps ACC, Ambuja, Ultratech at Sell as it expects cement prices to continue falling due to
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