HeidelbergCement Bangladesh approves 43% cash dividend
HeidelbergCement Bangladesh Limited has approved 43 per cent cash dividend for its shareholders for
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Vulcan Materials announces closing of senior notes offering
Vulcan Materials Co. announced that it has closed its offering of US$500m aggregate principal amount of
Conch Cement to invest CNY4bn in financing products
Conch Cement announced that it will spend CNY4bn (US$617m) on financial products,
National Cement announces expansion plans, Kenya
National Cement, a subsidiary of Devki Group, has revealed plans to increase its production by the end of
Iraq approves new cement factory
Iraq’s cabinet has approved the construction of a cement factory in southern Iraq
Holcim Inc announces price increases, USA
Holcim (US) Inc announced today that the company will increase cement prices effective August 1, 2011.
Unicredit starts HeidelbergCement with “buy”
Unicredit has started coverage on the stock of HeidelbergCement with a “buy” recommendation and
BGC examines offshore cement capacity options
Australian construction giant, BGC is in the early stages of developing offshore cement production capacity
Prices down 25% as Presidential deadline ends, Nigeria
As President Goodluck Jonathan’s directive to cement manufacturers and other stakeholders to bring
China prices up 13.6% YoY
Across China, the price of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) 42.5 grew 13.6 per cent YoY to CNY420/t in
Lafarge commended at Marketing Society Awards, UK
Lafarge Cement has secured a top national accolade being ‘highly commended’ in the Marketing Society’s Awards for Excellence 2011.
LSR secures raw material deposits, Russia
The LSR Group has acquired raw materials deposits for cement production in the Central region of Russia.
Vicat revolving credit line completed successfully
The Vicat Group today announced the signing of a revolving credit line amounting to EUR480m with a maturity of five years.
Madras Cements sees challenging outlook, India
Madras Cement’s (MCL) management has recently said that demand in the south continues to decline, and the near-term outlook for the industry is challenging.
Pakistan to invest in Tajikistan plant
Pakistan investors have expressed interest in investing in the cement sector in Tajikistan and initial talks
Egypt’s Suez Cement 2011 1Q profit down 10%
Egypt’s Suez Cement posted a 10 per cent decline in 2011 first-quarter net profit to EGP277.4m
Indian cement prices dip on weak demand
Hopes of revival in cement prices ahead of the monsoon have been dashed with top dealers reporting
South India’s ‘should explore export opportunities’
IIFL Institutional Equities, a part of the IIFL Group believes that an increase in exports will be the key for
Lafarge new Ewekoro set for August commissioning
Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria says it is set to double its production capacity in August with the
Tarmac wins top European health and safety award
Tarmac have won European acclaim for their leading approach to health and safety at the European Good Practice Awards.
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