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The cement space has been at the receding end of investor selling. One of the reasons is the recent hike in the raw material prices. Talking about the hike in coal prices, Ashis...
Lafarge Cement Plc says increasing local and regional construction activity in the Democratic Republic of Congo is likely to improve the company’s performance after lower cement...
Holcim Cement Co Ltd Vietnam is speeding up preparations for construction of a waste heat-to-power plant in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. "The plant will cost US$28m,...
Angolan cement company Nova Cimangola is set to produce, as of April, 1.8Mta of cement, as compared to current production of 1.2Mt, said Angola’s secretary of state for Industry...
Cement deliveries grew marginally in January this year by 1.4% YoY and are expected to rise 5-7% YoY in February, according to experts. This upturn comes after a 3% YoY decline ...
Mine operator Alpha Natural Resources says it is buying a stake in a company that makes environmentally-friendly cement from fly ash left after burning coal.
Lafarge Cement WAPCO Nigeria Plc has enhanced its logistics project with the planned acquisition of over 1000 state-of-the-art trucks. The company announced the project at its E...
To help bring down the soaring cement price before year’s end, the Dangote Group, which owns Ibeshe Cement plant in Ogun State, has hinted that the plant will be ready for commi...
Italcementi’s turnover declined by 4.3% to €4790.9m in 2010 and the underlying EBITDA came off by 13.9% to €836.3m and the trading profit fell by 20.1% to €353.8m. Net fi...
Egypt’s Sinai Cement said net profit jumped 35% in 2010 to EGP905.7m (US$153.5m), according to the stock exchange on Sunday.
Cong Thanh Joint Stock Company has begun construction of a 600MW coal-fired power plant in the central province of Thanh Hoa in the presence of Vietnamese deputy prime minister ...
The Lao Cement Company, owner of the Kathing cement brand, is facing a coal shortage while market demand for its products is increasing, according to director of the Lao Cement ...
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the state Environment and Forest department and private respondents on a petition challenging the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s orde...
Importing cement to Angola, in the coming days, will be subject to limits enshrined in the law, on Friday said the Secretary of State for Industry, Kiala Gabriel, the Angolan pr...
According to RNCOS’ recent research report “Indian Cement Industry Forecast to 2012”, the cement industry in India has emerged as a potential investment hub for internatio...
Improving prospects for cement manufacturers and increased cement demand in East Africa have pushed stocks of listed Kenyan cement producers to a new high.
With markets understandably rather unpredictable as a result of the continuing Middle East troubles, shipowners will be cheered by the upward swing in rates for all dry bulk sec...
Cimpor increased turnover by 7% in 2010 to €2239.4m, boosted by strong performances in Brazil, Turkey and China, but partially offset by the decline in Spain. The EBITDA advance...
Asia Cement, the manufacturer of Lotus brand cement, has earmarked THB1.4bn (US$47.7m) this year for its waste-heat recovery (WHR) project and another THB200m for aggressive mar...
The company is taking advantage of Beijing’s plan to invest and build infrastructure in less-developed western provinces. The central government has imposed limits on nati...
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