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Athi River looks to south Sudan
Athi River Mining said it is looking to establish a market in an independent south Sudan if it splits from the north, which it expects could grow significantly faster than the r...
West China Cement Raises US$400m via five-year bond
West China Cement Ltd has raised US$400m via a five-year US dollar-denominated bond at a yield of 7.5 per cent,
Binani Industries to delist Binani Cement
Binani Industries Ltd will delist its flagship company Binani Cement Ltd from the bourses to consolidate its shareholding
FLSmidth signs contract with JK Lakshmi Cement
FLSmidth has signed a contract with JK Lakshmi Cement (JKLC) in India for the supply of equipment for a 4500tpd pyroprocessing system
Bestway inaugurates waste heat recovery plant, Pakistan
Bestway Cement Limited, the second largest cement producer in Pakistan, recently inaugurated its state-of-the-art 15MW waste hat recovery power plant located at its Chakwal site.
Cement sector to benefit from Iraq rebuild
Demand for building materials in Iraq will increase as the country begins to rebuild infrastructure.
Watchdog analyses acquisition of Lafarge Betoes by Secil
Portugal’s competition watchdog Autoridade da Concorrencia (AdC) has started analysing the deal of the
Azerbaijan cement production down
In 2010 Azerbaijan produced 1.278Mt, down 0.6 per cent from 2009 when it reached 1.28Mt
Lafarge said to be drawing interest from gypsum unit
Lafarge SA drawing interest from buyout firms for its gypsum business, according to recent Bloomberg reports.
Pakistan cement prices rise
Cement prices in the southern part of Pakistan have increased by PKR10 per 50kg bag. An industry official revealed that the latest price hike has taken average cement prices to ...
India’s Supreme Court directs flyash supply
India’s Supreme Court on Monday directed the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APPGC) to supply fly ash to cement firms
Ghana: cement shortage hits Northern Region
The Northern Region of Ghana has, for the past two weeks, been hit hard by a shortage of cement.


Sberbank to control largest producer in Novosibirsk, Russia
Sberbank has appealed to the Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service for approval in its bid to receive a 51 per cent stake in Iskitimcement
Spanish cement consumption declines 15% YoY
The Spanish cement market closed 2010 with total consumption of 24.5Mt, representing a 15 per cent decline on 2009 figures (28.9Mt).
Paraguay’s INC to invest in doubling capacity
Paraguayan state-owned cement producer INC will invest up to US$300m to double its cement production capacity by end-2011
TCL to suspend debt servicing as group restructures
Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) said Monday that it will cease paying its debts until a new turnaround plan is crafted and agreed to by lenders and investors in the company.
Saudi Cement reports increase of 13.2% in annual net profits
Saudi Cement announced the preliminary 2010 results, which showed net profit of US$175.8m, compared to US$155.3m in 2009
Pennsylvania Dept fines Essroc for air emission violations

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has fined ESSROC Cement Corp., Lower Nazareth Township, US$50,558 for air emission violations
BBMG rises on plans to list through merger, China
Shares of BBMG Corp rose 3.7 per cent to HK$11.10 yesterday after the mainland cement producer issued its prospectus on its plans to list in Shanghai through a merger.
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