Misr Cement mulls new markets in Africa to boost exports
Misr Cement (Qena) of Egypt is eyeing new African markets for its exports and looking for Sudan
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PPC’s profit falls, mulls Zimbabwe stake sale
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) Africa’s largest maker of the building material, said its full- year profit declined after South African cement demand fell for a third year.
Kuwait Cement profit drops
Kuwait Cement Company said in a bourse filing on Sunday it had booked a net profit of KWD11.29m
Credit Suisse keeps "outperform" rating on Lafarge
Credit Suisse has reiterated its "outperform" rating on Lafarge, as well as the share price target of EUR48
Italcementi incapable of meeting 2010 targets after 3Q – analysts
Some Italian brokers said on Monday they did not exclude the possibility that local cement producer
Lafarge to set high environmental standards at Meghalaya
Lafarge has said the company would maintain highest standards to protect the environment at the
Centrobanca cuts Cementir rating, price target
Brokerage Centrobanca cut its share price target on Italian cement maker Cementir Holding to EUR2.54
My Home Industries capacity expansion, India
Home Industries Ltd is planning to expand its cement capacity with an investment of
Syria inviting private investment in state industry
Syria is inviting investors to help revamp the state’s underperforming industrial sector but privatisation
Cemex Spain increases biomass usage

Cemex Spain has launched a biomass shredder at its Lloseta (Mallorca) plant.
Lafarge cement sales in Romania down by 18%
Lafarge posted an 18 per cent drop in sales on the Romanian market in the first nine months of this year,
Rising costs may pinch JK Cement, India
JK Cement, which is focused on the northern Indian and Karnataka markets, has seen some investor
Cementir Q3 2010 turnover rises 9.7% YoY
Cementir Holding closed the third quarter of 2010 with EUR 231.1m in revenues, up by 9.7% on the year
Argentina shipments see monthly rise
The Argentine Portland Cement Manufacturers Association (AFCP) reported that in the month of
Cement prices rise in East, South India
In a trend that suggests cement producers may be teaming up to see that prices do not come down
Lower European and Asian profits at Italcementi
Italcementi’s turnover for the first nine months declined by 4.7% to €3,665.9m and the running EBITDA
PCA sees flat growth in 2010
The Portland Cement Association has said in a recent statement that the economic momentum that was
Lafarge’s Meghalaya cement plant hits roadblock
Lafarge’s proposed 1.1Mt greenfield cement plant in limestone-rich Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya has hit a
Asia Cement to raise US$600m in fresh funds
The board of directors of Asia Cement Corp, one of Taiwan’s leading producers of cement, recently
Ludwig Merckle raises stake in HeidelbergCement
Ludwig Merckle, the son of late billionaire Adolf Merckle, has regained a blocking minority stake in
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