Continental Cement Company layoffs
Another Tri-State area company is confirming layoffs at its facility and managers say a low demand for their
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Heracles 1Q sales fall 21.4%
Heracles Group of Companies announced today sales of EUR211.92m for the first semester of 2010, a
Holcim Bulgaria to close cement plant by end-2011
Holcim Bulgaria plans to shut its cement plant in Pleven, northern Bulgaria, by the end of 2011, the
Vietnam cement sales in August rise to 4.51Mt
Cement sales in Vietnam are estimated to have surged to 4.51Mt in August from 3.72Mt in July, the
First cargo of cement exported to Iraq by railroad
The first cargo of cement from Arvand Free ZoneArvand Free Zone of Khuzestan province was exported by
LSR Group decides to bonds, Russia
OJSC LSR Group has decided to place Series BO-02 certificated interest-bearing non-convertible bearer
JK Cement in talks with Holcim

Executives from India’s J.K. Cement Ltd and Holcim Ltd. met in August for
Secil turnover declines 6.7% Y/Y in H1 2010?
Portuguese cement producer Secil Group, 51% owned by local diversified holding group Semapa
Siam Cement sees volumes rising 10%?
Siam Cement Pcl , Thailand’s top industrial conglomerate, expects 2010 cement sales volume to rise
Govt for further probe on banned cement brands, Nepal
The Nepal government has said that it will decide the fate of six different cement brands that it banned
Cement output for Brazil’s CSN may peak in 2010
Cia. Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) Brazil’s largest diversified steel group, will probably increase cement
CNBM wins contract in Iraq
China National Building Material Co Ltd started work on a US$250m project to build a cement factory in
Cemex completes sale of assets, USA
Cemex has completed the sale of some of its assets to Bluegrass Materials Co.
Sabanci Holding 2Q net profit up 5%, Turkey
Turkish conglomerate Sabanci Holding saw net profit rise five per cent in the second quarter as the group’s
Holcim makes moves towards Indian merger
Holcim AG has made the initial move towards merging its Indian subsidiaries, Ambuja Cements and
?India’s monthly infrastructure output grows 3.9%
India’s infrastructure output grew 3.9 per cent in July, marginally higher than annual growth of 3.6 per
Expansion and cost-control boost Shanshui Cement
Hong Kong-listed cement maker Shanshui Cement in the first half of 2010 achieved a net profit growth of
Waste management collaboration, China
China Industrial Waste Management, Inc, a leading environmental services and
solutions provider in
Lafarge Hope award, UK
Work to develop a new type of eco-friendly commercial flooring concrete has
 earned Hope Cement
South Valley Cement share swap rejected, Egypt?
Shareholders in Golden Pyramids Plaza, owner of the City-Stars mega-mall in 
Cairo, have rejected a share
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