Misr Cement Qena posts 14% net rise
Egypt’s Misr Cement Qena posted a 14.2 per cent rise in net profit for the first half of 2010, the stock
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Nigeria’s Ashaka Cement 1H pre-tax profit rises
Nigeria’s Ashaka Cement said on Tuesday pre-tax profit rose 41 per cent to
Lafarge Jordan profit falls 73%
Lafarge Cement Jordan, the country’s leading cement producer, posted a 73 per cent fall in first-half net
Egypt’s Alex Cement H1 net profit rises 13%
Egypt’s Alexandria Cement posted a 13 per cent gain in first-half net profit, the stock exchange said on
PPC reviews expansion program, reduces expenditure
Pretoria Portland Cement Ltd. will revamp two plants instead of building a new one in South Africa’s
July construction growth slowest in four months
British construction sector activity slowed markedly in July to a four-month low as firms’ confidence
Lafarge Hima commissions new plant, Uganda
Hima Cement last week opened its new plant set to raise annual production and supply of cement by an
RAK Cement reports loss, UAE
Ras Al Khaimah Cement Company continued the losses experienced by many producers of the building
Siam City Cement: volume-driven growth in 2Q10
Siam City Cement (SCCC) posted a 2Q10 net profit of Bt731mn that marks a rise of nine per cent YoY and a
Construction to start on Karbala cement plant, Iraq
The joint venture partners behind the US$200m rehabilitation of the Karbala cement plant in Iraq have
Jaiprakash Associates July shipments up
Jaiprakash Associates reported that its cement shipments ros
Deutsche Bank cuts Italcementi price target to EUR 6.50
Deutsche Bank has revised down to EUR 6.50 from EUR 7.00 the share price target on Italian cement
Cimsa to generate electricity from waste gases
Turkish firm Sabanci Holding’s Cement Group (Cimsa Cement), has signed a protocol with prominent
Cement firms earnings lower as capacities kick in
Cement makers India Cements and Madras Cements posted lower net profit for April-June, as additional
Adani imports coal for three Indian producers
Adani Enterprises Ltd., India’s biggest coal importer, plans to import 400,000t of the fuel from South
Votorantim sees Natal plant completion in February 2012
With the Brazilian region of Natal and surrounding states expected to see cement demand intensifying
India’s Ambuja July cement shipments down 1.2%
Ambuja Cements Ltd India’s No. 3 cement maker, reported shipments in July fell
Cimentos de Moçambique expands to meet growing demand
Cimentos de Moçambique factory, located in Matola in Mozambique’s Maputo province plans to double
Argentine cement dispatches see month-on-month rise

Cement dispatches from Argentine cement producers, including exports, in June 2010 reached
Minorities virtually eliminate Italcementi’s net profit
Italcementi’s first half turnover declined by 5.1% to €2,455.1m and the running EBITDA was down by 12.6% to €434.5m.
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