Holcim gets contract to supply cement for Gorgon Project, Australia
Holcim Ltd which last week completed the acquisition of Cemex’ Australian operations, has received a
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Sinoma signs two contracts with Dangote
China Sinoma International Engineering announced that it has signed two contracts worth
Hanson & Hawaiian Rock partnership, Guam
Hanson Permanente Cement of Guam and Hawaiian Rock Products have formed a strategic alliance
Kenya, Tanzania cement makers oppose zero-rated imports
Kenyan and Tanzanian cement makers want their governments to oppose the zero-rating of cement
Saudi Arabia lifts export ban
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry has lifted the two-year-old ban on exports of cement products.
Argentinean construction activity down by 3.2%
Argentine government’s National Institute of Statistics & Census said that Argentina’s construction
Challenge to Lehigh quarry plans, US
As personnel at the Lehigh Southwest Cement Company continue operations on two fronts – renewing
Southern Africa monthly sales fall
Industry regional sales in the Southern African union for September 2009 registered a declined of 10.7%
Saudi’’s Yanbu Cement Q3 profit drops 20%
Saudi Arabia’s Yanbu Cement Co. posted an almost 20 per cent drop in third-quarter net profit due to
Guyana case goes to next round of proceedings
The legal dispute between the Guyanese government and Trinidad Cement Limited (TCL) has gone to th
Cemex pallet retrieval scheme achievements, UK
Cemex UK, the building materials provider, now has 20% of its cement pallets returned under a retrieval
Mexico’s Peso Gains as PRI Seeks More Spending Cuts in 2010
Mexico’s peso gained for a fourth day as lawmakers from the Institutional Revolutionary Party said they
Floods in AP, Karnataka hit cement market in South, India
Extensive flooding in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka has thrown the cement market in the South out of
Saudi Qassim Cement plans bonus share issue
Saudi Qassim Cement has announced plans to offer its shareholders one bonus share for each existing stock
Fitch raises Martin Marietta Materials’ rating
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings of Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. as follows:
Aggregate Industries first to reach Carbon Trust Standard
Aggregate Industries claims has become the first company in its sector to achieve the Carbon Trust
False Dawn for UK Housing Market
Fitch Ratings says today that it expects the recent gains in the main UK house price indices to be a
Vicat commissions new kiln at Rufisque plant, Senegal
The Vicat group is today announcing the start-up of the new kiln at its Rufisque plant in Senegal.
HeidelbergCement to launch high-yield bond
HeidelbergCement AG will launch a high-yield bond of more than EUR1bn (US$1.47bn) early next week
DOE Selects Cemex Inc to develop CCS technology
Cemex Inc announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected it to develop
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