New order for FLSmidth in Indonesia
FLSmidth has signed a contract worth approximately EUR55m (DKK420m) with the Indonesian cement
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Venezuela creates state cement conglomerate
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the creation of a state-run cement company on Wednesday, a year after seizing control of 90 per cent of the local industry in a wave of ...
Israel to allow cement into Gaza for first time since war
Israel will allow a one-time transfer of cement into Gaza for the first time since its war in the
JSW to invest in cement plants, India
JSW Cement, part of the OP Jindal Group, plans to set up a cement ventures near the group’s steel plants
Cemex Has 90% creditor support for refinance plan
Cemex has 90 per cent creditor support for a plan to refinance almost $15 billion of bank debt and is
Siam Cement second quarter drop, Thailand
Siam Cement PCL reported a 5% drop in second-quarter profit on weaker sales, and warned that its
Portland opts to hedge on loan over volatility, Kenya
East African Portland Cement Company has decided to hedge on a yen-denominated loan it got from the
Cemex pulled down by US and Spain
Cemex’s first half results to not include the operations in Venezuela and the Canary Islands, which had
Lafarge sells Chile cement and downstream assets?
Lafarge has agreed the sale of its cement and downstream operations in Chile to the Peruvian conglomerate
Strong sales lift Grasim net 61%
Grasim Industries, part of the Aditya Birla Group, has posted a 61% growth in consolidated net profit at
Akmenes cement sales plunge, Lithuania
Akmenes Cementas (Akmene Cement), the sole Lithuania’s cement manufacturer, posted LTL61m
Holcim increases shares in Cessa, El Salvador
Holcim has acquired 90% of the shares of Cemento del Salvador (Cessa).
US development team assesses Afghan cement plant
Accompanied by members of Task Force Warrior and Task Force Gladius, a US government business and
Oman’s cement prices expected to rise
Oman’s cement prices are expected to rise in the latter half of the year thanks to US$8bn worth of state
GCC reports second quarter 2009 results
Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) of Mexico today announced consolidated results for the quarter
Wilmington Journal Endorses Titan Cement plans
The Wilmington Journal, a weekly newspaper that has served the African American community of
Wesfarmers chairman to succeed Ken Moss at Boral, Australia
After 10 years as chairman of building materials group Boral, Ken Moss will step down next May to
China cement output rises
The National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) announced that domestic cement production
Holcim’s Weijde named new CEO of Ambuja Cements
Ambuja Cements Ltd (ACL), India’s second largest cement maker, will get a new chief executive officer
Czech cement output slumps by a quarter in 1H
Cement production in the Czech Republic fell by around one-quarter YoY to 1.656Mt in the first half of this year, the Association of Cement Producers has said on its website.
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