Afrisam installs vertical roller mill, South Africa
Construction materials group Afrisam, formerly known as Holcim, has launched a
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Cemex trialling Iso-veyors
Cemex is currently trialling an innovative transport solution Iso-veyors, to transport pulverised-fuel-ash
Lafarge Phoenix for green gas project??
Npower’s UK£600m combined cycle gas turbine power station is one of the UK’s largest energy projects.
Lafarge looks to sell Chilean unit
Lafarge is reportedly looking to sell its shares in its Chilean cement interest worth an estimated US$500m, reports the Santiago Times.
Goodwill impairment drives Texas Industries into loss
In the financial year to the end of May, Texas Industries’ saw turnover decline by 18.4% to US$839.2m
Egypt extends cement export ban
Egypt’s Trade Ministry has extended a ban on clinker and Portland cement exports until October 1, 2010
Cemex expecting US$170m
Cemex expects to raise up to CHP2.3bn (US$170m) from a securitisation of accounts receivables
New plant proposal for Estonia
Francisco Perez Rodenas, from Spain, has shown interest in constructing a cement factory with
Qassim Cement 1H’09 net profit at US$79.9m
Saudi cement producer Qassim Cement Co (QCC) registered a decline in its net profit for the first half of
Morgan Stanley sells US$80m block in Shanshui Cement
Morgan Stanley Private Equity last night took advantage of the improved sentiment in the Hong Kong
TXI workers called back
Up to 130 workers are being called back this week at the TXI Riverside Cement plant after a nearly
India 1Q consumption up 11%
Indian cement consumption increased 11 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year over the same period last year.
Cemex second quarter preview
Mexico’s Cemex is expected to report a sharp fall in net profit for the second quarter, as construction in its
India 1Q cement sales up 11%
Indian cement consumption increased 11 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year over the same period last year.
Vietnam new plant project
The ROLI Investment Joint Stock Company started work on a cement production plant with an annual
Readymix predicts €7m pre-tax loss
Readymix has forecast it will post a pre-tax loss of nearly €7m for the first half of this year.
Qatar cement output set to double this year
Qatar’s total cement production is expected to more than double to 6.52Mta this year but will still not be
Cemex to raise US$167m in debt sale
Cemex is planning to sell 2.5-year bonds worth US$167m, The Wall Street Journal reports.
China to regulate cement production
China Mining reported that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China plans to
Fitch: Europe building, property outlooks negative
In advance of its forthcoming mid-year EMEA Industrials sector outlook update, Fitch Ratings says the
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