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Saudi cement sales surge on govt spending
Government spending on new projects in Saudi Arabia is driving the growth of the kingdom’s cement
Ho Chi Minh University’s green campus wins global competition
A Vietnamese-Japanese design of a university campus has received a Silver Award and a prize money of
Indian cement industry sees 10 per cent growth
The Indian cement industry is to see a growth of 10 per cent in June. Using the initial numbers from leading cement makers as a guide, industry analysts forecast that this conti...
HVB controls 6.4 per cent of HeidelbergCement
Unicredit’s German unit HVB holds a 6.4 percent stake in HeidelbergCement AG as part of a
Cement firms slow CO2 emissions despite production growth
Efforts by the world’s leading cement companies knocked down carbon dioxide emissions from the
Lafarge’s Ukrainian production plans
Lafarge could begin construction of its second cement plant in Ukraine in 2010, commercial director of
Second line launched at Atchinsky Cement
The Atchinsky Cement plant, a part of Basel Cement Group, has launched its second kiln line.
Romanian market sees decline
The Romanian cement market is expected to decline in 2009 for the first time in three years,
Thailand’s Cement: local demand still weakening
Domestic Thai cement sales in May 09 contracted 13% YoY to 2.05Mt, a sequential weakening from the
Bulgaria’s antitrust watchdog probe
The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has launched a probe into the Bulgarian cement
Cemex presents bank debt refinancing plan
With continued sales of some its mainstream businesses still very much in the headlines – the latest being
HeidelbergCement puts Irvine Whitlock up for sale
Brickwork contractor Irvine Whitlock is being put up for sale as part of the break-up of the Hanson’s
Cement plans for Kenya’s Pokot District
A cement producer from India plans to transform the economy of Pokot Central District, once its new
US construction spending down 0.9% in May
US construction spending fell by 0.9 percent in May, the seventh decrease in the past eight months,
India Aditya Birla cement shipments up 21.7 per cent
India’s Aditya Birla Group said on Wednesday cement shipments in June rose 21.7 per cent to 3.14Mt.
GCC cement production to outstrip demand
Cement production in the GCC will exceed demand by almost 15 per cent in 2009 with largest additions
India’s Ambuja June cement shipments rise 8.2 per cent
Ambuja Cements Ltd, India’s No. 3 cement maker, on Wednesday reported June shipments rose
Vietnam cement firm plans share offer to raise capital
Bim Son Cement Joint Stock Company (BCC) has passed a plan to offer unsold shares from 2008 to raise
Not much value in merging with UltraTech: Grasim
Grasim Industries, the leading cement maker of the A V Birla group, is not enthusiastic at a proposal to
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