Siam City Cement (SCCC): Fair 1Q09 earnings
Siam City Cement (SCCC) was still able to post an acceptable 1Q09 net profit of Bt805mn (EPS Bt3.50),
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Egypt’s Alexandria Cement 1Q net profit surges 87 per cent
Egypt’s Alexandria Cement posted an 87 per cent rise in net profit on Sunday to E£66.6m (US$11.9m) for
Peru’s Jan-April cement production up
Peru’s overall cement production rose 3.78% in January to April to 2.17Mt, compared with 2.09Mt in the
Mixed results for Chile’s producers
Chile’s three cement producers - Bío Bío, Polpaico and the local unit of Lafarge - posted mixed results in
Environmental award for Titan America
The Roanoke plant in Virginia, owned by Titan America, a Titan Group subsidiary, has won the Overall
Lafarge inaugurates new production line, Ecuador
Lafarge is pursuing its strategy of internal growth in high-potential markets with a new production line in
Decision reserved over Oamaru cement plant, New Zealand
Appeals against resource consents granted to a proposed US$300m cement plant near Oamaru have
Cimpor Q1’ 09 profit falls 9.9% YoY
Cimpor posted a net profit of EUR 54.6m (US$74.5m) for the first quarter of 2009, which was a 9.9%
Chettinad Cement to expand capacity in TN unit
Chettinad Cement Corporation Ltd plans to add a 2Mta cement production line at its Dindigul unit in
Cemex prices were country’s highest in Jan-Apr, Mexico
A survey conducted by the Mexican branch of Citigroup has determined that the prices charged by
ACC: demand for cement strong
India’s single-largest cement maker by capacity, Thursday said local demand for cement is strong and the company’s expansion plans are on track.
New Mfamosing cement plant inaugurated, Nigeria
Unicem, a joint venture of Lafarge (28%), Holcim (28%), Dangote (22%) and Flour Mills (22%) inaugurated on May 12 its new cement plant at Mfamosing, in Cross River State, Nigeria,
Buzzi Unicem’s volumes down by a fifth
Buzzi Unicem’s first quarter cement deliveries fell by 20.0% to 5.5Mt and the group ready-mixed concrete volume dropped by 20.4% to 3Mm³.
HeidelbergCement may sell Australian arm
HeidelbergCement is considering selling its A$2bn ($1.5bn) Australian business as it looks to pay down
Arawak lobbying B’dos Govt
Barbados Prime Minister was on a recent familiarisation tour to the Arawak Cement Company based in
Kuwait Cement slips into US$30.8m loss in 1Q09
Kuwait Cement Company slipped into a net loss of KWD 8.94m (US$30.8m) in the first quarter of 2009,
Siam Cement Group expects its export business to fall
Siam Cement Group expects its international trade to suffer its first-ever drop in annual revenue, to
HeidelbergCement Gets Bridge Financing Of EUR600m
HeidelbergCement AG said Thursday it has received bridge financing for a EUR600m loan.
Lafarge to benefit from Malaysia economic activities
With a 40% market share in the Malaysian cement industry, Inter-Pacific Securities expects Lafarge
UltraTech to proceed with expansion plan
UltraTech Cement does not intend to restraint its expansion plans even though the domestic market is
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