India prices rise despite duty cut
Cement prices have gone up by about Rs10 a 50kg bag in March owing to an increase in demand and transportation constraints
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Lafarge recalls workers to Bath plant, US
Fifty full-time workers who were laid off from the Lafarge cement plant in Bath six weeks ago will be
Holcim institutes research awards for students, Vietnam
Holcim Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, and Can Tho University have announced a competition for students
Cement truck enters Gaza, "first since Nov. 2008"
The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied territories, reported
Vinaconex starts exports to Mozambique
Cam Pha Cement JSC, an affiliate of the Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Joint Stock Corporation (Vinaconex), shipped its first
Gansu Qilianshan invests in new line, China
Gansu Qilianshan Cement Group Co, the largest cement maker in Gansu province and a specialty cement manufacturing base in northwest China,
PPC cement sales fall 9.7%
Africa’s biggest cement maker, Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), said on Tuesday regional industry cement sales fell 9.7 per cent
Jordan demand picks up after a 4% drop in 2008
Cement demand in Jordan has increased during the first three months of 2009 compared to the same period of last year,
SCG expects better first quarter, Thailand
The Siam Cement Group (SCG) expects its first quarter to be better than the previous one as it will have
Venezuela cement takeover payment not ordered yet
Venezuela said on Tuesday it has started paying Argentine-controlled Ternium for the nationalisation of steelmaker Sidor, but has not paid cement makers
Lafarge announces Alpena layoffs, US
Lafarge will be laying off over 130 employees from the Lafarge Alpena Cement in the near future
Egypt’s cement makers may lose profit on capacity
Egypt’s cement industry may see profits decline from their current record levels by 2011 when eight new
Cemex rises to highest in a month on agreement speculation
Cemex rose to the highest in a month in Mexico City on speculation the company will reach an agreement
Holcim announces Catskill workforce reduction
Catskill - The Holcim cement plant in Smith’s Landing has announced a reduction of
Cement ban bill discussion, US
Titan America representatives and opponents to the company’s proposed cement plant packed into a committee meeting in Raleigh Tuesday to
Jaiprakash’s profit margins ‘may be little changed’
Jaiprakash Associates Ltd profit margin may be little changed this year, Chairman Manoj Gaur said, as
India Feb sales up 8.2 per cent
In February 2009, India’s domestic cement consumption grew by 8.2% YoY.
Cemex to sell properties to pay debt
Cemex is selling properties across Mexico to help pay off its debt amid talks to refinance its maturing bank loans, reports Reuters.
Lafarge to hold public meeting in Rensselaer County, US
Rensselaer County residents are being invited to a town hall-style meeting on air quality issues at the
ACC sees exports decline
ACC, which has seen a decline in exports for the first time in seven years, expects only state-led
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