Holcim (New Zealand) to proceed with new plant, pending environmental ruling
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd chief executive Mr Jeremy Smith told the Environment Court Holcim hearing yesterday that he would recommend
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Gansu Qilianshan Cement to build new production line
Gansu Qilianshan Cement Co., Ltd. (China) today announces that it will spend CNY 454.68 million building a 3,000-ton cement precalcining production line
Cemex starts debt renegotiation talks after failed bond sale
Cemex has started discussions with banks to renegotiate about US$14.5 billion of debt after a surge in borrowing costs forced it to shelve a bond sale
CRH rights issue will generate €4bn acquisition fund
CRH (Ireland) should be well placed to spend up to €4bn on acquisitions after its €1.2bn rights issue is completed
Holcim Philippines refinances short-term borrowings with bank loan
Holcim Philippines Inc. said it had taken a P2.45-billion loan from Banco de Oro Unibank to refinance maturing short-term borrowings
Wincanton secures £50m logistics deal with Lafarge
Logistics company Wincanton has won a £50m five-year contract with Lafarge Plasterboard
Italcementi’s Turkish profits virtually eliminated last year
Italcementi’s turnover was off by 3.8% last year to €5,775.9m, while higher energy costs and pressures on prices in some markets led to a 20.7% drop in the underlying EBIT...
Dalmia’s new greenfield plant on-stream, India
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) confirmed it will be increasing its production capacity from the present 3.5Mt to
Anhui Conch plans US$2.9bn for expansion
Anhui Conch Cement Co. plans to spend at least CNY20bn (US$2.9bn) in five years, adding 10Mt of
Ethiopia - Habesha Cement sells 70,000 shares
Habesha Cement has sold 70,000 shares worth 70 million birr in the last four months.
Lyons plant to pay fine, US
Colorado health officials say Cemex Inc. has agreed to pay a US$528,000 fine and make air-quality
Indian producers set to raise prices
Cement producers in India are to hike prices by Rs5 per 50kg bag across the country in a couple of weeks
Lucky cement sets up storage at Karachi Port, Pakistan
Lucky Cement has set up a modern storage facility and ship loading terminal for
Air board issues new rules for cement plants, US
Southern California air quality regulators have approved stricter regulations to reduce
Import tariff lifting fails to reduce prices, Philippines
Cement prices in the Philippines remain high despite the lifting of tariffs on imported cement, but
Local opposition to new proposed plant, India
Farmers in Himachal Pradesh are strongly opposed to a new cement plant being proposed for the Chambi village in
Baltsem ends 2008 in profit, Ukraine
Baltsem Company, one of three largest Ukrainian cement producers, ended 2008 with a net profit of
Lafarge, Saint-Gobain to sell US$3.8bn in shares
Saint-Gobain investors will be offered EUR1.5 billion of stock at EUR14 apiece,
Lafarge Westbury closure set for April, UK
Only four jobs will remain at the Lafarge Cement Westbury plant
Ciments Francais unit 2008 net drops
Italcementi unit Ciments Francais posted a near 44 per cent fall in 2008 net profit and said 2009
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