Vulcan’s volumes fall, but prices rise
Vulcan Materials increased turnover by 9.7% last year to US$3651.4m, helped by a full year’s contribution from Florida Rock
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China National Building may sell assets to cut debt
China National Building Material Co., the country’s second-biggest cement maker, may sell assets to reduce a record amount o
India: ‘Cement cos to see better margins in Q4’
The reduction in diesel and imported coal prices, coupled with good demand and price rise, are expected to result in
Conch cuts capex, stimulus to aid industry, China
Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd expects gross profit per tonne to rise this year, an executive said on
Colombia to slash tariffs on cement imports
The Colombian government decided to eliminate a 10% tariff on imported cement to limit price increases
Turk Lafarge unit shares jump 9.3 per cent on sale talks
Shares in Turkish cement manufacturer Lafarge Aslan Cimento jumped 9.3 per cent on Tuesday after it said
Gujarat Sidhee Cement turns to profit in 1Q
Gujarat Sidhee Cement swung to profit for the quarter ended December 2008. During the quarter, the
Brazil’s January sales fall
Brazil’s domestic cement sales fell 1.7% in January compared with the same month last year to 3.94Mt,
Akmenes sales up 14% in 2008, Lithuania
Akmenes Cementas, the sole Lithuania’s cement manufacturer, reported LTL281.6m (EUR 81.6m) in sales
TCL looking to buy Cemex share
Trinidad Cement (TCL) is looking to purchase the 20% share the local subsidiary of Cemex has in the company for
Three Oyak units plan investment, Turkey
Adana Cimento, Mardin Cimento and Unye Cimento – all part of the Oyak Group – plan a total of
HeidelbergCement integration of Hanson virtually complete
Preliminary figures indicate that HeidelbergCement achieved a turnover in the region of EUR14,200m last year.
Buzzi Unicem’s preliminary 2008 numbers
Buzzi Unicem’s turnover in 2008 edged ahead by 0.7% to EUR3,520m, which represents an underlying increase of 1.9%.
RAK Cement reports loss, UAE
Ras Al Khaimah Company for White Cement & Construction Materials Company (RAK Cement) said it
Four foreign firms interested in Lanka Cement
Four foreign firms have expressed interest for a strategic alliance with Kankesanthurai (KKS) Cement Factory Ltd,
High coal prices dent cement firms’ realisations, India
Indian cement companies continued to reel under the high cost of production besides drastic fall in
Phoenix again recognised for energy-efficiency
The Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale was recently honored with the US
New plant faces long delay, US
According to local news reports, it may be some time before Carolinas Cement – a subsidiary of Titan America – can break ground in Castle Hayne.
Pakistan seeks alternative export markets
The Pakistan cement industry is seeking an alternate export market other than India, as it has not
HeidelbergCement Ukraine likely to reduce output
HeidelbergCement Ukraine, located in the Dnipropetrovsk region, may reduce cement output by 10% or 400,000t to 3.6Mt in 2009
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