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CRH full year 2007 pretax rises
CRH PLC posted a higher pretax profit and said the outlook for Europe materials in 2008 is good.
Bamburi Cement posts 42 per cent jump in pretax profit
Kenya-based Bamburi Cement whose majority shares are owned by Lafarge, has posted a 42 per cent jump in pre-tax profit to
Cementir buys Danish concrete company for EUR21m
Cementir SpA said it has bought 100 per cent of Danish concrete company Kudsk & Dahl for EUR21m,
Cement manufacturers’ body, nine others charged with cartelisation
The MRTPC on Monday found Cement Manufacturers Association (CMA) and nine others including ACC and Birla’s Grasim Cement, guilty of having acted in concert to raise the price
Pakistani cement sales up 22.7 per cent
Pakistani cement sales jumped 22.7 per cent in the first eight months of the 2007/08 fiscal year, compared with the previous year
Aditya Birla Feb cement shipments up 5.3 per cent YoY
India’s Aditya Birla Group’s cement shipments in February rose 5.3 per cent to 2.73Mt from year earlier.
Spanish Cementos Molins 2007 profit up to EUR118m
Spanish cement company Cementos Molins booked an EUR118m (US$179.9m) net profit for 2007, up eight per cent YoY, the company said on March 3, 2008.
Readymix profit plummet 35 per cent on slowdown
Pre-tax profits at cement group, Readymix, plunged by 35 per cent last year as the construction and property sectors slowed, the group said in its preliminary results for the ye...
Cimpor buys quarries, six cement plants in Spain for EUR80m
Cimpor said in a regulatory filing late Monday that it acquired six cement plants and a set of quarries in Spain, for a total investment of about EUR80m
Dalmia Cement Feb shipments up 7.7 per cent YoY
Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Ltd said its February cement shipments rose 7.7 percent to 287,000t, while production in the month rose 4.2 per cent to 265,000t.
FLSmidth wins modernisation project in the US
FLSmidth is to supply equipment with a value of approximately US$75m for the modernisation and expansion of Ash Grove Cement Company’s Foreman plant.
Cemex permit renewed
After addressing concerns raised during a public comment period, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has renewed the operating permit for Cemex’s Lyons plan...
SW cement plant at Salboni, India
Sajjan Jindal-owned JSW Steel Group will be setting up a 3Mt cement plant at Salboni in West Bengal.
ACC production increases 15 per cent
Cement production of ACC increased 15 per cent to 1.69Mt in February against 1.47Mt in the same period last year. Dispatches rose 17 per cent to 1.69Mt (1.44Mt) , the company said.
China’s Sinoma wins US$1.6bn Nigeria cement EPC contract
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said it signed equipment, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts covering seven
China Conch Cement keeps No.1 sales’ position
China’s leading cement and clinker supplier Anhui Conch Cement Co, Ltd produced 134Mt of cement products and sold 113Mt in 2007
Turkish company to build new factory in western Turkmenistan
Turkish Polimeks company will commence design and construction of a new cement plant with the capacity of 1Mta
Fujairah Cement 2007 net gains 16 per cent as production rises
UAE-based Fujairah Cement Industries said profit in 2007 rose 16 perc ent, helped by higher production.
Oregon cement plant agrees to cut mercury emissions
The largest source of mercury pollution in Oregon could be cut by more than half by 2011 under a deal with state regulators.
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