Will Lafarge’s Orascom loan find favour?
The €7.2bn loan backing the acquisition of Egypt’s Orascom by French building materials company Lafarge has been launched
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Brazil’s cement sales grow in 2007
Brazil’s cement consumption is expected to have reached 44.7Mt in 2007, up 9.8% on the previous year,
CNBM Buys cement companies
China National Building Material Co., Ltd is set to acquire six cement and clinker manufacturers for CNY 3 billion.
Thailand’s Siam Cement: softer earnings
SCC is expected to announce a 4Q07 net profit of Bt5.2bn, up 11.4% YoY but down 31.1% QoQ.
Shells provide a good cement diet supplement
In a probable world first, Holcim New Zealand can now use mussel shells to supplement limestone in its
Target for emissions threatens EU heavy industry
Plans to tighten up the rationing of greenhouse gas emissions will contribute to the loss of some heavy
It pays for cement makers to go green
It pays to go green, as India’s small cement manufacturers are discovering.
CRH: more share buybacks
CRH plc announces that on 9th January 2008, UBS Limited purchased, on behalf of the Company, 85,672
Solving the Indian shortages?
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said that the government is looking into the cement price situation and
Dangote Cement gets new chief executive
Richard Hadley, a former executive vice president of the Africa region for the cement division of the Lafarge
Cement plant breaks ground in Phu Tho
Construction has begun on a VND900 billion (US$56.25m) new cement plant
Vicat takes state in Kazakh cement project
Vicat Group said it has acquired a 60 pct stake in a company which is developing a cement factory
Cement subsidy offer for economically weaker sections
Seven private Indian cement manufacturers have come forward to sell cement at Rs200 a bag to people
Strong demand for Malaysian building materials
CIMB Research said it was expecting the government to meeting early this week to discuss several issues including an Automatic Price Mechanism
Asia Cement to spin off its China operations
Asia Cement Corp a member of Taiwan’s Far Eastern Group, plans to spin off its China operations in a
Thailand’s cement industry: keeping pace
In contrast to the depressed domestic demand throughout 2007, domestic cement sales are likely to recover in 1Q08, backed by it being the peak season for demand.
Holcim wins approval to raise stake in Huaxin Cement
Holcim Ltd won regulatory approval to buy a controlling stake in China’s Huaxin Cement Co. as the country’s construction boom boosts demand for building materials.
NDRC publishes outdated production capacity elimination list, China
The National Development and Reform Commission published on January 7th the list of 1,066 enterprises
Shree Cement Oct-Dec net falls on depreciation cost
Shree Cement Ltd reported a 66.35 per cent fall in Oct-Dec net profit due to high depreciation costs, a top official said on Tuesday.
Italcementi says Kuwait unit to buy two mid-size concrete companies
Italcementi SpA said its Kuwait unit Hilal Cement is set to conclude the acquisition next week of two mid-sized concrete manufacturers in Kuwait.
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