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ACC says sells Nihon Castings for $7.4m
ACC has sold its stake in a steel castings unit for INR300m (US$7.4m) as part of a move to exit non-core activities.
Colombia Portland cement sales up
Sales of Portland cement in Colombia reached 4.3Mt in the first half of the year
HeidelbergCement creates board role for Hanson buy
HeidelbergCement plans to appoint a new board member to oversee the integration of Hanson, which it is buying for UK£8bn ($16bn).
Vinashin cement plant construction begins
The Vietnam Industrial Shipbuilding Corporation (Vinashin) began construction of a cement plant in northern Ha Nam province on July 10, as part of its development strategy until...
Ghacem not shut down, Ghana
The Director in Charge of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Dr. George Dawson-Ahmoah has refuted
Texas Industries hit by wet weather
In its financial year to the end of May, Texas Industries increased turnover by 5.5% to US$996.25m.
Australia’s Rinker to be suspended from trading July 18 on Cemex takeover
Australian construction materials group Rinker Group Ltd said on Friday that its shares will be suspended from trading on the Australian Stock Exchange on July 18
India’s June cement sales up 4.6 per cent on year
Cement sales in India rose 4.6 perc ent in June from the same month a year ago to 13.55Mt.
Holcim hikes offer for St Lawrence minority shareholders
Holcim said it will increase its offer to minority shareholders of St Lawrence Cement Group to C$43.50 in cash per share,
Lafarge mulls acquiring large cement co in Spain
Lafarge is interested in buying a cement company in Spain, according to local press reports
Indonesia H1 cement consumption up 7.5 per cent YoY on low base
Indonesia’s consumption of cement in the first half was 7.5 per cent higher than a year before at 15.6Mt,
Cement shortage pushes retail price to sh25,000, Uganda
Cement retail prices have reached a record high of sh25,000 per bag, the first in several years due to the booming construction industry
Owner-Drivers Latest Beneficiaries of PPC Dwaalboom Expansion
PPC Cement’s Batsweledi expansion project is bringing economic benefit far beyond the towns surrounding the company’s Dwaalboom facility.
South Africa: Sephaku to build R2.5bn cement plant
Mining empowerment company Sephaku Holdings yesterday announced its first cement project, worth R2.5bn, in North Wes
Indian cement cos likely to report Q1 profits
Cement companies are expected to put up a good show in the June quarter
Egyptian Suez Cement Co Subsidiary Buys Decom
Egyptian Suez Cement Co (SCC) subsidiary, Readymix Beaton Misr (RBM), has fully acquired local sector
Shri Ramrupai Balaji to set up cement plant
Shri Ramrupai Balaji Steels announced on Tuesday that the board decided to set up a cement plant with a capacity of 3Mt in the state of Orissa involving an estimated investment ...
Improvements are in the bag
Work has started on a UK£3.5m investment at Lafarge’s Cauldon cement works which could create new jobs.
Labour conflict forces Eurocement Group to halt production at Mikhailovcement
Eurocement Group holding has halted work at one of its plans in the Ryazan Region
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