Argentina construction activity Up 6.5 per cent YoY Feb 2007
The total area allotted for construction increased by 21.8 per cent YoY in February 2007,
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Buzzi Unicem FY net rises to €349.8m, beats estimates
Buzzi Unicem SpA said its full-year net profit rose to 349.8 mln eur from 255.6 mln in 2005, beating market expectations, underpinned by higher sales and improved profitability
Turkey cement demand boosts Russia B.Sea coal price
Prices for small, prompt cargoes of cleaned Russian coal from the Black Sea ports have risen to $70 a tonne FOB during the past couple of weeks, due to strong demand, principall...
Egyptian cement producers see net profits fall
Egypt’s Suez Cement, majority owned by Italy’s Italcementi, reported a 24 per cent drop in 2006 net profit on Thursday to 799 million Egyptian pounds
St Lawrence Cement Group Inc - Lauded for cutting greenhouse gas emissions
St Lawrence Cement is pleased to announce that it has been commended last week by Marcus Peacock, Deputy Administrator at the US Environmental Protection Agency for having achie...
Tyre-burning has now started
Rugby Cement plant, UK, has announced that tyre-burning has started at its plant.
India lashes out at cement makers rising inflation
India’s finance minister yesterday singled out cement producers for failing to support efforts to contain "politically unacceptable" levels of inflation that threaten to d...
ACC appoints Sumit Banerjee as Managing Director
Cement company ACC Ltd has appointed Sumit Banerjee as Managing Director
CRH invests €210m in its Ukraine cement plant
Building materials group CRH is to invest €210 million in a project to cut carbon emissions from its cement plant in Ukraine.
Changes to CAC Board of Directors
The Cement Association of Canada (CAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jim Brown, President and Chief Operating Officer of Lehigh Northwest Cement Limited,
Mitsubishi Materials sees higher growth
Mitsubishi Materials Corp has set a group net profit target of Y53 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2010 under its three-year business plan.
Hanson Pipe & Precast to Expand Chesapeake Site
Hanson Pipe & Precast, a division of Hanson PLC, one of the world’s leading heavy building materials companies, today announced its plans to build a new facility
Laker cement vessel grounds
The lake-going vessel that brings cement to Rochester almost ran aground entering the Port of Rochester last week
Quarry plans spur questions about water
Questions about the impact of a proposed quarry expansion on the local water supply dominated a Richmond Township zoning hearing Tuesday night.
Indian rail freight hike to squeeze margins
Barely three weeks after they agreed to hold the prices, Indian cement companies are preparing for more cost hikes.
Cement dealers cry foul
Over 200 cement dealers under the banner of the Liberia Cement Dealers Association (LICDA) are crying foul over the failure by the authorities of the Ministry of Commerce and th...
Morocco’s Ciments du Maroc’s sales up
Ciments du Maroc, one of Morocco’s leading cement companies with 27.3 per cent market share, increased sales by 9.1 per cent last year
Alas Intl to invest in Bosnian Cement Plant
Alas International, a subsidiary of Austrian building materials producer Asamer Holding, plans to invest 40 million euro ($53.3 million) in the upgrade of its Bosnian cement pla...
Gulf Cement Company has no plans to raise prices
The Gulf Cement Company, UAE yesterday announced the company has no plans to raise cement prices, especially after the company implemented a major expansion plan
ACC plans major investment
ACC will pump in around US$100m in three years to push its annual cement production capacity to 27.5Mt. This will be an increase of over 38 per cent over
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