Australia’s Boral keeps mum on US roofing buy-out talk
Boral Ltd, Australia’s second-largest building materials maker, declined to say whether it would be able to buy out partner Lafarge’s stake in their U.S. rooftiles j...
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Upturn in market but will it last?
The market has been desperately waiting for a clear signal since mid-summer this year, and finally this week the Cape market took the driving seat in an upward trend, not only...
Jilin Yatai (Group) invests RMB1.7bn in clinker production line
Jilin Yatai (Group) Co., Ltd announced yesterday that its board of directors approved the investment by Jilin Yatai’s three subsidiaries in a cement clinker production lin...
St. Lawrence Cement will seek leave to appeal to Supreme Court Of Canada
St. Lawrence Cement Group will apply to the Supreme Court of Canada for leave to appeal the judgment rendered on Oct. 31 by the Quebec Court of Appeal regarding the Beauport cla...
HP govt keen on cement plants
The Himachal Government today said it was keen to set up cement plants in the state to utilise the vast limestone deposits but not at the cost of ecology, environment and displa...
US reviews Rinker bid
Cemex faces a fresh hurdle in its hostile $16 billion bid for Australian building products group Rinker
Kazakh plant construction commences
Construction of a cement plant in Western Kazakhstan has begun. The plant is planned to come on-stream in 2008.
Thailand’s cement industry trend in 2007: domestic market is a key factor
The trend of the cement industry in 2007 is projected to rely on domestic market as the key driver, in particular, private investment in construction/real estate business
Cement dispatches stood at historic level in November
Pakistan cement sales stood at historic level in November with sales of more than 2Mt per month with diminishing rumours about cartelization in the cement sector.
Arabian Cement for Jordan
Arabian Cement, a Saudi Arabian company, is to construct a factory in Qatranah, about 90km south of Amman, reported the Jordan Times
British Cement Association sees Climate Change as Pre-Budget Priority
The British Cement Association (BCA) today urged the Government to use this year’s Pre-Budget Statement to set out a clear path towards tackling greenhouse gas emissions through...
Orascom Plans US$300m Indonesia cement invest - govt
Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries S.A.E, or OCI, plans to invest up to $300m in a cement production facility in Indonesia, a government official said.
Lafarge to sell roofing unit to PAI Partners
After spending a long time to consider the future of its roofing business Lafarge has agreed to effectively sell a 65% stake
Lafarge acquisition
Cement producer Lafarge’s aggregate and ready-mix business has acquired the Mpumalanga aggregates quarry and ready-mix operations of White River Crushers.
China’s Cement industry sales income increases in first 10 months
According to the latest statistics, as of October 2006, the sales income of China’s cement industry totaled RMB254.309bn, up 25.92% YoY.
Buzzi Unicem ups offer for German Dyckerhoff
Italian cement and concrete maker Buzzi Unicem S.p.A. has increased its cash offer for German building material maker Dyckerhoff AG to EUR42 per share from EUR40 earlier
Alberici joins effort to build Ste. Genevieve cement plant
Alberici Constructors Inc. has been tapped as partner of a joint venture to build the world’s largest cement plant near Ste. Genevieve.
SAI Operates Cement-Packaging Terminal
Cement producer PT Semen Andalas Indonesia (SAI), a company associated in Lafarge Group, has started operating a cement-packaging termina
Duty drawback on cement export restored
The Central Board of Revenue has restored duty drawback of Rs 25.08/t on export of cement. The board on Thursday amended Schedule XIX of SRO 840(I)/2006 through a notification t...
Duty drawback on cement export restored
The Central Board of Revenue has restored duty drawback of Rs 25.08/t on export of cement. The board on Thursday amended Schedule XIX of SRO 840(I)/2006 through a notification t...
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