Cruz Azul to build US$300mn Puebla plant
Mexican cement maker Cementos Cruz Azul will start a 24-month construction project on a US$300m, 1Mta capacity cement plant in Puebla state municipality Palmar de Bravo, the sta...
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Conch ranked most competitive company in China
Shanghai-listed Conch Cement has been ranked first in competitiveness among listed companies in China in the first half of this year, according to a result of monitoring on comp...
Cementir H104 net profit at EUR15.1m
The net profit of Italian cement company Cementir, a unit of local construction company Caltagirone, surged 140 pct year-on-year to EUR15.1m ($18.6m) in the first half of 2004, ...
Ten Saurashtra Cement directors resign, India
As many as 10 directors, including chairman M N Mehta, of Saurashtra Cement resigned today. The company informed the stock exchanges about the mass resignations without citi...
Semapa H1 net 154.6 mln euros with one-time gains
Portuguese cement company Semapa posted six-month profits of EUR154.6m, helped by one-time gains of EUR185.4m, compared with a profit of EUR20.7m euros the year before.
Siam Cement expects to beat 2004 sales target
Leading Thai industrial conglomerate Siam Cement PCL said on it would beat its target of 10 percent sales growth in 2004 because of soaring prices for its petrochemicals products.
Morocco’s Lafarge Ciments H1 profit up six per cent
Morocco’s leading cement firm, Lafarge Ciments, reported first-half net profit up 6 percent but said this growth should fall to zero by year-end as sales growth declines a...
New orders from China to FLSmidth worth DKK250m
FLSmidth has lately received orders for 15 vertical mills for the Chinese cement industry at a total value of approximately DKK250m (EUR34m). The orders come in the wake of a nu...
Mary Nour case set for mid-October
Resolving the Mary Nour case in Mexico is still some way ahead...
Rates show some further gains
Tighter availability of tonnage provides rate boost...
Solid Cement drops petition
Philippine producer drops its case against DTI for...
Ontario tyre burn proposals
Plans for massive reduction in old tyre stockpiles could benefit Lafarge Bath plant...
Holcim launch in Bangladesh
A new, improved plaster launched for the local market promises...
Fitch ratings on Cemex deal
Watch negative posted following RMC announcement...
Boral drops AdBri bid
somewhat surprisingly, Australian Boral drops its plans for Adelaide Brighton takeover...
Cemtech Conference opens in Istanbul
Major cement conference and exhibition with over 350 delegates kicks-off at the Swissotel...
Merril Lynch on Cemex bid
UK analysts discuss the merits and demerits of the RMC bid by Cemex
Cemex makes surprise bid for RMC
Catching the markets unawares, Cemex bid for the UK-based RMC Group looks...
US GeoLogistics To Acquire Raw Materials for Mexican Cemex
U.S. logistics company GeoLogistics will acquire raw materials on behalf of Cemex under a three-year agreement signed on September 21, 2004, Cemex said.
Saudi Yamama Cement To Add Cement Mill
Saudi cement producer Yamama Cement Company (YCC) will put into operation an additional cement mill from the end of October 2004, the company said on September 22, 2004.
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