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Cementos Argos

Cementos Argos is investing US$450m in a new production line at its Sogamoso plant in Colombia. The line, which will...

Anhui Conch Cement Co

In 9M14 Anhui Conch has seen its revenue increase by 18 per cent to CNY43,674m (US$7.1bn), compared to CNY37,008m in...

SCG chief anticipates 5% rise in 2015 demand

Cement demand in Thailand is expected to increase by at least five per cent next year stimulated by an acceleration ...

Holcim and Cemex sign binding agreements on European transactions

Holcim and Cemex have signed binding agreements regarding the series of transactions in Europe originally announced ...

Lafarge Africa 9M14 pretax profit drops 41.2%

Lafarge Africa said its pretax profit for the first nine months of this year dropped by 41.2 per cent YoY to NGN38.0...

Vietnam October output up 10.3% YoY

Vietnam is estimated to have produced 5.2Mt of cement in October, up 8.33 per cent from September and 10.3 per cent ...

India: Malabar Cements gets state gov't nod for Cochin Port unit

The state government of Kerala, India, has given Malabar Cements Ltd the green light to set up a bulk cement handlin...

Nova Scotia to use fracking waste at Lafarge plant

Canada's Nova Scotia province has given the go-ahead for 5Ml of hydraulic fracturing wastewater to be disposed at th...

Al Jouf sees double-digit rise in 3Q net profit, Saudi Arabia

Saudi-based Al Jouf Cement Co posted a 17 per cent YoY increase in its third-quarter net profit to SAR8.6m (US$2.29m...

Cementos Argos 3Q14 net profit jumps 69%

Cementos Argos, Colombia’s leading cement producer, posted a 69 per cent jump in net earnings for the first nine mon...