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US cement shipments rise in February

Total shipments of Portland and blended cement in the United States and Puerto Rico in February 2014 were 4.7Mt, up ...

Egypt: Arabian Cement to raise US$100m through IPO

Arabian Cement aims to raise US$100m by listing on the Egyptian stock market, according to an official from top MENA...

Papua New Guinea to build new cement plant

A project to convert Simbu province's vast limestone resource into cement will begin this year, said Peter O'Neill, ...

Eurocement-Ukraine shipments up 10.7%

Despite the difficult circumstances in the Ukraine, Eurocement-Ukraine shipped 73,767t of cement to its customers in...

Capital Group buys a 9.25% stake in Anhui Conch

The Capital Group Co spent HKD159.21m (US$20.53m) to acquire 5.55m shares in Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd on 30 April,...

HeidelbergCement 1Q14 sales rise by 10%

“HeidelbergCement showed strong operational development in the first quarter of 2014, continuing the positive trend ...

CRH Interim statement 1Q14

According to the CRH 1Q14 interim statement, the company reports that in Europe, the improving trend evident in the ...

Cembureau: 4Q13 economic improvement in Europe

Cembureau noted a clear improvement in the macroeconomic and industrial environment across the EU over the second ha...

Pakistan cement industry trebles FDI

The Pakistan cement sector has received foreign direct investment (FDI) to the tune of US$21.5m from July 2013-March...

Total cost of ownership

Dr Clark revisits the fictional land of Ruritania where things are not going quite according to plan for new cement p...