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Korean cement hit by USD19m losses as rail strike ends

The Korean railroad workers union called an end to its 22 day strike on December 30, leaving the domestic cement ind...

Indian cement recovery under pressure in 2014

Indian cement sales in 2014 are expected to remain under pressure on the back of slower government spending as fisca...

EAPCC in spat with CMA over Lafarge appointment

East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has gone to court, seeking to lift the suspension of its annual general...

Holcim Philippines, lnc. scoops environmental award

Holcim Philippines, Inc. received eight awards at the Annual National Mine Safety and Environment Conference (ANSMEC...

PT Semen Padang orders new line, Indonesia

PT Semen Padang, part of the Semen Indonesia Group, has ordered a new cement production line with a capacity of 8000...

AVIC completes takeover offer for KHD

AVIC International Beijing Company announced on Friday the successful completion of a voluntary public takeover offe...

North Holdings Investment Inc to construct Ethiopian plant

North Holdings Investment Inc, an Ethio-American company based in the US, is to build an 8.4Mta cement factory in th...

India Cements gets MoE go-ahead to double capacity

India Cement has received the go-ahead by an appraisal committee under the Ministry of Environment (MoE) to double i...

Fajar Group/Taiwanese Indonesian joint venture project

The Fajar Group is to build a cement factory in Barru, South Sulawesi, in collaboration with a Taiwanese firm, Indon...

Lafarge sells minority stake in gypsum operations

Lafarge is to sell its remaining 20 per cent minority stake in its European and South American gypsum operations to ...