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Holcim

Holcim’s Swiss Siggenthal cement works has changed its principal kiln fuel from coal to lignite. The lignite will be...

Pakistan July dispatches decline

Pakistan reported a decline in dispatches for the first month of fiscal FY13-14 as the pace of construction slowed d...

Pacasmayo boosted by northern projects, Peru

Cementos Pacasmayo, a leading Peruvian cement company, reported a 9.1 per cent increase in cement sales volumes for ...

Algeria notes strong import growth in 1H13

Cement imports into Algeria soared nearly 86 per cent to US$211.59m in the 1H13 when compared with the previous year...

Japanese producers see strong first quarter

Two of Japan’s leading cement producers are expected to post higher first-quarter profit supported by cement demand ...

Cemex announces pricing of US$1bn senior secured notes

Cemex announced today the pricing of US$1bn of senior secured notes denominated in US dollars. C...

JPMorgan sells stake in Anhui Conch, China

JPMorgan Chase & Co sold 3.89 million H-shares (translating to a 0.3 per cent stake) in Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd on...

Lafarge

Lafarge's first-half turnover eased by 4.8 per cent to EUR7248m and the EBITDA declined by 14 per cent to EUR1302m, ...

HeidelbergCement

HeidelbergCement's first-half turnover was virtually unchanged at EUR6560.4m (-0.3 per cent), while the EBITDA impro...

Cemex

Cemex' first-half turnover eased by 0.7 per cent to US$7322.1m and the EBITDA came off by 1.7 per cent to US$1251.2m...