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Temasek Holdings in line for Lafarge India stake?

Temasek Holdings is reportedly among those shortlisted by Lafarge as a potential buyer for a minority stake in its I...

Brazil: January sales rise 5.9% YoY

Latest data on the Brazilian cement market shows that cement consumption increased by 5.9 per cent in January 2013 t...

Saudi Cement net profit rises 32.3% in 2012

Saudi Cement Company said today its net profit for 2012 rose 32.3 per cent YoY to SAR1.1bn (US$293m) thanks to highe...

Torah Cement inaugurates environmental projects, Egypt

Egypt’s Minister of Environment Khaled Fahmy inaugurated on Tuesday environmental initiatives by Torah Cement. The c...

Holcim (US) receives HandsOn South Alabama's Corporate Citizenship Award

Holcim (US) announced today that its Theodore plant located in Theodore, AL, received the Corporate Citizenship Awar...

Boral boosted by Asian acquisition from Lafarge

Boral increased its turnover for the six months to the end of December by 14 per cent to AUD2774m (€2130m) and the E...

Cementos Molins cuts back in Spain while expanding in foreign markets

As the Spanish construction crisis shows no sign of abatement, Cementos Molins expects to continue the adjustment in...

Portland Valderrivas explores sale of Cemento Lemona to CRH

Spain’s Cementos Portland Valderrivas is currently considering the sale of its Basque subsidiary Cementos Lemona to ...

Ukrcement expects cement production decline in 2013

Ukraine's Ukrcement association expects cement production to fall 5-7 per cent (by 489,000-684,000t) in 2013, agains...

Railway projects arouse interest from Indian cement producers

With Indian railways showing a renewed focus on private partnerships, Jindal, Adani and a consortium of cement compa...