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Vicem net profit rises 36% YoY

Vietnam Cement Industry Corporation (Vicem) said it made a net profit of VND660trn (US$31.62bn) in 2012, rising by 3...

HeidelbergCement Ukraine appoints board chairman

The supervisory board of HeidelbergCement Ukraine has appointed Tide Silvio as the company's board chairman on 9 Jan...

Mixed bag of Q3FY13 earnings for Indian cement producers

A weakness in cement prices and softening demand in the region is expected to hit Q3FY13 earnings of some of India’s ...

SINOMA accelerates southwest expansion with Taiwan Cement

China National Materials Group Corporation Ltd (SINOMA) and Taiwan Cement Corporation recently inked agreement in Ho...

Canada: carbon tax hurting cement industry

British Columbia (BC) Conservative leader John Cummins has spoken out against the provincial carbon tax, claiming it...

Kenya: KES12bn Pokot cement factory to be completed next year

Investors in the KES12bn cement factory in Pokot have pledged to complete the project next year after revising its i...

Texas Industries increases volumes, USA

During the first half of its financial year (to the end of November), Texas Industries increased volumes and reduced...

Caribbean: cement price increase 'difficult to accept'

The 9.5 per cent cement price hike announced at the start of this year by Trinidad Cement Ltd, will be 'difficult to...

West Africa: Dangote Cement to meet demand

With the rising concern of unavailability of cement during certain times of the year in Ghana and the rapid infrastr...

Egypt: National Cement denies production stoppage due to high energy prices

National Cement  denied news claiming that company"s operations will be halted due to higher gas and mazout prices. ...