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Buzzi Unicem: August '12

Buzzi Unicem reported a 2.6 per cent drop to 13.1Mt in group cement sales in 1H2012 with Russia, the US, Mexico and U...

Cemex: August '12

Cemex agreed to a new deal with its creditors to postpone debt payments and is considering new asset sales as part it...

Holcim: August '12

Cement sales during 1H2012 increased from 70.9Mt to 74Mt, up 4.4 per cent YoY, while sales of aggregates and ready-mi...

Lafarge: August '12

After reporting an increase in sales but a slip in volumes for 1H2012, Lafarge remains confident that cement demand w...

Atlantic basin rates fall but Capesize provides positive note

After hitting a new record low for the year at 661 on 12 September, the Baltic Dry Index edge up again to 772 one w...

Algeria government in negotiations for ASEC Cement Algeria stake

The Algerian government is negotiating with Egypt's ASEC Cement to acquire a minority stake in its Algeria-based ope...

JPMorgan Raises Holcim To Overweight

JPMorgan Cazenove raises Holcim to overweight from neutral and lifts its price target to CHF70 from CHF56.50 on the ...

Indonesian cement production forecast to reach 65Mta next year

Indonesian cement production is forecast to hit 65Mta in 2013, up seven per cent on this year’s target of  60.56Mt t...

Euro construction falls in July

Euro-area construction output fell for a second month in July, led by declines from Spain to The Netherlands. Const...

Tanga Cement set to begin new line construction, Tanzania

Tanga Cement Company Ltd (TCC) is expected to start construction of the second kiln in the third quarter of this yea...