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Australia: market uncertainties ahead

Challenging market conditions persist for Australia's cement sector due to weak residential and commercial activity ...

August 2012 issue

CRH sees flat full-year earnings, USG Corp sells European operations, Eagle Materials registers improvements in ceme...

Tanga Cement profit rises 56 per cent, Tanzania

Tanzania-based Tanga Cement, part of the Holcim Group, has posted a  56 per cent YoY rise in net profit to TZS15bn (...

Gresik sets aside US$300m for regional expansion

Indonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik, has US$300m to expand its business to the regional markets of Mya...

UltraTech on track to raise capacity by 19% next year

UltraTech, India’s leading cement producer, said it will raise capacity to 62Mt by next year, according to its chair...

Shree puts Karnataka project on hold, to expand Rajasthan works

Shree Cement has decided to put its Karnataka project on hold following issues with land acquisition and  now plans ...

New South Sulawesi cement plant planned, Indonesia

A new cement plant is being planed in Barru, South Sulawesi involving an investment of US$400m, according to executi...

Vinacomin to sell coal to Vicem affiliate, Vietnam

State-owned miner Vinacomin will sell 130,000t of coal to VICEM Materials Transport Cement Joint Stock Company, an a...

Lafarge Republic to comply with 10% public ownership, Philippines

Lafarge Republic Inc was approved a one-day trading suspension on Friday by the stock exchange of the Philippines as...

Iberian impairments push Cimpor into a loss

Cimpor’s first half turnover declined by 5.5 per cent to €1086.8m, as the deterioration in Spain, Portugal and China...