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Construction contraction causes continuing consternation

The latest UK Construction Trade Survey published today, shows that during the second quarter of 2012 construction s...

Buzzi Unicem improves profit at lower volumes

Buzzi Unicem’s first half turnover edged ahead by 0.9 per cent to €1,350.9m, but the EBITDA recovered by 7.7 per cen...

CMS plans to invest in third Sarawak cement plant, Malaysia

CMS Bhd (CMSB) plans to invest in a third cement plant to meet the growing demand in Sarawak. Group managing direct...

Siam City Cement 2Q net profit falls, Thailand

Siam City Cement Plc (SCCC), Thailand's second-largest cement producer, reported a 30.5 per cent drop in 2Q net prof...

Holcim Philippines to construct waste heat facility

Holcim Philippines will construct a waste-to-energy  facility to reduce the demand for coal as a cement plant fuel i...

CRH closing in on Jaiprakash cement stake - report

CRH is reported close to picking up 51 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates' cement operations in Gujarat at an e...

Eight Pakistan factories issued with environmental notices

The Environment Protection Department (EPD) has issued notices to eight cement factories across the Punjab over the ...

European cement majors: first half trends

The last week has seen three leading European cement majors release first-half 2012 results: Lafarge, HeidelbergCeme...

Semen Gresik plans name change to raise its profile, Indonesia

State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said Indonesian state-owned Semen Gresik is set to change its name to Semen ...

CRH: July '12

CRH's spending on acquisitions during the first half of the year amounted to €244m. The €155m spent in Europe and Asi...