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Spanish May cement consumption falls 37.2%

Spanish cement consumption in May plunged 37.2 per cent over the same month last year to 1.26Mt, data from the domes...

Lafarge cement packer unveiled, UK

Local MP and member of Parliament, Ken Clarke, visited Lafarge Cement's Barnstone plant to officially unveil a state...

Change in Executive Board of Gebr Pfeiffer SE

Otto Jung is to retire on 20 June 2012 after nearly 40 years with Gebr Pfeiffer SE. Robert Schnatz will take over Mr...

Indian producers face alleged cartel fines

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is expected to soon impose fines over alleged price collusion in the indus...

Fire at Hanson’s Ketton works, UK

Firefighters were called to an underground blaze at Hanson Cement’s Ketton works where a conveyor belt caught fire. ...

Lafarge sustainability ambitions 2020

Lafarge has entered a new phase in its sustainability commitment with the launch of Sustainability Ambitions 2020. ...

Panamax picks up

Handysize rates cooled in both the Atlantic and Pacific basins. RV Atlantic rates fell from US$15,320/day on 30 May ...

Indonesian sales seen reaching 16% in 1H12

Indonesian cement consumption is expected to rise by double-digits in the first half of this year, driven by a resid...

Hungarian construction down 4.8% in April

Output of Hungary’s construction sector fell 4.8 per cent YoY in April 2012, data from the Central Statistics Office...

Reliance MF hikes stake in Madras Cements, India

Reliance Mutual Fund has increased its stake in India-based producer Madras Cements to just over five per cent with ...