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Brazil Jan-May sales rise 11.6%

Latest data on the Brazilian cement market shows that for the first five months of the current year, domestic sales ...

Cemex targets 35% alternative fuels substitution by 2015

Cemex has set a target of a 35% alternative fuel substitution rate in cement production by 2015, and is on track to ...

VSP plans slag-based cement plant, India

Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) is planning a slag-based steel plant with a plan outlay of about INR2000 crore, Busi...

UAE cement prices drop 3.4% in May

The average prices of several building materials groups have undergone changes during May 2012, compared with April ...

Italcementi reorganises Italian cement operations

Italian cement producer Italcementi SpA announced it is to sell one of its domestic cement plants and close two othe...

India’s May output rises 13.5 per cent

India's cement production in May rose 13.5% on year to 16.2Mt, the Cement Manufacturers' Association said today.    ...

Fitch affirms Lafarge IDR at BB+

Fitch has affirmed the Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and the senior unsecured rating of Lafarge at BB+ with ...

China prices continue to fall

The average price of cement across China last week fell 0.83 percent week-on-week to CNY336.25/t, reports Shanghai S...

Lafarge to start Tarmac asset sales by end-June

Anglo American and cement maker Lafarge are likely to begin selling a series of assets as required by UK regulators ...

West China cement wins railway supply project

West China Cement Ltd (WCC) has received a contract to supply 120,000t of cement for the construction of the Lanzhou...