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Argos to cease clinker production at Barranquilla

From the beginning of next year, Cementos Argos will halt clinker production at its Barranquilla works, Colombia

Lafarge Bamburi opens ready-mix plant, Kenya

Lafarge Bamburi has launched a new precast and ready mix concrete plant in an effort to

Pakistan: export price for Afghanistan ‘unrealistic’

Cement exports to Afghanistan are grossly under-valued due to intense competition, according to Pakistan industry sou...

Indian cement cos valuation continues to spike

The Indian cement industry, which had witnessed high value deals till 2008 and immediately a slowdown in M&A activity...

Chinese cement stocks advance on demand outlook

Anhui Conch Cement Co paced gains among Chinese cement makers on speculation demand for the building material will in...

Lafarge plans to increase Iraq capacity by 2Mt

Lafarge plans to increase its capacity in Iraq by 2Mta by 2013 as the country rebuilds homes and infrastructure destr...

New order for Wartsila from Al Badia Cement, Syria

Wartsila has received an operations and maintenance, or O&M, contract from the Al Badia Cement JSC for its captive po...

ABB turns waste heat into clean energy

ABB and Holcim Switzerland have agreed to install ABB’s newly developed heat recovery and electrical power production...

China Resources Cement embarks on expansion course

Calls to curb the massive loan growth on the mainland are not stopping China Resources Cement Holdings from doubling ...

Cost cuts help Japan producers improve earnings

Taiheiyo Cement Corp and Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co are enjoying improved earnings in their domestic cement segments th...