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CRH Trading Statement

CRH currently expects to deliver 2008 profit before tax in excess of EUR1.6bn which would represent a mid-teen percen...

Merckle suicide tragedy sparks HeidelbergCement collapse

German billionaire Adolf Merckle has reportedly killed himself, as his business empire crumbled under a growing burde...

Semen Baturaja production up six per cent

Cement maker PT Semen Baturaja said on Friday its cement production in 2008 rose six per cent to 1.067Mt from 2007.

Asia Cement’s Sichuan plant seen as cash Cow

With the inauguration of a kiln on Dec. 28, 2008, Asia Cement Corp., a leading cement maker in Taiwan,

China shares up on government support plans

China’s shares jumped Monday on the first trading day of 2009 after the government promised to take new steps to boos...

India: cement makers start shutting down plants

Faced with an oversupply and low utilisation levels, Indian producers have started shutting down their plants in the ...

Surge in capacity may depress Saudi prices

A surge in production capacity in the short term could cause competition among Saudi Arabia’s cement

Tancem workers on strike, Tamil Nadu

Production in the state-owned Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation’s (TANCEM) plant has come to a grinding halt as maj...

China National Building Material gets RMB5bn assets

The state-owned Inner Mongolia Power Group has agreed to transfer all of its equity holdings in Inner Mongolia Volan ...

Anhui Conch to spend CNY3.17B to raise output

Anhui Conch Cement Co said it will spend CNY3.17bn to increase production capacity by 18,000tpd, to meet strong demand