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Indocement, SG plan production hikes

Two of Indonesia’s major cement producers plan to increase their production capacity to meet rising domestic de...

JK Lakshmi Cement begins work on 2.7Mt plant

JK Lakshmi Cement Ltd, flagship of JK Organization, has commenced work on the 2.7Mt greenfield cement plant at Durg, ...

Cemex USA begins meeting cement demand abroad

Cemex announced that it has loaded the first vessel to begin exporting cement from its Tampa cement terminal.

New cement plants ease pressure on Saudi supply

Expansions in 2007 and the completion of three new projects in the first half of 2008 have eased pressure on cement s...

High energy costs depress Titan’s margins

Titan’s first half turnover improved by 1.0% to EUR765.1m while the EBITDA declined by 13.9% to EUR191.0m, with...

Emerging markets lift Lafarge as the US, Spain and Great Britain decline

Lafarge increased first half turnover by 8.2% to EUR9,069m, with the EBITDA rising by 15.8% to EUR2116m and the tradi...

Duty waiver on Pakistan cement dents Indian producers profitability

The Indian cement industry has expressed concern over increased cement imports from Pakistan contending that the waiv...

Fauji Cement RDF project, Pakistan

Fauji Cement Company Limited (FCCL) has installed a Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) processing plant at a cost of Rs 300m.

Saudi Yanbu Cement to boost capacity to 7Mt

Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) will reach an annual production capacity of 7Mt when its fifth produ...

Eagle’s first quarter profits contract by 80%

Eagle Materials saw its turnover fall by 20.1% to US$171.8m in its first quarter to the end of June,