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Plans for new Zambia plant announced

Mumbwa Cement Limited intends to set up a cement manufacturing plant at Natani in Nangoma, Zambia at a cost of US$4m.

Moody’s assigns a Baa1 rating to Holcim

Moody’s Investors Service has today assigned a Baa1 issuer and senior unsecured long-term debt rating to Holci...

Oman: Price of cement increased

Raysut Cement Company, Oman’s second largest producer of building materials, on Wednesday announced the increas...

China may add cement, steel price controls

China may cap steel and cement prices to curb inflation as the nation rebuilds after the May 12 earthquake,

Vietnam: Ministry waives duty on clinker

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) decided to waive import duty on clinker from 10 per cent to zero in the wake of a propo...

Iraqi ministry sets aside US$160m for cement company

A report released by the Iraqi Ministry of Industry and Minerals showed that the ministry will set aside a total of U...

France’s Vicat to build cement plant in Kazakhstan

Vicat and Kazakh group Kazkommerts Invest will build a cement plant in the Central Asian state at an estimated cost o...

Cimpor suffers sharp drop in Spanish profits

Cimpor said first-quarter net profit to March decreased 14 per cent to EUR57.6m compared with the first quarter of 2007.

Construction begins on Hebei Jingxing Dingxing plant

Construction on the Hebei Jingxing Dingxing cement and clinker plant that is funded by Hebei Dingxing Cement Co, Ltd....

Ethiopia: Mome, Derba Midroc Ink mining agreement

Ministry of Mines and Energy (MoME) yesterday signed an agreement with Derba Midroc Cement PLC allowing the latter to...