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India heads for more consolidation

After a flurry of mergers and acquisitions – CRH acquiring My Home Industries for $462 million, Lafarge buying L&T ...

Spanish cement demand in decline

Cement consumption in Spain dropped by 10.7 per cent year-on-year to 16.74 million tonnes in the first four months of...

Asia Cement share sale pays dividends

Shares of Asia Cement (China) Holdings were up 44% at the midday break on their Hong Kong debut Tuesday, boosted by...

Two big orders for ABB

ABB wins orders for its Knowledge Manager PIMS in Honduras and is to provide full electrical and automation systems ...

Conch plans investment in quake-hit region

Leading Chinese cement producer Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd plans to speed up capacity expansion in the aftermath of th...

Twiga to spend $100m to expand its Dar plant

Tanzania Portland Cement Company Ltd (TPCC) is to invest US$100m in an expansion of its Dar es Salaam plant that will...

Construction costs continue upward rise

Despite talk of bringing down the price of cement and steel, the Indian construction market is yet to reflect little ...

Egyptian producer financials

Egypt’s South Valley Cement reported a 16.3 per cent decline in first-quarter net profit to 46.5 million Egypti...

UK producers take the strain

Recent financials by UK cement majors, Holcim, Lafarge and Heidelberg indicate signs of weakening sales in the UK. H...

Dontsement to merge with Kryvyi Rih Cement

Ukrainian News reports that Kryvyi Rih Cement is intending to merge Dontsement and Cement of Donbas in Donetsk region...