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Weak economy will take toll on cement consumption

With the US economy experiencing a severe economic weakness, its impact on cement consumption and the construction i...

Lower volumes hit Italcementi’s results

Italcementi’s first quarter turnover declined by 4.5% to EUR1306.6m, the running EBITDA was down by 5.3% to EUR...

HeidelbergCement’s first quarter shows good underlying growth outside the USA

Helped by the consolidation of Hanson, the first quarter results from HeidelbergCement show a 71.8% increase in turno...

Orascom boosts Lafarge’s Middle Eastern & African cement sales

Lafarge’s turnover increased by 8.3% in the first quarter to EUR4,000m, helped by the consolidation of Orascom from t...

Cement companies slash prices in Gujarat

Indicating the first signs of a roll-back in last three years, the cement companies have slashed the billing price by...

Cement to note highest price growth in 2008, Poland

In spite of the warm winter this year there has been no shortage of construction materials on the market, and, as a c...

Holcim Philippines prepares for cement industry growth

Holcim Philippines, Inc. will spend P2 billion this year as it upgrades its equipment in preparation for as much as 1...

Boral cuts forecast on US housing slump, wet weather

Boral Ltd, Australia’s largest building products maker by sales, Thursday said net profit for the year ending June 30...

Indonesia’s Rajawali wants Semen Gresik to expand abroad

The Rajawali Group, which has a 24.9 per cent stake in PT Semen Gresik has recommended the country’s largest ce...

HeidelbergCement upbeat on 2008 outlook

HeidelbergCement , the world’s third-biggest cement maker, expects to boost sales and profit sharply this year ...