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Holcim recalls 130,000 bags of cement

Cement manufacturer Holcim Philippines recalled some 130,000 bags of cement from the market, the local Trade office s...

Ukrainian cement production grows 8% in Jan

Ukrainian cement production increased 7.9% YoY to 822,000t in January 2008, the industry association Ukrcement told l...

Spain Andalusia cement sector attracts EUR300m investments

The cement sector in Spain’s southern Andalusia region attracted investments of a total EUR300m in the

Indian cement export falls by 40% in FY08 on rising local demand

Cement exports from India declined by 40% in the April-January period this fiscal compared to last year

Ciments Francais posts EUR564m net profit 2007

Ciments Francais, a unit of Italcementi, closed 2007 with a net profit of EUR564m (US$868.3m), down by 4.4 per cent YoY.

Asia leads Ciments Français’ growth

Ciments Français, which covers virtually all of the non-Italian operations of the Italcementi group, improved turnove...

Frere’s GBL holding increases Lafarge stake

The holding company of Belgian billionaire Albert Frere and Paul Desmarais has raised its stake in Lafarge to just ov...

Cemex says it sees $400m synergies from Rinker buy

Cemex said Wednesday it has identified recurring cost synergies of about $400m as it integrates Rinker, which it boug...

Cement plant near Victorville to shut down kilns

The TXI Oro Grande cement plant near Victorville will pay $394,000 and shut down seven 50-year-old

India Cements hunts for coal

After buying ships to ferry coal to its cement plants spread across in South India, The India Cements Ltd (ICL), is h...