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Brahmaputra to be used for cement imports

The ‘Mahabahu’ Brahmaputra River is all set to witness a novel trade relation with neighbouring country Bangladesh, w...

Votorantim to boost capacity, Brazil

Votorantim Cimentos (VC) is to invest around US$850m by 2010 to boost its cement-making capacity by 30% to 25Mta.

Twiga Cement pre-tax profit rises

The Tanzania Portland Cement Company (TPCC) has posted TZS22.116bn/- pre-tax profit from its operations during the fi...

Malaysia’s Cahya Mata Sarawak to acquire Sarawak Clinker Sdn Bhd

Malaysian construction company, Cahya Mata Sarawak Bhd (CMSB), said Monday it plans to acquire all of cement maker Sa...

Indonesia’s Semen Bosowa to go public

PT Semen Bosowa, a unit of Bosowa Corporation, has planned to arrange initial public offering (IPO) in 2008 to genera...

Cement plant construction launched in Jizzakh

The construction of a cement plant with the yearly production capacity of 3 million tonnes has been launched in Zafar...

Turkish production grows 7.2% YoY in Jan-May

Turkish cement production increased 7.16% YoY and reached 18.7Mt in Jan-May, according to Turkish cement manufacturer...

South Africa cement shake-up looms

South Africa’s domestic cement market is facing its biggest shake-up since the break-up of the cartel between the thr...

Goldman buys 25 per cent of Chinese cement maker

Goldman Sachs has agreed to buy 25 per cent of privately owned Chinese cement maker Hongshi Cement for $80m, the Chin...

Greek Heracles Cement H1 group sales grow 0.5 per cent to EUR331m

Greece’s Heracles Cement said first half year group sales rose marginally to EUR331m, posting a 0.5 per cent in...