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Lafarge to invest in cement plant in Kaluga Region

Lafarge may invest about €230m in constructing a cement plant in the Kaluga Region not far from Moscow.

Cimpor shares up on Lafarge stake increase

Shares in Cimpor rose almost four percent on Thursday after Lafarge said it had increased its stake in the company to...

India’s July cement production rises on capacity addition, low base last year

India’s July cement production increased, due to capacity additions by a few domestic cement manufacturers and ...

Universal to set up US$160m cement plant with British partner

CEO of cement company Universal Cimento, Mete Bulgun says that the company will set up a cement plant in the city of ...

Housing market, cement consumption expected to rebound in 2009

Burdened by the hard correction in the housing market, cement consumption has weakened in 2007, according to the most...

Lafarge announces intention to apply for delisting from New York Stock Exchange

Lafarge has announced its intention to apply for the voluntary delisting of its American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) f...

Pakistan aiming to ship cement to Middle East

The participants of a Roundtable on Cement Industry, organized by the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of...

China to phase out cement mixers in major cities to improve energy efficiency

China’s 127 major cities plan to ban cement mixing at construction sites in an effort to protect the environmen...

Thailand: Baht appreciation erodes cement export growth

During 1H07, Thai cement export value in US dollar terms rose to US$279mn, up 9.4% YoY as thriving demand in Asia and...

Kuwait Cement Q2 net profit rises 76 per cent

Kuwait Cement Co. reported a 76 per cent rise in second-quarter net profit on Wednesday.