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Increased construction works push cement demand by 9%, Uganda

Increased construction works for the November Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) have boosted the deman...

Pakistan cement profits decline

Despite recording a handsome growth of 32 per cent in dispatches the cement sector’s combined profit depicted a decli...

Workers demand re-start of South India Cement factory

Members of South India Cement Factory Workers’ Union staged a dharna near the deputy commissioner’s offic...

Buzzi Unicem benefits from mild winter

Thanks to a mild winter in Europe and higher cement prices in all countries except for Italy, the Czech Republic and ...

Holcim says improves offer for St Lawrence Cement, which recommends acceptance

Holcim Ltd said it will offer C$40.25 per share for all outstanding class A subordinate voting shares of St Lawrence ...

Eastern Europe leads the growth at HeidelbergCement

Thanks to the mild European winter, HeidelbergCement’s first quarter turnover increased by 18.1% to EUR2,060.3m...

Colombian consumption up 11.2 per cent

The Instituto Colombiano de Productores de Cemento said that domestic Portland cement consumption reached 2.789,481t ...

Northern Europe leads Cementir’s strong performance

Cementir increased its turnover in the first three months of the year by 12.0% to EUR243.3m. Helped by the mild winte...

Orient Cement reduces price

Orient Cement has reduced the price of its popular brands, Orient Gold and Birla A1 premium cement by Rs

Heidelberg lines up banks for possible Hanson takeover

HeidelbergCement has lined up the Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank as debt providers ahead of a possible take...