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Weak cement prices no deterrent to southern China capacity expansion

Chinese cement makers are undeterred by weak prices and are expanding capacity in the south of the country, Citigroup...

Regional cement sales up 5.5 % year on year

Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union rose by 5.5 per cent year on year last month, but were marginally ...

CRH announces selective APAC disposals

CRH plc, the international building materials group, announces good progress in integrating the operations of Ashland...

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert ups Lafarge stake to 15 per cent

Belgian holding Groupe Bruxelles Lambert has raised its stake in French cement giant Lafarge to 15 per cent, French m...

Italcementi to build two new works in Kazakhstan

In partnership with the Kazakh group Mercury and the Turkish contractor Sembol, already active in Kazakhstan in a big...

Cement prices inching upwards in Andhra, India

With the month of December usually showing the marked increase in consumption levels in a year, retail cement prices ...

Guatemala cement group to build new US$350m plant

Guatemalan cement maker Cementos Progreso said it plans to build a new US$350m cement plant with its Swiss partner Ho...

Nirma scraps cement plans

After dilly-dallying for over two years, FMCG major Nirma has shelved its plans for a foray into the cement sector.

Cement plan scrapped

Proposed 24-hour cement terminal for White Bay is withdrawn.

Saurashtra Cement allots 1.52m shares against debt

Saurashtra Cement Ltd, Inida said it would allot 1.52 million shares at 73 rupees on conversion of debt