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Cement caravan fails to hit the pavement

When Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez announced in mid-August that he and Chihuahua, Mexico Mayor Juan Blanco had work...

India: Cement cos’ valuations scale new heights

With cement prices reaching new heights, valuations of cement companies have scaled new peaks on the bourses. While l...

Thailand: Second attempt planned to auction shares of cement affiliate

After a failed electronic auction of the shares of its cement and petrochemical subsidiary last month, Thai Petrochem...

Kenya: Concrete roads could cause cement shortage

There is growing concern in the construction industry in East Africa that the adoption of cement in road construction...

Unique floating cement factory docks in Qatar

A group of Qatari businessmen have found a unique solution to meet the severe shortfall of cement in the local market...

Gahna: Court discharges General Manager of Diamond Cement

A Dzodze District Magistrate Court on Tuesday discharged Mr Chitti Babu, General Manager of Diamond Cement Ghana Limi...

Cemex reverts losses betting on rates

Rodrigo Treviño, Finance manager at Cemex S.A., had losses of US$467m two years ago, because of betting on an intere...

Lafarge adds weight to cement expansion

In another vote of confidence underscoring the bullish forecast for economic growth, Lafarge yesterday became the thi...

Softwood, cement: Beacons of NAFTA’s failure

The United States slaps punishing tariffs on imports of a vital building material, driving up the price and creating ...

Holcim Hungaria capacity likely to be increased

Holcim Hungaria Cementipari Rt, the Hungarian subsidiary of Swiss cement group Holcim, is one of the group’s th...