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Second half looks brighter for Malaysian cement makers

Three of the four listed cement players in the country – Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (Cima), Lafarge Malayan Ce...

Katrina’s impact on building materials unknown

Although it’s clear from the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina that materials used in residential and com...

More on the Mexican anti-dumping issue

The US Commerce Department has just announced its preliminary results in the 14th administrative review of the antidu...

Quinn Group clashes with Siptu

Ireland’s country’s most profitable private company, the Quinn Group, has been ordered to provide employees of ...

Oversupply drags down coal prices in China

Domestic coal prices have retreated slightly on the back of a moderate oversupply in the fragmented sector and analys...

Vietnam to raise Red River delta cement output

The Ministry of Construction has mapped out a cement production development plan in the Red River Delta up to 2010, a...

New fears over dumping of cement plant’s waste

Castle Cement wants to bury waste from its new £54m kiln in Padeswood, Buckley, rather than transport it to a site ne...

Amran Cement Plant Expansion Project

Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd, Japan (IHI), has completed 90 per cent of constructive works and 60 p...

CRH cuts North American seasonal losses

CRH’s first half turnover rose by 12.9% to EUR6,329.3m, with the EBITDA advancing by 14.3% to EUR708.2m and the...

Holcim Bulgaria to invest to raise capacity

The Bulgarian unit of Holcim will invest Eur 26m by mid-2006 to upgrade one of its plants in the country and bring it...