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High oil prices fuel construction growth

High oil prices are helping to accelerate the momentum of Bahrain’s construction sector and its rising contribution t...

Yemen to increase cement production

Yemen is to increase its cement production to 6Mt by 2007, Minister of Industry and Trade Khaled Rajah Sheikh stated....

Some stability after recent falls

While things are stabilizing on most dry bulk market after the quite sharp fall recorded over the last two weeks, the...

Siam City Cement Q1 net up

Thailand’s second-biggest cement maker, Siam City Cement PCL , said on Tuesday quarterly net profit rose two pe...

Holcim increases its Chinese stake

Holcim , the world’s second-largest cement maker, has increased its stake in Chinese cement maker Huaxin Cement...

WAPCO seeks US$77m from rights offer

Nigeria’s West African Portland Cement Company , a subsidiary of the world’s leading cement firm Lafarge ...

Dyckerhoff losses

Germany’s Dyckerhoff AG said Monday it had a net loss of EUR26m in the first quarter of 2005 after a loss of EUR24m i...

European majors remain optimistic

European building materials producers Lafarge, Holcim and HeidelbergCement have reiterated their growth forecasts for...

Titan Q1 net expected to rise

Greek cement producer Titan is expected to post a rise in first-quarter net profit due to a change in accounting rule...

FLSmidth wins two Iranian cement contracts

FLSmidth has signed a contract to supply a new cement production line to Karoon Cement Company based 500km southwest ...