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GCC profits fall 17 per cent on domestic construction slowdown

Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua reported a MXP124m(US$11.2m) net profit in the first quarter of 2005, dropping 17.1% from...

Polimix invests R$70m in new cement plant

The Brazilian Polimix Concretos is investing R$70m until the end of 2006 in a cement plant with a capacity of 1.2mil ...

Cemex Asia keen to build cement factory in Indonesia

Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd said it wants to invest in Indonesia’s cement industry to help the country cope with a ...

TCL plans US$220mn expansion projects , Caribbean

The Caribbean’s leading producer of cement and ready-mix products, TCL Group, expects to spend up to US$220mn t...

Cement prices go up 3% on housing boom, India

Domestic cement companies raised prices in Mumbai by about three per cent as a housing boom and government spending o...

Florida Rock Posts Higher 2Q Profit

Florida Rock Industries Inc., a provider of ready-mixed concrete and construction aggregates, said that second-quarte...

Italcementi chairman confirms modest 2005 forecast

Italcementi’s (ITAI.MI) Chairman Giampiero Pesenti on Friday confirmed group targets for 2005 after Italy&rsquo...

Siam Cement forecast remains impressive

Siam Cement prospects remain bright this year, although softer than last year due to (1) expected cement demand in do...

Holcim to consolidate Asia Pacific Data Centre Operations

Holcim has decided to consolidate its data centre operations for the entire Asia-Pacific region with NIIT Technologie...

Cement firm plans to burn meat and bone meal

Lagan Cement, which operates a cement plant and quarries at Kinnegad, Co Meath, is proposing to burn meat and bone me...