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Chin Fon to expand cement production in Vietnam

Chin Fon Group will invest US$240 million to set up a second kiln at its Haiphong cement plant this year, according t...

Cement group to pioneer new fuel

Lafarge, the UK’s largest cement manufacturer is set to pioneer the use of sewage treatment sludge as a fuel, i...

Sharing the burden - Chinese style

Chinese cement maker Anhui Conch said it will pay up to 1.875bn yuan (HK$1.766bn) in freight charges from 2004 to 200...

Lafarge North America Inc

Lafarge North America has recorded a first quarter 2004 net loss of $70.8m, or 96 cents per share diluted. The result...

Turkish Nuh Cimento sells power plant

Turkish cement and clinker producer Nuh Cimento sold its 36.5 MW power plant in Gebze, northwestern Turkey, for 35.5 ...

St. Lawrence Cement posts bigger 1st-quarter loss

St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc posted a bigger first-quarter loss on Tuesday, as lower cement prices and higher operat...

Egyptian National Cement approves

The general shareholders’ meeting of Egypt’s National Cement Company (NCC) approved on May 3, 2004 the co...

Inspection goes smoothly for Dragon project

Engineers found just one minor concern last week while inspecting Dragon Products Co.’s $40 million expansion p...

IMF wants cement levy

ISLAMABAD: International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed the levy of 15 percent sales tax on cement blocks and brick...

Further restructuring to come at RMC

The RMC Group is expected to announce a further series of restructuring measures towards the end of June, when the cu...