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New plant opened in Iran

A new cement plant, with an annual capacity of 1Mt, started operating in Shiraz, the capital of Iranian

Merrill on the CRH-Secil deal

In scale terms, Merrill estimates proportionate consolidation of Secil for a full year in 2005 would add 3.5 per cent...

Cements firm on solid Egypt stock market

Cement shares rose on the Egyptian stock market on Thursday with investors speculating the sector would benefit from ...

CRH agrees to buy stake in Secil

CRH plc, the international building materials group, today announced that it has reached agreement to acquire a 49 pe...

Jordan Cement Factories net profit jump

Jordanian cement producer Jordan Cement Factories Company (JCFC) posted a net profit of 27 mln Jordanian dinars (US$3...

Polpaico posts US$16.4m net profit

Chile’s Cemento Polpaico posted a 9.9bn peso (US$16.4m) consolidated net profit in 2003, versus a 9.4bn peso ne...

Lafarge plan may drive tourists away

UK: Locals are vowing to fight a planned quarry extension, which they say will be disastrous for Westbury’s Whi...

Cement prices set to stabilise by May

Cement prices in Andhra Pradesh India are expected to cross Rs 160 per bag in May and stabilise in that region for th...

Pakistani stocks buoyant

The cheer in Pakistan in not restricted to its cricket stadiums. The Karachi bourse is on a one-year winning streak a...

Holcim fixes rights issue

One week ago, Holcim announced that the size of its rights issue to fund the Apasco buyout and previous acquisitions...