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Volcan subsidiary acquires stake in Polpaico, Chile

A subsidiary of Peruvian polymetallic miner Volcan has bought a minority interest in Chilean cement company Polpaico.

Holcim Philippines 1Q net profit down 43% YoY

Holcim Philippines Inc said Wednesday its first-quarter net profit fell 43% from a year earlier, with sales weighed b...

Titan Cement 1Q net profit seen falling 69%

Analysts expect continued weakness in key Greek and US markets to weigh on Titan Cement’s first-quarter performance

Dyckerhoff reports considerable volume increases

The economic upturn and the mild winter led Dyckerhoff to considerable volume increases as group sales increased by 48%,

Vicat’s cement shipments well ahead

Vicat’s first quarter turnover rose by 28.8% in absolute terms, and by 18.2% on a comparative basis, to €513m.

Holcim US plant burns waste from BP’s Gulf of Mexico clean-up

The Holcim (US) Inc cement plant in Theodore, Ala., received the Environmental Performance Award from the Portland Ce...

Chinese company plans Central Java plant, Indonesia

Chinese cement maker China Triumph International Engineering Co Ltd (CTIEC) plans to build a cement

Pakistan running at lowest utilisation in eight years – report

With capacity utilisation of cement industry at its lowest since 2003-04 at 74.86 per cent, the sector posted a decli...

CRH boosted by better weather

CRH’s underlying sales improved by about 6% during the first four months of the year.

Holcim 1Q held back by input and energy costs

Holcim reported higher first-quarter sales volumes in all segments, with price adjustments in several markets, howeve...