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India calls for uniform rate of excise duty

The Indian cement industry, which is currently facing a slowdown in domestic demand, has put forwarded its various de...

Siam City to 2010 net profit down, Thailand

Thailand’s Siam City Cement PCL Thursday reported an 8.5% fall in 2010 net profit mainly due to higher costs, i...

Suez Cement resumes distribution activities, Egypt

Suez Cement Group, a unit of Italcementi, has announced it has resumed as of 5 February 2011, delivery all

India Cements 3Q net down 38%

India Cements, a major cement producer in south with increasing presence in the north, on Thursday reported a 38.3 pe...

FG poised to replicate backward integration policy, Nigeria

The Federal Government of Nigeria is poised to replicate backward integration policy in the cement sub-sector across ...

HSBC downgrades Holcim to underweight

HSBC downgrades Holcim to underweight from overweight. Energy cost inflation is likely to undermine cement margins in...

TransCreditBank opens RUR500m facility for cement plant

TransCreditBank has opened a RUR500m (€12.45m) credit line for Topkinsky Cement, part of the Siberian Cement group

Emerging markets to support Sinoma’s earnings - UOBKH

Analysts at UOB KayHian says Sinoma is not a pure cement player, noting that cement engineering accounts for 58% of i...

Lafarge Jordan attributes losses to unfair competition

Jordan Lafarge Cement Factories Company on Wednesday said the losses it incurred last year, which stood at JD953,000 ...

Cemex to pay Clean Air Act violation penalty, USA

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US. Justice Department announced today that Cemex, Inc has agree...