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Holcim’s newest US plant illustrates cement economics

Given current US market conditions, the recently commissioned Ste. Genevieve plant on the Mississippi will be hard-pr...

Excess supply within Indian markets?

2011 could be a challenging year for cement manufacturers. Though demand for cement will reach higher double-digit ...

New cement breakthrough from Germany?

Cement producers have been able to chip away at energy use over the years by using more efficient equipment and opera...

Strong indicators for Peru construction

Peru’s Minister of Finance Ismael Benavides has again said he expects Peru’s economy could expand by 9% i...

New Philippine cement plant inaugurated

Eagle Cement Corp (ECC) has started commercial operations of its P6.73-billion Bulacan plant this month and is in pla...

Saudi cement-makers in weekly retreat

Arabian Cement Co slid 9.9 per cent, the most in more than two years, to 34.5 riyals. The Saudi Arabian maker of buil...

Polpaico major share trade sees Gasco exit

Chilean natural-gas supplier Gasco SA has raised 54.8 billion Chilean pesos (US$116.7m) after selling its 40.9% sta...

No shortage of cement in the local market — CMS Cement

With production at normal levels, there should be no shortage of cement in the local market, refutes CMS Cement Sdn...

Phoenix Cement earns Energy Star 4th year

For the fourth year in a row, the Salt River Materials Group Phoenix Cement plant in Clarkdale United States has rece...

Lafarge sells aggregate and ready-mix assets

Lafarge has announced two disposals totaling circa €120 million, as part of its 2010 divestment plan. Lafarge has dis...