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Global crisis reaches Cemex’s Dominican Republic ops

Cemex Dominicana’s local cement plant didn’t escape the global crisis, as sales fell 25%

Lafarge considers selling Turkish units

Lafarge has said adviser JPMorgan Chase & Co has begun talks with potential investors over a sale of its stakes in ce...

Boral paints bleak picture for housing starts

Building products maker Boral Ltd continued to paint a bleak picture for housing starts in both its key

Three Oyak units plan investment, Turkey

Adana Cimento, Mardin Cimento and Unye Cimento – all part of the Oyak Group – plan a total of

TCL looking to buy Cemex share

Trinidad Cement (TCL) is looking to purchase the 20% share the local subsidiary of Cemex has in the company for

Akmenes sales up 14% in 2008, Lithuania

Akmenes Cementas, the sole Lithuania’s cement manufacturer, reported LTL281.6m (EUR 81.6m) in sales

Brazil’s January sales fall

Brazil’s domestic cement sales fell 1.7% in January compared with the same month last year to 3.94Mt,

Gujarat Sidhee Cement turns to profit in 1Q

Gujarat Sidhee Cement swung to profit for the quarter ended December 2008. During the quarter, the

Turk Lafarge unit shares jump 9.3 per cent on sale talks

Shares in Turkish cement manufacturer Lafarge Aslan Cimento jumped 9.3 per cent on Tuesday after it said

Colombia to slash tariffs on cement imports

The Colombian government decided to eliminate a 10% tariff on imported cement to limit price increases