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UAE sees 10% fall in cement prices

Cement prices in the UAE have fallen by almost 10 per cent since the last week of December due to declining demand

India: Dec cement surge could last up to May

The Indian government’s stimulus package-driven boost to infrastructure has caused a demand pick-up in the cement sec...

Strike won’t affect Polpaico’s operations, Chile

A workers’ strike at Chilean cement firm Polpaico’s concrete producer Pétreos will not affect the company...

Giant Cement layoffs

Giant Cement Company is laying off 45 of its hourly and salaried employees, company officials said Monday.

Iran: cement output up 14%

Iran produced 34.658Mt of cement in the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 19-Dec. 20, 2008), showi...

Realisation of Semen Gresik loan delayed

The realisation of dollar-denominated loan worth US$600m by PT Semen Gresik Tbk is delayed from the end of 2008 targe...

Brazil cement sales up 14.3 per cent

Brazil’s domestic cement sales rose 14.3% last year to 51.105Mt, according to figures Monday from the National ...

TPI Polene: Sharp decline in 4Q08F earnings, Thailand

TPIPL is expected to post 4Q08 normalised earnings of Bt85m, down 45% YoY and 85% QoQ.

US cement consumption down through October 2008

According to the USGS (U.S. Geological Survey) cement consumption declined 14.1% during the first 10 months of 2008 c...

New plea on the cement price, Malaysia

The Sabah Housing and Real Estate Developers Association has again appealed to the State Government to review the cur...