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Malaysia: slight rise in demand for cement this year

Demand has been stagnant since 2003, says the Cement & Concrete Association of Malaysia association (C&CA).

Strabag exits Russian cement venture

Construction firm Strabag SE said Monday it is pulling out of a joint venture with a unit of Basic Element, the holdi...

Eurocement buys into competitor

Eurocement, Russia’s largest integrated building materials group, announced last week that it had bought a 6.5 ...

Markets in freefall

With the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) falling throughout the month and accelerating rapidly as we enter October, all indic...

Minerals Corp forms US ’green’ cement joint venture

Minerals Corporation Ltd has signed a heads of agreement with Oldcastle APG, the North American arm of CRH plc.

Italcementi celebrates 10 years in Lanka

The Italcementi Group has completed 10 years of operations in Sri Lanka, having sold over 2Mt of cement during this p...

SCG reviewing investments in a volatile market

The Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand’s largest industrial conglomerate, will review its investment plans in li...

Siberian Cement Holding puts off Turkish assets deal

On September 25, 2008 Siberian Cement Holding was to close the deal on acquisition of Italcementi Group - Set Group

Holcim Bulgaria Merges Two Building Materials Makers

Holcim Bulgaria on Friday officially merged building materials maker Remos Beton and concrete mixtures producer Komar...

Dyckerhoff concern and Orenburg region agreed on plant construction

Dyckerhoff AG, a German cement concern, and Orenburg region have signed an agreement on large cement plant constructi...