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Ground breaking ceremony, Kenya

The Kenyan economy has, in the past five years, registered impressive growth. This has translated into surging consum...

Saudi Tabuk Cement net profit at US$31.8m in 1H08

Saudi cement producer Tabuk Cement Company (TCC) registered a slight decline in its net profit to SAR119.4m (US$31.8m...

Sichuan cement ex-factory prices rise 38.3%

The average ex-factory price of cement in Sichuan province was CNY 432 per ton in the first half of August, up 0.93 p...

Phosagro AG to invest US$40.7m modernisation, Russia

Phosagro AG, the managing company of the Phosagro group, plans to invest between RUR600mn (US$24.4m) and RUR1bn

Activists oppose Hima quarry project

Environmental activists have again called for the delay of limestone mining at the Dura quarry in Kamwenge district.

Indian cement prices set to fall 15-20%

Indian cement manufacturers, which are facing cost pressures and government intervention on pricing front, may face m...

Holcim Vietnam set to double capacity with new plant

The Peoples Committee of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang has licensed Holcim Vietnam Ltd. to build its second...

Saudi Dana Holding to invest US$395m in cement firm

Saudi privatley-owned Dana Holding will invest SAR1.48bn (US$395m) to establish a cement company in Al-Baha, southwes...

Cement production up by 5.1% YoY in January-July

Production of cement in Cyprus rose by 5.1 per cent over the year-earlier period to 1.16Mt in the first seven months ...

Holcim raises stake in Serbia unit

Holcim has raised its stake in its Serbian unit, Holcim Serbia, by 7.08 per cent to 99.4 per cent for CSD749m (US$12m...