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Cemex offloads bonds to cement Rinker bid

Cemex has sold off US$750m ($965m) worth of hybrid bonds to clean up its balance sheet in preparation for its hostile...

Cemex takes European Court action over UK CO2 Quotas

Global cement company Cemex (CX) has filed a legal case against the European Commission over a cap on carbon dioxide ...

Angola cement factory estimated at US$100m

Secil Lobito says it may spend around US$100m in the construction of a new cement factory, with a 600,000tpa capacity.

New cement plant to be launched in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

A new cement plant will be launched in Krasnoyarsk in 2009. The new works will manufacture up to 1.2Mta of cement.

Colombia Cementos Argos sales seen up 4%, 2007

Colombian largest cement and cement products maker Cementos Argos expects to increase the volume of its sales in the ...

Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia invests

Lafarge Boral Gypsum in Asia (LBGA), a 50/50 joint venture of Lafarge SA and Australian peer Boral Limited will inve...

Pakistan cement consumption increases by 63 per cent

The resumption of nationwide construction activities after the winter spell has skyrocketed the local consumption of ...

Boral H1 profit drops 15 per cent, sees housing recovery in 08

Boral Ltd has reported a dip in first half profit and stuck to its forecast for lower annual earnings, but the brick,...

Cemex invests in Panama ops, approval for new UK grinding and blending facility

Cemex will invest $200m in the enlargement of its plant Cemento Bayano in Panama during the next two years, the comp...

Buzzi Unicem FY sales to rise 6-7 per cent on Dyckerhoff’s, Mexico ops

Buzzi Unicem SpA full-year sales, due to be released Thursday, are seen rising by 6-7 per cent from 2005, thanks to s...