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Carib Cement second quarter loss

For the second quarter to June 30, 2006, Carib Cement reported a loss of $43.7m which, when added to the first quarte...

Semen Kupang on the brink of bankruptcy, Indonesia

State-owned cement maker PT Semen Kupang in Kupang is on the brink of bankruptcy, a company official said. The compan...

Athi River Mining profits rise to Sh$175m

Athi River Mining’s half-year profits went up by 41 per cent in the six months ending June this year. The compa...

Hanson’s British volumes decline

Hanson increased first half turnover by 14.4% to £1,998.2m, with the EBITDA advancing by 16.4% to £322.5m and the tra...

Lafarge improves volumes and margins, investment plans in China

Lafarge’s turnover increased by 21.3% to EUR 8,759m and the EBITDA by 31.5% to EUR 1,699m. The trading profit before ...

JK Cement to invest INR7.5bn in new plant, India

JK Cement Ltd. will invest more than INR7.5bn to set up its fourth plant in the southern Indian state of Karnataka to...

Siam Cement unit to develop alternative fuel for industries, Thailand

Siam Cement Group is taking part in a government-backed project to develop coal-water mixture (CWM), a coal-based flu...

Brennand sets cement plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil

The Brennand group, from Pernambuco state, is to invest R$286m in setting up a cement unit at Sete Lagoas (Minas Gera...

Rugby Cement warned over fuel burning scheme, UK

Owners of the Rugby Cement works have been warned they must prove a proposed fuel burning scheme is not not ’ha...

New plant for Jamaica

Local firm Mainland International will this year break ground for its previously-announced cement manufacturing plant...