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Lafarge inaugurates its first cement grinding plant in Vietnam

Lafarge, which first moved into the Ho Chi Minh City region in 2001 with ready mix concrete operations, has just inau...

CIMA receives fresh offer from Vicat, Malaysia

Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA) said it has received a fresh offer from French cement company VICAT to acqui...

International creditors offer huge loans to Tay Ninh Cement, Vietnam

BNP Paribas of France and China’s ICBC on Monday signed a loan agreement with Vietnam’s FICO to provide the latter a ...

Government to tackle Carib Cement over price hike

Industry and Commerce Minister, Phillip Paulwell, and Finance Minister, Dr. Omar Davies, are to tackle Caribbean Ceme...

Vinacomin seeks to raise coal prices

A proposal to increase the Vietnamese domestic coal price is being considered by the relevant State agencies and econ...

USG advances across the board

USG, which emerged out of its asbestos related bankruptcy proceedings last month, increased turnover by 23.5 per cent...

Taiwanese expect profit decline in China

Taiwan’s cement makers with operations in mainland China will see their profits for the year drop 10 per cent from th...

Chinese bank loans $97m

The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) will provide a credit package worth US$97m to the Tay Ninh Cement ...

Vietnam to end cement imports by 2009

Vietnam will not have to import cement for domestic consumption by 2009, the Vietnam Cement Association said. Deputy ...

JP Morgan to help finance Gresik acquisition

JP Morgan has agreed to provide a loan to the Rajawali Group to help finance its acquisition of 24.9 per cent stake o...