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Malaysia’s CIMA targets five per cent revenue growth in 2006

Cement Industries of Malaysia Bhd (CIMA) said on Monday it aimed to boost revenues and return on equity this year. Th...

Qatar cement shortage

A serious shortage of cement has hit the construction industry in Qatar, reports The Peninsula

Venezuela to set up US$221m cement plant

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that the country will set up a US$221m cement plant in Maturin, in the Ven...

China’s output of cement in March 2006

China produced 92,636,700t of cement in March 2006. The output in January-March reached 215,547,900t, up 23.3 per cen...

Vested interests could win in Cemex sale

An acute lack of leadership on the part of President Susilo Bambang Yudhohoyono’s government to act decisively ...

Indocement upgrading plant capacity

PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa said it hopes to increase its annual production capacity to 16Mt after the completion ...

UAE National Cement – profits down

The net profit of UAE Dubai-based National Cement Company PSC declined to 55.7 mln UAE dirhams (US$15.2m) in the firs...

Cement prices up due to demand, not cartel

The Indian cement industry is in the midst of an unwanted controversy. With the prices rising, Commerce Minister Kama...

Cement production to start in Laos

The production of cement at the Saravane cement factory, Laos, will start at the end of this year, according to a loc...

Lafarge improving in Malaysia

Lafarge Malayan Cement Bhd, which swung into the black in the first quarter of the year, expects to continue as the l...