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Tata Steel to acquire 40 per cent stake in Thai Millenium Steel

Tata Steel said it has signed an agreement with Thailand’s Cementhai Holding Company, a Siam Cement Group compa...

Buzzi Unicem to add 1Mt of capacity in the US

Buzzi Unicem is investing US$262m to increase capacity at the Buzzi Unicem USA works at Selma, Mo. A new five stage ...

US considers implementing 3Mt cement import quota, abolishing tariff

The US Department of Commerce (DOC) intends to set up a 3Mt import quota for Mexican cement in place of the 55% anti-...

Infrastructure projects to boost cement demand

Despite a predicted fall in consumer purchasing power as a result of higher interest rates, cement demand is expected...

Peru’s November sales rise 13.3 per cent

Peru’s overall cement sales in November rose a sharp 13.3% to 432,110t from the 381,250t sold in the same month...

Cement production up by 34 per cent, Ukraine

In November, cement production rose by 34% compared with November 2004, to 941,000t, the State Statistics Committee d...

Cement factories told to go green

Cement producers PT Semen Cibinong and PT Indocement Tbk were ordered to undergo environmental audits and to construc...

MP impressed by cement plant, UK

Rugby MP Jeremy Wright took a journey forward in time to find out what the future could hold for Rugby Cement and the...

South Africa to start burning tyres

South Africa’s cement industry is to start burning tyres to fuel its kilns. The initiative is intended to diversify t...

Lafarge announces further increases in cement capacity

The Paris-based global leader in cement is spending €125m in a new kiln and associated production facilities at its R...