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Hanson’s Californian cement price 19% higher

Hanson increased total turnover in the first half by 8.7% to UK£1,893.8m, while the trading profit before gains on di...

Cement consumption long-term growth intact, Thailand

Thai cement consumption growth decelerated in 2H05 and also decelerated to eight per cent YoY in 2Q05 from 18% in 1Q0...

Govt, Iran to jointly undertake US$200m cement plant

Venezuela and Iran plan to build a US$200mn cement plant with construction commencing in three months as part of the ...

ACC launches mobile concrete testing unit

Associated Companies Ltd (ACC) has announced the launch of `Grihamitra’, a unique mobile concrete testing unit,...

Holcim Romania opens ninth "clean" concrete plant

Holcim Romania said on Wednesday it spent EUR 1.5m ($1.8 m) to open its ninth environmentally friendly concrete plant...

Birla July cement shipments fall 3.6%, India

Aditya Birla group, India’s top cement producer, said July cement shipments fell 3.6 per cent from a year ago t...

Gujarat Ambuja July sales down 8% YoY, India

Cement sales of Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd. stood at 0.9Mt in July as against 1.028Mt in the same month last year, re...

Semen Padang sales up 5.92 per cent , Indonesia

State-owned cement producer PT Semen Padang’s sales in this year’s first quarter reached 2.43Mt, or 5.92 ...

Sharjah Cement H105 net profit up 134% YoY, UAE

UAE cement producer Sharjah Cement and Industrial Development Company posted a net profit of AED151.3m (US$41.2m) for...

Eagle Materials Inc reports record 1Q results, USA

For the quarter ended June 30, 2005, revenues and net earnings were US$205m and US$35m, respectively. Revenues increa...