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Vietnam cement industry outlook

Deputy construction minister Tong Van Nga said the Ministry of Construction estimates demand for cement will increase...

Thai prices likely to rise

The cement price in 2005 is expected to be better than last year said Chumpol NaLamlieng, Siam Cement’s company presi...

Torah Cement releases 9M results

Torah Cement, Egypt, released 9M FY04 results ending September, in which net income came in at an impressive LE144.1 ...

Yemeni Al-Barh cement plant increases output

Yemen’s state-run al-Barh Cement Plant, in the southwestern governorate of Taiz, produced a total 603,233t of c...

Lafarge withdraws from Cemento Avellaneda

Lafarge has withdrawn from Cemento Avellaneda, the Argentinean cement company. According to market sources, Lafarge h...

Titan unit seeks more of Egypt firm

An Egyptian company controlled by Lafarge (and Greece’s Titan has offered to buy an 11.55 per cent stake in Egy...

Eagle Materials boosted by higher prices

In the nine months to the end of December, Eagle Materials increased turnover by 21.8 per cent to US$463.2m and impro...

Lafarge sticks by FY 2004 targets

Lafarge said it still expects full year 2004 operating profit to rise more than 10 per cent as it reported sales whic...

Rinker performs well in the US

Shares in Rinker Group Ltd jumped higher in early trade after the group upgraded its full year guidance on the back o...

Indonesian govt postpones Cemex agreement

The government of Indonesia has postponed the signature of an agreement that could put an end to a long-running dispu...