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Europe – Eyes are on newcomers

In Europe, eyes have turned on the 10 accession countries, which are due to join the European Union on 1 May. The EU’...

Semapa sells nine per cent stake in Cimpor

Portuguese cement company Semapa has said it has sold its entire nine per cent stake in rival Cimpor SA for EUR251m. ...

Gresik says 2003 net up five per cent, excludes Padang unit

Indonesia’s largest cement maker, PT Semen Gresik Tbk, said on Friday its 2003 net profit, excluding a unit it ...

Fortune Cement posts 2003 profits

Fortune Cement Corp. posted a consolidated net income of P158m in 2003, a turnaround from net losses of P3.54bn in 20...

Holcim Romania 1Q04 turnover up 37 per cent

Holcim Romania has registered a 37 percent YoY increase in turnover for the first quarter of 2004. The company posted...

Zambrano in New York, but not China

Lorenzo Zambrano seems to be one of the few global chief executives not rushing into China - at least not yet. Such c...

UK – Lafarge calls for debate on building material sources

Although the long-running story of the Lingerbay quarry has come to an end, the debate where building materials are t...

Taiwan Cement ties up with Conch

Despite its late penetration of the mainland Chinese market, Taiwan Cement Corp, announced it would outpace rival Chi...

Carib Cement posts results

Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement Company (Carib Cement) announced operating profits increased by 26.8 per cent to US$...

TCL to boost capacity

Trinidad Cement (TCL) posted revenues of 1.2bn Trinidadian dollars (US$195m) in 2003, a 2.1 per cent increase from 20...