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Cement makers cut output on building slump

Ssangyong Cement and other major South Korean cement makers have cut production as inventories pile up amid a slump in construction spending, company officials said on Friday.  Ssangyong Cement In...
News - 01 October 2004

Morocco’s Lafarge Ciments H1 profit up six per cent

Morocco’s leading cement firm, Lafarge Ciments, reported first-half net profit up 6 percent but said this growth should fall to zero by year-end as sales growth declines and due to a special tax o...
News - 30 September 2004

Investment cements the future of plant, UK

Lafarge Cement UK has opened a new control room as part of UK£6m investment in its Cauldon Works. The control system is the latest project to be completed in a UK£6m programme of investment at...
News - 30 September 2004

Moroccan cement firms face new free trade challenge

Moroccan cement firms, backed by European majors, will soon face tougher competition from imports which could endanger one of the Casablanca bourse’s heavyweight sectors, industry officials and an...
News - 30 September 2004

Merril Lynch on Cemex bid

Merrill Lynch on Cemex bid Cemex has launched a bid at GBP8.50, a 39 per cent premium to previous 30 days, with agreement from RMC management. Before any synergies, this would represent a 13.5x ...
News - 28 September 2004

Ontario tyre burn proposals

Ontario tyre burn proposals Ontario industries could be burning old tyres for fuel and throwing more pollution into the air under a new proposal being considered at the environment minist...
News - 28 September 2004

Mary Nour case set for mid-October

CDM is attracted by Mexican market With the case against CDM set to come before the courts on the 14 th October, both sides continue to push their respective cases to the media, with CDM...
News - 28 September 2004

Chia Hsin Cement to triple capacity

Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corp plans to more than triple cement production capacity by 2006, in part by acquiring producers hurt by China’s macroeconomic controls, an executive said. ...
News - 22 September 2004

Lafarge Aslan to invest $10.4m

Turkish cement and clinker producer and distributor Lafarge Aslan Cimento will invest a total $10.4m in output increase and occupational safety in the the period 2005 to 2007, it was reported on S...
News - 22 September 2004

Lafarge provides treatment for flood victims

Lafarge Surma Cement Limited organised a post-flood medical camp near its project site at Chhatak in Sunamganj on Sunday, says a press release. The two-day camp provided general medical check-up s...
News - 17 September 2004