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Cemex said Tuesday its net profit fell 27% in the second quarter to $444m, while higher sales and operating gains helped the company cut debt following athe Rinker acquisition.
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23 July 2008
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Cement firm Jilin Yatai (Group) Co Ltd said it has received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission
International
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23 July 2008
A senior official of Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) said yesterday that the current shortage of cement in the local market is not expected to be resolved soon,
International
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23 July 2008
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Siam Cement PCL (SCC), Thailand’s biggest industrial conglomerate, reported an 18 per cent fall in quarterly net profit on
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23 July 2008
Brazilian cement producers will invest around 5.5bn reais (US$3.4bn) by 2012 to expand production capacity by 35% in response to growth in demand,
International
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22 July 2008
Despite cement sales of leading Indian producers improving in the first quarter of 2008-09, the steep rise in input cost is expected to exert pressure on the bottom lines.
International
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22 July 2008
Nhan Dan - Hoang Thach cement factory is reported to have sold over 1.76Mt of cement so far this year,
International
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22 July 2008
Construction materials group AfriSam said on Friday it was ready to grow its business now that it had secured ZAR6bn in equity investment funding from the Public Investment Corporation (PIC).
Corporate
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22 July 2008
The 1Mt greenfield plant by Lafarge at Mejia in West Bengal is likely to begin commercial production by September-October.
International
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21 July 2008
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