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’We’re determined to maintain 30 per cent profit margins’

Government-directed prices, rising fuel and freight costs have severely impacted the cement industry’s prospects after more than four profitable years.

Thai TPIPL slumps, revised results show huge loss

Shares in TPI Polene, Thailand’s third-biggest cement firm, fell 11 per cent to a 10-year low on Wednesday after it revised its second-quarter results to show a huge loss after a provision for a

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To coincide with the 20th anniversary of the launch of International Cement Review – the leading cement industry publication – Cemtech Conferences and Exhibitions will be returning to London for a special celebratory event at one of the city’s top hotels: The Landmark, a 5-star property located close to the very heart of London.

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Holcim: The Capital Group Has 5% Voting Rights Stake

Holcim Ltd said Wednesday that The Capital Group Cos., Inc. holds slightly more than 5% of its voting rights.

Malaysia: ‘Govt should further explain cement liberalisation’

The Masters Builders Association of Malaysia (MBAM) has welcomed the suggestion that the government needs to further explain to market players

Boral full-year profit falls 18.6 per cent on US housing slump

Boral Ltd’s full year net profit has dropped 18.6 per cent, dragged down by an earnings loss at its US business, which is likely to worsen this year on that country’s ongoing housing slump

PCA downgrades 2008 demand forecast

An increasing unemployment rate, higher inflation, and low consumer sentiment will combine to have lingering negative effects on the US economy and,

Akcansa profit drops 31.5% YoY in 1H08

Consolidated profit of Turkish producer Akcansa fell 31.47% YoY to TRY70m (EUR40m) in 1H08

Holcim Romania hikes prices by 10-12%

Holcim Romania has hiked cement prices by 10-12% since January, the company’s general manager Markus Wirth told a press conference Monday.

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FEATURED VIDEO CLIP - ASEAN CEMENT MARKETS

Martin Wilkes, one of the opening speakers at the recent Cemtech Asia conference held at the Pan Pacific Hotel, Singapore, takes delegates on a tour of ASEAN cement markets.

The full version of this video and many more from Cemtech conferences around the world are available to current subscribers in our video section.

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Addition of Bypass dust to cement mill

Hey to all;

We have bypass system in our kiln, this system collects 2 to 3 t/h of the bypass dust which mean arounf 50 tons/day. Few months ago we start adding this dust to our cement mills (5 cement mills) directly to the mills inlet with feed rate 0.5 t/h to each mill. We are k...more