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    Monday March 15, 2010
Venezuela Oil Minister: Payment Deal Expected Soon With Holcim
 Venezuela mulls legal action against Cemex
 Mideast concrete mixes under study
 Canadian Standards Assoc. parking garage standard gets tougher
State regulator wants more analysis of Titan’s emissions
 George W Bush and Green Concrete
 2x CEO Positions Available - Construction Materials - JOBS
    Friday March 12, 2010
Aggregate Industries transfers pension risk
 Lafarge Nigeria unit pre-tax profit drops 30 pct
 Cement pricing news - analysts disagree with Lafarge
 Cemex and Holcim hoarding greenhouse gas emission permits
 Italcementi to launch bond on Monday
 Lehigh quarry fight meetings violate Sunshine Act, expert says
 Vulcan wins in AZUSA
 Inside the real Martin Marietta
 Impressive new concrete technology
 A case study of a pervious concrete quality assurance program
 New Fuel Consumption and Emissions Study for Concrete Paving
    Thursday March 11, 2010
Heidelberg Heir Merckle in tussle with banks
Burning biomass viewed as alternative to dirty coal
 Lafarge asphalt plant in emissions fight
 U.S. Concrete warns future is in doubt
 RMIX wearing concrete shoes
 Sonoma supplier specializes in recycled concrete
 Use Of Formwork In The Build Up To The 2010 Fifa World Cup
 Jobs Available - Materials Performance Manager plus 2 others
 Crumbling motorway casts shadow on construction firm
    Wednesday March 10, 2010
ING downgrades Holcim, Lafarge, Saint-Gobain
 Rethinking cement well established
 Court rules against Cemex's Venezuela bid
 Weak Infrastructure Affects CEMEX
 CEMEX and IUCN present new book on ecosystem
 Ten Companies to Take in $4.4B in EU Carbon Permit Profits by 2012
 Infractions at asphalt plant lead to $81,963 fine
 Vulcan mining project swap comes under scrutiny
U.S. Concrete faces NASDAQ delisting
 Power company plans recycling plant for Md. fly ash
 Lafarge Launches TV Campaign to Promote Ready-Mix Concrete
    Tuesday March 9, 2010
Lafarge obtains 3 cement plants from Votorantim
 Plans by Sephaku Cement in project finance facilities
 Looking ahead to US Concrete Inc. earnings; TXI, Cemex
Green Concrete Specialist Hycrete Gets New CEO
 CANCER-FIGHTING CONCRETE TRUCKS COMING TO OHIO
 Holcim helps in Extreme Makeover
 Cement majors face valuation roadblock
    Monday March 8, 2010
Caterpillar, Navistar joint venture, NC2, set to launch Australian operations
    Friday March 5, 2010
Meeting your screening demands in a challenging economy
 Richard Bell Named New Major Wire National Accounts Manager
 Cemex loses protection bid from Venezuelan expropriations
 Lafarge confirms jobs are safe - at least until May
 Latest Mexican/USA loan fraud case involved concrete pumps and mixers
 MSHA questioned over mine citation quota - .4 violations per inspection hour
 Brake safety device would have prevented driver being crushed
 Brickworks buys precast unit for $35.25 mil
 Indian firm in race for $80 mn cement plant in Ethiopia
 Shree Cement sponsors Indian Hockey team
 Strong demand for high-grade bulk cement in China
 Iowa State University studies alternate asphalt mixes
 New section of I-95 already needs $3.5 million in repairs
    Thursday March 4, 2010
Lafarge Cement to invest in its Russian plants ecology projects
 Holcim financial racket - Holcim Replies
 Orascom Construction adopts Lafarge's safety standards after 3 fatalities
 Holcim 4Q Operating Margins Rise, Outlook Cautious
 Holcim Claims First Solar Install at U.S. Cement Plant
 Heidelberg Chooses FL Smidt for US $65 Million Contract
 Lower industry demand takes toll on CRH
 ODOT: Crumbling concrete unusual
 Fire hits Navajo Refinery asphalt tank - at least one dead
 Asphalt margins $48.16 per ton, compared with $422.29 per ton year ago.
 Officials warm up to new type of asphalt for roads
    Wednesday March 3, 2010
Holcim cautious on 2010 after Q4 profit misses poll
 Vulcan's "Dumb and Dumber" copper thief caught
 Holcim’s 2009 - At a Glance
 Holcim's 2009 results
 EPA Makes Polluters Pay Less
US Senate passes stopgap legislation to keep road building projects funded
 Lack of aggregates to hinder Mumbai airport runway repairs
 Holcim Says Rebound May Take Time as European, U.S. Demand Sags
 Boxer introduces CEMEX bill in Senate
 Cemex, RTI to Demo CO2 Capture Technology
 Lafarge Egypt to bid for one of the eight new cement licenses
Lawsuit: Blasting at county quarry is ruining homes, endangering people

    Tuesday March 2, 2010
S&P To Lower France's Lafarge To Junk Territory
Shares Of Chile's Cement Makers Surge On Reconstruction Bets
 Buzzi Cement lays off workers
 Indian Cement prices hit the roof!
CRH profits slip 55%
 Region needs quarry; Granite's record good
 EPA again names CEMEX USA 2010 ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year
 Lafarge Egypt considering cement licence bid
 Buildings acting as "Weapons of Mass Destruction" - Chile and Haiti
 Cape Coral-based company mixes concrete with people's ashes
 Oman's Raysut Cement sees better growth in future
    Monday March 1, 2010
Mayor requests support for CEMEX compromise
 Vulcan Materials: For Now, Stand Aside
 Hike in Excise duty to push cement prices up in India
 Testwell Owner Attempts Suicide After Partial Verdict in Corruption Case
Concrete Testing Company, CEO Guilty Of Faking Test Results On New York City Buildings, Projects
Testwell Owner Attempts Suicide After Partial Verdict in Corruption Case
Calportland recognized by EPA, earns Energy Star Award

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