Madras Cements reported an 11% decline in net profit for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009, as compared with the previous year on a "steep increase in the price of coal."

Read more: Madras Cement profits down 11%

South Africa-based Pretoria Portland Cement is not including its wholly-owned Zimbabwe subsidiary Portland Holdings in its reporting as "it still does not have sufficient control over the business."

Read more: PPC keeps Zimbabwe subsidiary off-books

HeidelbergCement's creditors have extended the deadline for the approval of the company's restructuring plans by an extra week, sources deal said. [$]

Read more: HeidelbergCement loan deadline extended

Cemex is unwinding its yen-denominated interest-rate swaps to rid itself of costly derivative contracts that jeopardizing its debt repayment efforts.

Read more: Cemex unwinding costly derivatives