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Not that anybody is fired, mind you.


It seems the flag color is just a no-brainer reminder to employees to work together towards a common target.


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The deal, which was agreed upon only last month, indicates that TCC will stop importing cement from Taiwan for local distribution while the Big Four—— La Farge, Blue Circle, Cemex and Holderbank—— will also stop exporting cement to Taiwan.


TCC also agreed to source its cement needs from Cemex’s Apo plant.


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Documents obtained by The STAR show that the cement industry is considering the possibility of further consolidations and operations mergers to achieve economies of scale and lower operating and administrative costs.


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                    [Title] => Government eyes restrictions on cement imports
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The government has been considering certain options as the industry’s capacity utilization hit a critical low due to the continued slump in the construction sector aggravated by the dumping of cheap cement from Taiwan and Japan.


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Phl, France up for closer trade ties

By Ehda Dagooc | March 21, 2013 - 12:00am

The French Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines (FCCP) is forging much closer relationship with the Philippine business organizations, initially through the Makati Business Club (MBC), to further promote trade...

Freeman Cebu Business

The heart of La Farge

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | September 6, 2004 - 12:00am

For many workers of Continental Operating Corp., the first thing they check upon entering the Bulacan plant is the color of the flag fluttering in the breeze. A green flag means the plant is on target to meet its...

Business As Usual

The color of performance

By Margaret Jao-Grey  | August 21, 2004 - 12:00am

The color of the flag outside each of the five La Farge cement plants changes every day. Green immediately signals to employees that the plant has met its targets, as of yesterday, yellow means the targets are at...

Business

Cement protagonists to strike truce?

August 9, 2001 - 12:00am

The raging cement war may temporarily come to a halt as a deal has been struck between the so-called "Big Four" cement manufacturers and Taiwan Cement Corp. (TCC) which has been accused of dumping. The...

Business

More mergers among cement firms seen

By Des Ferriols | July 16, 2001 - 12:00am

The cement industry may be in for more consolidations and mergers as local cement companies attempt to recover from the collapse of the construction sector aggravated by intense competition from cheap imports. Documents...

Business

Government eyes restrictions on cement imports

By Des Ferriols | October 9, 2000 - 12:00am

In a move that runs counter to its own liberalization program, government is mulling the possibility of imposing import restrictions on cement by withholding business permits for storage facilities to prevent further...

Business