Holcim retreated 2.9 percent after the world's second-biggest cement maker said reaching last year's operating profit will be "challenging."

全球第二大水泥生产商瑞士豪西蒙公司股价下跌2.9%，豪西蒙公司表示要达到去年的营运利润将富有挑战性。

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Lafarge, the world's biggest cement maker, has announced its inability to confirm its 2010 goals due to uncertainty triggered by the global economic turmoil.

世界上最大的水泥生产商拉法基集团已宣布，由于全球经济动荡所引发的不确定性，集团无法确认是否能达成其2010年的目标。

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The country also is a major maker of cement, which is a dirty business because the kilns burn the dirtiest, cheapest fuels, such as oil sludge.

该国也是主要的水泥生产国，这是一个肮脏的行业，因为烧窑使用最脏，最便宜的燃料，如油泥。

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The stock price of his cement maker TPI Polene declined 19% over the past year.

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In emerging markets one of White's top picks is Cemex, the Mexican cement maker.

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"His track record speaks for itself, " says Oscar Hilado, president of the Phinma group, the Philippines' biggest cement maker.

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