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Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-Euro_Construction_Jul_09_1_Step_Forward_1_Back-88941</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">88941</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/88941</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">ArticleTemplate</cs:DS><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">In the fifth of a series of regular Monthly articles, we review the latest monthly figures for European Union Construction data and discuss the implications for our European Building Materials and Construction coverage universe.</cs:abstract><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">abelton</cs:analyst><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">cboivin</cs:analyst><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">cemex</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">heidelbergcement</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">grohe</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">lafarge</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">holcim</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">crh</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">saint_gobain</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">vinci</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">bouygues</cs:company><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">es</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">it</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">ie</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">cz</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">pl</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">de</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">gb</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">fr</cs:country><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">88941</cs:csid><pubDate>21 Sep 2009 03:09:00 EST</pubDate><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:postid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">88941</cs:postid><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:provider xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">CreditSights Inc</cs:provider><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">europe</cs:region><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">construction_aggregates</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">homebuilding</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">home_builders</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">basic_industries</cs:sector><cs:status xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Published</cs:status><title>Euro Construction Jul 09: 1 Step Forward, 1 Back</title><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">EuroConstructionDataReport</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Euro Construction Data</cs:typew><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">2635</cs:wcnum><description> Euro Construction Jul ##: # Step Forward, # Back In theÂ fifth of a series of regular Monthly articles, we review the latest monthly figures for European Union Construction data and discuss the implications for our European Building...</description><category>Credit &amp; Investment Research</category><alacra:ip>CreditSights</alacra:ip></item><item><link>http://www.alacrastore.com/research/creditsights-Euro_Building_Materials_Stimulating_Fundamentals-88886</link><cs:docid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">88886</cs:docid><guid isPermaLink="false">cs/88886</guid><cs:index_mode xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">norm</cs:index_mode><cs:DS xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">ArticleTemplate</cs:DS><cs:abstract xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">This article is a transcript of the Presentation we gave on European Building Materials at CreditSights London September 2009 Conference yesterday, in which we discussed the impact on construction of economic stimulus programs worldwide.</cs:abstract><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">abelton</cs:analyst><cs:analyst xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">cboivin</cs:analyst><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">holcim</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">saint_gobain</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">cemex</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">heidelbergcement</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">lafarge</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">crh</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">vinci</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">grohe</cs:company><cs:company xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">bouygues</cs:company><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">mx</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">it</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">de</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">es</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">fr</cs:country><cs:country xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">gb</cs:country><cs:csid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">88886</cs:csid><pubDate>16 Sep 2009 11:10:00 EST</pubDate><cs:ft xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Yes</cs:ft><cs:postid xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">88886</cs:postid><cs:price xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">150</cs:price><cs:provider xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">CreditSights Inc</cs:provider><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">europe</cs:region><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">asia_ex_japan</cs:region><cs:region xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">united_states</cs:region><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">basic_industries</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">construction_aggregates</cs:sector><cs:sector xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">manufacturing</cs:sector><cs:status xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Published</cs:status><cs:tag xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">high_yield</cs:tag><title>Euro Building Materials: Stimulating Fundamentals</title><cs:type xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Transcript</cs:type><cs:typew xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">Transcript</cs:typew><cs:wcnum xmlns:cs="http://www.alacra.com/cs">4979</cs:wcnum><description>This Thomson Financial Investext report contains business intelligence generated by analysts at leading research organizations worldwide. 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