4 European Centenarians The 100-year histories of four cement plants 12 Leaders Comment Arabian Cement Co. CEO Jose Magrina on blending a Spanish company with an Egyptian cement enterprise 22 Ca ribbean Cement An unsettled recovery in the islands’ cement markets causes lingering concernsNumbers in Brief 2 The current state of equipment orders and backlogs Cement compa nies in 1H2011 20 Looking at the performance for the first half of the year Country Snapshot 40 Russia - Comprehensive cement facilities research Management Ta ctics 18 Quantifying the value of expat programs 42 Decision making and the problem of over-thinking Technology