Global Cement Report
Lithuania
PDFFull Introduction ReportDownload HereLithuanian cement producer Akmenes can look forward to good times. Domestic consumption is growing soundly and export demand from Kaliningrad, Russian and Finland show a firmly upward curve.
Country Research
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Sale of Akmenes Cementas shares blocked by anti-trust regulator
24 April 2013Lithuania’s Competition Council has blocked the sale of a 51 per cent stake in Akmenes Cementas to Concretus Materials, part of the Betoneta Group. The regulator concluded on Monday that the ma...
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Akmenes Cementas reports encouraging start to 2013, Lithuania
03 April 2013Lithuania’s sole cement producer Akmenes Cementas reported a 13 per cent rise in revenues for the first two months of 2013 to LTL15.2m (EUR4.4m) Sales volumes rose by 16 per cent to 65,000t fro...
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RHI's ANRKAL Q2 solution
06 March 2013According to RHI’s guiding principle of providing customers with a competitive advantage through worldwide technology leadership, work is continuously underway to develop new products and technolo...
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Concretus Materials to buy majority stake in Akmenes Cementas, Lithuania
02 January 2013Concretus Materials is to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Lithuania’s sole cement producer Akmenes Cementas. The company applied to the Lithuanian Competition Council on 27 December for approval...
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Exports drive Akmenes’ growth, Lithuania
28 September 2012Lithuania’s sole cement producer Akmenes Cementas is operating at almost full capacity as it benefits from its strategy to increase exports, business daily Verslo Zinios reported "Today we rely...
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EU ETS: 2011 cement update
19 September 2012Cashing in on the lucrative EU emissions trading scheme has been a welcome safety net to many European cement producers during recent years of recession. However, the changes that will occur in Ph...
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Ship faces detention in Ireland over claims of unpaid wages
14 September 2012A ship carrying cement was facing detention in Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland last night due to an almost €80,000 in alleged unpaid crew wages, according to reports in the Irish Times. T...
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Krasnoselskstroymaterialy output increases, Belarus
12 September 2012Belarussian cement manufacturer Krasnoselskstroymaterialy produced nearly 1.3Mt of cement in January-August 2012, 2.6 per cent up on the same period of last year, BelTA reported citing Lyudmila Ve...