Cement News tagged: International
Taiwan Regulator fines cement cartel
Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission said Thursday it fined 21 local cement companies a total of NT$210m (US$6.3m) for price fixing between 2000 and 2003. Almost all of Taiwan’s major cement ma
Holcim Inaugurates first concrete plant at Cat Lai
Holcim Vietnam on December 9 inaugurated its new concrete plant in Cat Lai in southern Ho Chi Minh City’s District 2. The factory, capitalized at $3 million, covering 15,000m2, has the capacity
UAE Cement Sector Outlook
Projects currently under execution in the GCC, Iran and Iraq are in excess of US$697bn. Out of these, UAE is believed to account for about 32%, or US$224bn worth of projects. Out of an amount of US$29
Cement scheduled to arrive Wednesday
The first shipment of cement to the island of Jamaica which is expected to ease the current shortage of supplies is scheduled to arrive Wednesday. However, the supplies will not be distributed to the
Garadagh Cement to Invest US$7m
In 2006, Garadagh Cement joint-stock company plans to invest US$7m in Azerbaijan, Uwe Koehler, the chairman of Management Board of Garadagh Cement, told local reporters. Koehler said that the funds wi
Grenada looks to Cuban connections
Grenada is looking at the possibility of getting a shipment of cement from Cuba, to help deal with the shortage now being experienced in the country.
Mykolaivtsement increases output
In November, the Mykolaivtsement company (Mykolaiv, Lviv region), increased cement production by 25.8 per cent or 12,500t compared with November 2004, to 61,000t.
Motivation vital for high performance
A South African based business analyst Justin Cohen says companies need to motivate their individuals if productivity is to improve. Cohen said yesterday during a training workshop for Lafarge Portlan
Taiwan Cement plans for southern China
With one new plant already scheduled to open next February in Yingde, Guangdong Province, mainland China, Taiwan Cement Corporation, Taiwan’s largest producer of cement, recently announced it wo
Cemex and Cementir trade concrete interests
Cemex is pulling out of Denmark by having signed an agreement to sell its wholly-owned subsidiary 4K-Beton to Cementir, already the market leader in Denmark. 4K-Beton operates 18 batching plants and,
Dyckerhoff aims to downgrade Germany
German cement company Dyckerhoff AG wants to reduce its dependence on its home market, according to Chief Executive Wolfgang Bauer, as quoted in Boesen-Zeitung. Bauer
Case for Indian Competition Commission
The government’s belated concern over cartelisation in cement is welcome. It should fast-track the Competition Commission, currently awaiting fresh legislation. Cartelisation among cement majors
Ash Resources to boost capacity
Ash Resources, SA’s largest supplier of fly ash, which is added to concrete building products, will spend R15m to expand production capacity on the back of the growing construction market. The s
Fauji Foundation to sell cement firm stake
Pakistan’s Fauji Foundation on Monday put up for sale a 52 per cent stake in Fauji Cement Company Ltd. (FCCL) . FCCL shares were up
FLS South African orders
FLSmidth A/S said Monday it has been awarded a contract for a cement line by Pretoria Portland Cement in South Africa. The contract is worth some DKK200 million. In addition to FLSmidth’s supply
Boral to build $US55m clay brick plant in Indiana
Boral Ltd will invest $US55m to build a new clay brick plant in Terre Haute, Indiana. The new facility will produce a variety of brick sizes and colours with a capacity to produce 120 million standard