Cement News tagged: International
Nigerian WAPCO seeks $290m
Nigeria`s largest cement maker WAPCO said on Tuesday it wanted to raise 40 billion naira (US$290m) through a combination of medium-term debt and a rights issue to restructure its debt and bolster work
Cement sales up 11 per cent.
Cement sales in Bolivia to October 2003 are 11 per cent higher than for same-period 2002, according to national statistics institute INE and the country`s cement and concrete institute, El Diario repo
Egyptian Cement Output
Egypt`s cement output stood at 2.449Mt in September 2003, down from 2.739Mt in August 2003, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said. Local cement sales stood at
Govt. slaps 25.8% duty on cement imports.
Jamaica`s government has approved a 25.8 per cent duty increase on imported cement, which pushes the total duty to 40.8 per cent. The Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission recommended
Freight rates hamper cement exports
The surge in shipping freight rates has hindered the exports of cement and clinker from the country. Cement producers would have exported much more but for the rise in freight rates. About 6.9Mt of ce
India Cement Companies raise prices
MUMBAI (Dow Jones)--Indian cement producers have raised prices in Mumbai by an average of 10 rupees ($1=INR45.57) per 50kg bag to INR165 per bag, due to growing demand
AdBri delisting plan
Boral will seek to have Adelaide Brighton delisted from the Australian Stock Exchange if its $A840m takeover bid succeeds. The Australian building products group is offering
Votorantim denies cartel accusation
The chairman of the Brazilian Votorantim` board, Antonio Erminio de Moraes, counterattacked the accusations of cartel in the cement segment. The Secretariat for Economic Rights SDE (Secretaria de Dire
USA – Judge throws out environmentalist anti-mining suit
Environmentalists seeking to void a permit for limestone mining from a quarry along the Mississippi River, north of Ste Genevieve, have suffered a setback as their lawsuit has been thrown out by St Lo
Cimpor stake bought by Lafarge
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA said France`s Lafarge paid 4.07 eur per share for the additional 17,742,705 shares or 2.64 per cent stake it bought in the Portuguese cement maker on Monday from Cemento
Jamaican cabinet approves additional duties
The Jamaican cabinet has accepted a recommendation by the Anti-Dumping and Subsidies Commission to apply an additional 25.83 per cent tariff on imported cement.
Cimpor stake bought by Lafarge
Cimpor Cimentos de Portugal SA said France`s Lafarge paid 4.07 eur per share for the additional 17,742,705 shares or 2.64 per cent stake it bought in the Portuguese cement maker on Monday from Cemento
Tunisian-Algerian Cement Company for Sale
The Tunisian-Algerian state-owned white cement company Sotacib will soon be put on sale.
Cemento Yguazu plans cement mill
Brazilian-Paraguayan cement importer Cemento Yguazu has plans to build a cement mill and clinker oven in Paraguay, according to a letter of intent signed by Cemento general manager Marcelo Castro dos
Serbian Novi Popovac
Serbian cement maker Novi Popovac said on December 22, 2003 it planned investments of Euro 20m for 2004. The funds will be used for modernisation of cement production facilities and for increase of t
KPPU to monitor cement industry
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU) has said that it would keep a watchful eye on cement producers in Indonesia, due to suspicions over a cement cartel in the country