Cement News tagged: International
India Cements mull merger with Visaka Cement
India Cements Ltd said Thursday its board will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 28, to consider a proposal to merge with an associate firm, Visaka Cement Industry Ltd
German Court finds claim against cement firms cartel admissible
The Duesseldorf regional court in Germany found admissible the 114 mln euro ($149.8 mln) compensation claims against six leading cement producers
HeidelbergCement FY sales up 18.3 per cent
HeidelbergCement AG said full year 2006 sales rose to EUR9.234bn from EUR7.803bn in 2005 and forecast a ’noticeable’ increase in 2007 full year earnings and sales.
Cemex to build plant in Teruel
Mexican cement manufacturer Cemex is to invest EUR84.4m in the construction of a new cement plant in Andorra, in the Spanish autonomous region of Aragon
Presidential decree liberalises cement sector in Congo
A decree signed Saturday (17 February) by Congolese president Denis Sassou Nguesso has liberalised the price and import of cement.
Eurocement Group Business of Uzbekistan boosts Output 16%
After being incorporated in the Eurocement Group, the Akhangarancement mill of Uzbekistan tangibly improved performance in 2006.
Cement manufacturers asked to cut prices
The federal government on Tuesday warned the cement manufacturers that if they did not reduce prices within one week, they would have to face the music.
ASEC tops Cimpor bid
Arab Swiss Engineering Company has launched a counterbid for Egyptian cement company MISR Cement Co. issued shortly after Cimpor unveiled its offer for the cement maker.
Indonesia’s Jan cement consumption up 18.6 per cent YoY
Indonesia’s cement sales rose 18.6 percent in January from a year ago as the sector showed signs of recovery on the back of a pick-up in construction,
Belarusian Cement Works reports 110-per cent export increase in January
The Belarusian Cement Works (BCW) increased its exports by 110 percent in January 2007, a source at the enterprise located in Kastsyukovichy
Cement Production up 56.9% to 767,000t in January
In January Ukrainian cement production rose by 56.9% compared to January 2006, to 767,000t.
Three new cement plants to start production soon
Three new cement production plants will commence production by the end of the Iranian calendar year
Saudi al-Ahsa plans US$320m cement plant
Saudi al-Ahsa Development Co said it plans to build a 1.2bn riyals (US$320m) cement plant, the latest in a series of similar projects aimed at tapping rapid growth in demand.
Vulcan Materials to buy Florida Rock
Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of highway construction materials, said Monday that it would acquire Florida Rock Industries Inc.
Peru cement output up 3.36 per cent YoY Jan 2007
Peru’s cement output rose to 452,145t in January 2007, up 3.36 per cent YoY, according to data of the Peruvian association of cement producers Asocem.
India’s building boom fuels coal rush
Soaring demand for cement to feed India’s construction boom is forcing the country’s cement makers to import much more coal