Cement News tagged: International
Obajana Cement Factory for Commissioning April
The state-of-the-art cement factory constructed by the Dangote Industries Limited will be ready for commissioning in April this year Business Trust learnt.
Holcim looks at opportunities to construct plant in Azerbaijan
The economic development ministry and Swiss company Holcim are studying the feasibility of constructing a new cement plant in Azerbaijan, according to economic development minister Heydar Babayev.
Himachal-Jaypee sign Rs.8 bn cement plant deal
Himachal Pradesh Thursday signed a deal with Jaiprakash Industries Associates Limited (Jaypee) for setting up a Rs.8bn ($181m) cement plant in the state.
Chile: Polpaico leads cement market with 34%
Chilean cement industry association Instituto del Cemento reports a 2,8% increase in the domestic market in 2006 to 4.1Mt, with Lafarge via Cementos Melon having a 33,8% share (less 1,35%
Russia’s Siberian Cement output up 24% on year in 2006
Russian holding Sibirskiy Cement (Siberian Cement) produced 4.383Mt of cement in 2006, up 24% on the year, the company said Thursday.
Aditya Birla January cement sales 2.82Mt
The Aditya Birla Group Thursday said its cement sales for January rose 3.1% on year to 2.82Mt.
Bolu Cimento to buy Deniz Cimento grinding and packaging facilities.
Turkey’s Bolu Cimento, a cement company, has decided to start negotiations to buy Deniz Cimento’s grinding and packaging facilities in the town of Karadeniz Ereglisi.
Pakistan cement exports expected to reach 2.5Mt
Due to increasing demand in Afghanistan, UAE and Bangladesh, the cement exports of the country are expected to reach 2.5Mt by end of the fiscal 2006-07.
Mordovcement starts constructing new cement plant
Mordovcement (Komsomolskiy, the republic of Mordovia) has started constructing a new RUR10bln cement plant.
Semapa’s Secil buys another 21.86 per cent in Lebanon’s Sibline for US$37.3m
Secil has acquired another 21.86 per cenet in Lebanese cement company Sibline for US$37.3m.
Cement grinding plant for Kotputli
The Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation (RIICO) on Wednesday signed an agreement with JK Group for establishment of a cement grinding plant at Kotputli in Jaipur district
AIC and Garadagh to sign memorandum of understanding
The Azerbaijan Investments Company and Garadagh Cement will sign a memorandum of understanding at some point in February about the former’s acquisition of up to 20% of the equity of the cement c
Shree Cement bags corporate governance award
Rajasthan-based cement manufacturer Shree cements has said it has bagged the best corporate governance award from the Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the year 2006-7.
Bright 2007 prospects for European cement sector
Analyst Imran Akram of Deutsche Bank says that the 2007 prospects for the European cement sector are bright, with a 6%-10% price hike anticipated in Western Europe.
Azerbaijan production exceeds 1.5Mt
Azerbaijan produced 1.554Mt of cement in 2006, with a 0.1% increase from 2005. It has been the highest indicator in Azerbaijan’s cement production history.
Cement price upped in the dark, Fiji
The Commerce Commission’s approval of a 3 per cent increase in the price of bagged and bulk cement in December has left consumers in dark, says the Consumer Council of Fiji.