Cement News tagged: International
CRH announces major cement investment in Ireland
CRH plc has announced that its Irish subsidiary, Irish Cement Limited, is commencing a EUR 200m investment project to modernise its Platin Cement Works near Drogheda in Ireland.
South Africa’s Aveng still in talks with Holcim
South African construction, cement and engineering firm Aveng is still in talks with Switzerland’s Holcim Limited on a proposed sale of
Peru domestic cement sales up 16.2 per cent YoY Jan-Nov 2006
Peruvian domestic cement sales totalled 4.61Mt for the period from January to November 2006, up 16.2 per cent YoY, according to data of the country’s association of cement producers
Govt seeks pre-budget proposals from cement industry
Favouring reduction in the central excise on cement, the Industry Ministry has asked India’s manufacturers to submit their proposals seeking relief in the coming budget.
Taiwan’s cement company licensed to expand
The central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Dec. 20 granted license to Taiwan’s Luks Cement Co. Ltd to invest US$72.7m to raise capacity of its production to 2.6Mta in 2008.
Malaysia okays 10% rise in cement price
The government of Malaysia has approved a 10% increase in the price of cement, the first rise in more than a decade, an industry executive said Friday.
China’s Cement Output Exceeds 100Mt in November
According to statistics by the relevant departments, in November 2006 China’s cement output continued to increase and reached 114.9781Mt, up 16.6% YoY.
Lafarge begins cement production in Bangladesh
Lafarge Surma Cement Limited (LSCL), has started producing cement at a $270m Bangladesh project to meet demand from the country’s growing construction sector
Changes afoot at Eurocement?
Market speculation as to the possibility of Filaret Galchev re-aligning some if not all Eurocement Group’s wide diversity of Russian and Ukranian cement assets is gathering some credence among Moscow
Fate of CCI unit in balance
The closed Adilabad unit of Cement Corporation of India (CCI) may be put on auction block if events are any indication.
Planned cement plant could give US$60m lift to area
Holcim’s proposed $200 million cement plant for Weston near Oamaru could inject up to $60m into the north Otago economy during a two-year construction period, a social-impact study says.
Nordic Bank provides credit to cement plant’s expansion
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and the Ministry of Finance have signed a EUR 25m credit agreement for the expansion of Vietnam’s Hoang Thach cement factory.
Changes afoot at Eurocement?
Market speculation as to the possibility of Filaret Galchev re-aligning some if not all Eurocement Group’s wide diversity of Russian and Ukranian cement assets is gathering some credence among Moscow
Hanson expects profits in 2006 to increase by more than 10%
Hanson is seeing continued strong pricing in its aggregates driven US operations. Price increases have exceeded 10%, though underlying volumes are slightly below the level of last year
Full-year cement sales set to decline, says Holcim (Indonesia)
High interest rates in the early months of the year have taken their toll on the cement industry, with full-year domestic sales set to decline on lower demand, a top industry player predicts.
FFE Minerals to acquire materials handling company
FFE Minerals, the minerals processing arm of FLSmidth, has acquired KOCH Transporttechnik Germany and KOCH Transporttechnik Austria.