Cement News tagged: International
CBMI wins contract for establishment of Hima Cement’s new plant
Uganda-based Hima Cement plans to invest US$93M in the establishment of a new plant in the Namanve Industrial and Commercial Park
Davao traders urge DTI to further analyse imported cement, Philippines
The Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCCI) urged the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to further analyze the questionable imported cement from China
Portugal Azores cement sales down 0.3% end-Oct 2006
Cement sales in Portugal’s autonomous region of the Azores Islands dropped by 0.3 per cent
Fight on for control of Holcim SA
Holcim is poised to go it alone with a black economic empowerment (BEE) partner in a R6.82bn transaction that is intended to result in Holcim South Africa getting a black controlling shareholder.
HeidelbergCement buys two more cement plants in Georgia
Having bought a 51% stake in the Kartuli Tsementi grinding station at Rustavi in May of this year, HeidelbergCement has moved quickly to establish itself as the dominant cement producer in Georgi
Ha Tien plans to issue 22 million shares
Ha Tien 1 Cement Co., plans to issue nearly 22.3M shares at VND 11,500 (US$0.71) a piece on the Hanoi bourse on November 27.
Pakistan cement prices to stay low on static demand
It looks as though Pakistan cement prices will remain around Rs200 per bag at least till the end of this financial year due to a stagnation in demand and especially the break-up of the cement cartel
Cement terminal plan axed
Plans to build a controversial cement terminal on Sydney Harbour have been scrappe
Holcim/Schwenk joint venture in slag
Holcim and Schwenk Zement have commissioned slag joint venture at the Salzgitter steelworks, Hüttensand Salzgitter, which represents an investment of around EUR25m.
Heidelberg expansion could annoy the neighbours
It has been announced that HeidelbergCement will build a new cement plant in Volsk (Saratov oblast) Russia
Peru domestic sales up to 4.16Mt Jan-Oct 2006
Peruvian domestic cement sales rose to 4.16Mt for the period from January to October 2006, up 16.2 per cent YoY, according to the Peruvian association of cement producers Asocem.
Carib Cement studies impact of decision to remove cement tariff
The management of Caribbean Cement Company Limited is conducting an assessment to determine the effects of the government’s decision to extend the removal of the tariff on cement.
Ministry of construction calls for cement prices hikes
Vietnamese Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Cement Association (Cemas) are calling on the Government to increase the national cement price ahead of anticipated coal- and electricity-price hike
Lafarge invests to keep pace with growing demand
In a bid to meet the rapidly growing cement demand in South Africa, Lafarge has committed itself to a number of short- and medium-term infrastructure investments to increase its local production capac
Indonesia October consumption down 15 per cent YoY
Domestic consumption of cement last month, at 2.25Mt, was 15 per cent lower than the 2.65Mt used a year before, with consumption in the provinces of Jakarta and Banten leading the fall
No relaxation of cement quality standards
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) said on Thursday that there will be no relaxation of cement quality standards in the future.