Cement News tagged: International
Cement sales soar as new projects come on line, South Africa
Demand for cement in SA has continued to soar as sales last month increased 10,9%, compared with the corresponding month last year, according to the cement sales monitor of the Cement and Concrete Ins
Circle Cement’s pricing reprieve, Zimbabwe
Circle Cement has won a reprieve as a court ruled the company had the right to increase its prices in line with input costs
Vicat eyes stake in MyHome Cement
French cement major, the Vicat Group, is close to acquiring a large stake in the Hyderabad-based unlisted company, MyHome Cement Industries,
Lafarge’s China JV sees surge in domestic demand
China’s cement consumption is seen rising 30 per cent by 2010, but keen competition should send 40 per cent of the nation’s roughly 5000 plants into the red this year, a senior executive o
Work on JK Cement’s Karnataka unit to commence in December
Work on JK Cement’s 3Mte greenfield cement plant in Karnataka will commence in December this year
Cement price rise in Azerbaijan
The price rise in some building materials, in particular cement is closely connected to the increase of the demand for these materials in Russia and Iran, State Customs Committee chairman Aydin Aliye
New plant to be established in Lima, Peru
The Peruvian company Inversiones Portland S.A. and the European partnership World Cement Group have agreed to construct a cement in Lima.
Portugal’s weakness more than compensated for by Spain
Cimpor’s turnover for the first nine months of the year has shown a reduced rate of growth, but still ahead by 7.8% to EUR1,248.9m
Ukraine cement output up 9.5 per cent Jan-Oct 2006
Ukraine’s cement output rose by 9.5 per cent YoY to 11.508Mt in the first 10 months of 2006, data of the State Statistics Committee showed.
Vietnam: Vinacomin asks State to intervene in price dispute
The Vietnam Coal and Mineral Industries Group (Vinacomin) has requested the Ministry of Finance to intervene in price negotiations with the company’s four major customers.
Canacem: Mexican cement industry to expand 7%
Osmin Rendón, executive president of Mexico’s National Chamber of Cement (Canacem), said that the industry plans to close the year and the current administration with a seven per cent expansion
Semen Kupang to increase production
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Kupang in the eastern Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara is planning to increase its annual production to 270,000t starting 2007 from the current 100,000t
India’s cement prices scaling new peaks
Riding high on strong demand, the cement industry in India has been witnessing new peaks in prices, even after scaling up capacity utilisation.
VNCC to build $28m cement plant in Khanh Hoa
The Vietnam National Cement Corporation (VNCC) is planning to kick off a project costing VND450bn (US$28.13m) to build a cement plant next month in
Cemex says demand for cement to grow 10% a year in Latvia
Cemex expects that the demand for cement in Latvia will be growing an average 10 per cent each year
Tororo Cement doubles capacity
Tororo Cement has doubled its grinding capacity with the commissioning of a cement mill and storage silo