Cement News tagged: International
Private sector to build plant in Khorramabad, Iran
Private sector, in cooperation with government, is planning to build a cement production plant in Khorramabad, the provincial capital of Lorestan Province, Iran.
Lafarge awarded contract to upgrade free state roads, South Africa
Lafarge Cement has been awarded a R96m two-year contract for the supply of cement as part of one the biggest road upgrading contracts in the Free State.
DTI urged to recover ’low-quality’ imported cement from buyers, Philippines
The Cement Manufacturers’ Association of the Philippines (CeMAP) has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to locate and to withdraw from buyers 30,000 bags of allegedly low quality Horse b
Australia’s Rinker says offer from Cemex undervalues firm
Australian building-materials company Rinker Group Ltd said an unsolicited US$11.7bn takeover bid from Mexico’s Cemex SA
BESIX Group announces new strategic acquisition
BESIX Group acquires aggregates, ready-mix concrete, asphalt and road construction business in Europe.
Production of Semen Gresik increases by 10 per cent
Cement production of PT Semen Gresik Tbk during the first nine months of the year has increased by 10 per cent from that during the same period of 2005
Uzbekistan plans to build three new cement plants
UzStroyMateriali (Uzbek Construction Materials) association plans to build three large plants
NPA attempt to torch Albay cement plant foiled
The Philippines, Legazpi city – alert members of the Army’s 65th Infantry Battalion, backed up by civilian volunteers, foiled an attempt by some 20 heavily armed New People’s Army (NPA) rebels to occu
Chia Hsin sees improving China cement price in 2007
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corp, the second-largest Hong Kong-listed cement firm, sees growth in prices for the material accelerating in 2007
Cemex puts Rinker Group within its sights
Cemex SA is lining up an acquisition of Australia’s Rinker Group Ltd. amid a flurry of deal discussions in the sector, say people familiar with the matter, report The Wall Street Journal
Australia’s Boral sees year profit down 15 per cent
Boral said first-half profit after tax, for the six months to December 2006, was also likely to be around 15 per cent below a year ago
Arizona Portland Cement penalty, US
The largest cement producer in the Tucson area has agreed to pay a large fine over pollution.
Carpatcement sees 2007 turnover rise, Romania
Romanian Carpatcement Holding, a unit of HeidelbergCement, sees its turnover reach between EUR250m and EUR270m in 2007
Cemex 3Q net up 24% to $836m, Mexico
Cemex registered a 24% year-over-year gain in third-quarter net profit
Cementos Lima to expand Atocongo plant, Peru
Cementos Lima plans to invest US$120m to expand the capacity of its cement plant in Atocongo
Argos freezes cement prices until June ‘07, Colombia
Colombian Cementos Argos agreed to freeze the price of a 50kg bulk of cement at COP16,000(US$6.80) until June 2007, after the Colombian government threat of price intervention.