Cement News tagged: International
CSN buys Chinese equipment
Chinese machinery and equipment manufacturing companies have moved into the Brazilian cement sector after Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) Cimentos signed a deal with two companies for the constru
Maple Leaf production rises
The third quarter of the current financial year 2005-06 ended on March 31, 2006. Maple Leaf Cement Factory Ltd (MLCFL) recorded production of grey cement at 1.083Mt. It also produced 252,000t of white
Govt asks cement industry to review profit margins
The government has called on the Tanzania Portland Cement Company Limited (TPCC) and the cement industry in general to review its profit margins so as to enable more customers buy the firm’s cement pr
Readymix Ireland links with Cemex IT
Irish cement maker, Readymix PLC said it has entered into an arms length commercial agreement with majority shareholder Cemex to use the latter’s proprietary business model and information techn
Holcim half year data and analysis
In the first half of 2006, Holcim increased its cement volumes by 24.8% to 65.5Mt, with ready-mixed concrete deliveries rising by 20.3% to 20.7m m³ and aggregates shipments advancing by 23.9% to 84.6M
Cement price ceiling
The Egyptian minister of Trade and Industry has announced a ceiling ex-works price for domestic bagged cement at EGP290/t (EUR40/t). This comes just after the anti-trust investigation launched in July
Cement, Steel Prices to Remain Stable
Prices of cement and steel in Vietnam will still be stable as at present despite a recent petrol price hike leading to the increase in prices of many goods, market researchers forecast. An official f
China’s new cement policy spurs development
The State Council, the highest governing body of China, has recently approved the Specific Plan on Development of Cement Industry and the Policy on Development of Cement Industry, according to the Nat
Rebate on cement export to Kabul
Pakistan is being pressurised by the United States for resumption of rebate on cement export to Afghanistan. The rebate was withdrawn by the federal government to stabilise prices in the local market
Finland: Demand for cement brisk
Demand for cement exceeds supply in the Baltic Sea area at the moment because of lively construction operations. Sales of cement have increased also in Finland in early 2006 by about 13% from the corr
Holcim signs agreement to sell its majority stake in Holcim South Africa
Since political transformation in 1994, the government of South Africa has introduced legislation and supported industry self-regulation aimed at ensuring an equivalent economic transformation, termed
Semen Gresik July cement sales down marginally
PT Semen Gresik sold 1.43Mt of cement in July, down from 1.49Mt in June and 1.48Mt in the year ago month, data from the Indonesian Cement Association (ASI) showed. In the first seven months, Semen Gre
Colombia’s Argos to build $275m plant
Cementos Argos , Colombia’s top cement maker, will try to boost exports by building a US$275m cement plant in Caribbean port city Cartagena, the company said on Wednesday. The plant will be abl
Siam Cement may buy or build in Indonesia
Siam Cement may invest as much as US$200m to build or acquire a plant to make the building material in Indonesia as growth slows at home in Thailand. Siam Cement, Thailand’s biggest cement and p
Ad Bri says future is positive
Australian cement and lime producer Adelaide Brighton Ltd remains positive about the future despite facing maintenance cost increases and mixed market conditions in the first half of the financial yea
Plan to clamp down on cement prices?
Changes in India’s cement prices never made big headlines, not until the first week of April when it touched an all-time high of Rs 240 in Mumbai-India’s largest cement market. The pricing of ce