Cement News tagged: International
US building materials still in short supply
Although home builders in many parts of the USA are beginning to experience a decline in buyer demand, the shortage of some key building products is continuing. Chief among the products in tight supp
Iran’s cooperation with Belarus
During his recent visit to Belarus, Minister of Industries and Mines Alireza Tahmasbi signed four cooperation agreements with Belarus state officials. Director General of the International Relations D
Lebanese cement supplies badly disrupted
Cement production in Lebanon has, not surprisingly ground to a halt throughout the country as continued Israeli attacks have made such strategic operations highly dangerous to operate.
Lafarge quizzed over its high Kenyan involvement
Kenya’s Trade and Industry Minister Mukhisa Kituyi has said the government was uncomfortable with Lafarge’s dominance in the domestic cement and that it wanted more competition. Lafarge c
Siam City seeks higher prices to combat costs
Siam City Cement PCL (SCCC), Thailand’s second-biggest cement maker, said on Friday its 2006 net profit would be lower than the 4 billion baht (US$107m) earned in 2005 as costs rose. Revenues th
Kuwaiti-Jordanian Holding investments
Kuwaiti-Jordanian Holding Company (KJHC) has started investing in Jordan by establishing a US$250m new cement factory, said the company’’s CEO Reem Badran. KJHC’’s capital is s
New Lafarge research centre opens
Lafarge has unveiled a research centre in Staffordshire. The technical laboratory, based at its Cauldon production centre, will replace its former laboratory in Kent. The UK£2m development includes la
Cement company plans ’dome’ silo
Plans have been submitted by the Bermuda Cement Company to construct the new cement storage and distribution centre, freeing up the old site for future historical and tourism-orientated development. T
HeidelbergCement in second 2Mt Russian venture
Coming just over a month after the announcement of the Volsk joint venture, HeidelbergCement is announcing the building of a second new Russian 2Mta works.
PCA Summer Forecast Revises 2006 growth targets
Although a slowdown of the US economy is expected, experts predict cement consumption this year to reach 129.6Mst, an increase of 2.3 percent compared to 2005 levels, extending a three-year period of
Ultratech Cement shuts plants due to rains, India
Ultratech Cement Ltd said it has stopped operations at its 0.70Mta grinding unit at Surat in India’s flood-hit western Gujarat state.
Russia’s Eurocement to sell 25% of cement output on exchange Sep
Russia’s largest cement producer Eurocement plans to sell 500,000t of cement, or 25% of its total output, on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MSE) in September, Russian business daily Vedomosti report
Talks due over ownership of Portland
Major shareholders of East African Portland Cement Company are set to discuss its controversial ownership tomorrow.
Vietnam plans to increase prices
The Vietnam Cement Association said it has proposed a road map for a cement price hike in a bid to compensate for the increasing prices of materials. The association said it proposed to raise the pric
Southern Africa cement sales rise in July
Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union, consisting of South Africa and four neighbours, gained 15 per cent in July, rising for a third month after a decline in April. Sales in South Africa
Cemex representatives to meet with PCTVL
Representatives from Cemex will meet with members of various Latvian parliamentary groups over coming weeks, as the parliamentary group’s press secretary Alina Petropavlovska told local news sou