Cement News tagged: International
Vietnam assures consumers on supply and prices
Vu Van Hiep, deputy general director of the Viet Nam Cement Corporation (VNCC), this week assured the nation’s construction companies that there would be no serious shortages of cement and no addition
Semen Gresik sales down
PT Semen Gresik said sales in the five months to May fell 1.3 per cent year-on-year to 6.01Mt, led by a big fall in exports. It said domestic sales in the five months rose to 5.68Mt from 5.45Mt a y
Mayor approves inquiry into cement companies
Mayor Braulio Yaranon has approved a City Council resolution, which called for a congressional inquiry on the alleged overpricing of cement by select manufacturers. The resolution was passed on accoun
Block units hit hard by cement shortage
The ongoing cement shortage has badly affected the companies making cement blocks, said a report in a local Arabic daily. “Because of the shortage, we hardly can meet half of the demand from the const
Penden to produce cement in Bangladesh
The Penden Cement Authority Limited in Gomtu, Bhutan and a Bangladeshi company have agreed on a joint venture to produce cement, which is described as a sure ’win win situation’. Banglades
New cement silos for CHC
Chia Hsin Cement Greater China Holding Corporation (CHC) has announced that its two new cement silos in Zhenjiang City, Jiangsu Province, the PRC
Akçansa makes major Canakkale investment
With a proposed spend of US$135m, Turkish producer Akcansa will increase its clinker production capacity to 5.7Mt and
Cemex ready to discuss arbitrage cancellation
While rejecting the requirement of the Minister of SOE Sugiharto, to reconsider the sale of its stake to the Rajawali Group, Cemex Asia Holdings said the company is ready to discuss the cancellation
Russian court to hear Eurocement antitrust case
The Federal Arbitration Court for the Moscow court district has scheduled for July 3 the hearings of a complaint filed by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) seeking to oblige Russia’s larges
Construction market, put at 6 billion euros in 2005
The construction industry in Romania grew in the first quarter of the year 20 percent, three times faster than the entire economy. The value of construction works for 2005 was estimated at six billio
Peruvian domestic cement sales increase
Peruvian domestic cement sales stood at 404,426t in May 2006, up 22.9 per cent year-on-year, the country’s Association of Cement Companies (Asocem) said on June 15, 2006. Peruvian cement company
Italcementi to invest more in India
Italcementi will invest Rs 800 crore (US$174m) over the next two years in various greenfield and acquisition projects the company’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Carlo Pesenti said. The Italian com
India Cements looking for more opportunities
India Cements Ltd, which has reported a profit for the second straight year plans to have a pan-India footprint. Apart from signing up for a two million tonnes a year cement plant in Himachal Pradesh
New cement plant begins production
Bestway Cement, situated in District Chakwal, Pakistan, started production Tuesday from its new plant. The facility has been built at a cost of Rs7bn (US$116m). A brief ceremony was held at the plant,
Chinese building material producers see profits tumble
The National Bureau of Statistics of China and China Building Material Industry Association jointly released the country’s top 100 building material manufacturers for 2005. Last year, the 100 co
South Africa plans massive rise in construction
South Africa will spend about 27 billion rand (US$3.96bn) in construction over five years in a bid to help hasten economic growth in Africa’s biggest economy, Public Enterprises Minister Alec Er