Cement News tagged: International

Vietnam assures consumers on supply and prices

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

Penden to produce cement in Bangladesh

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

Akçansa makes major Canakkale investment

19 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

15 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

15 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

15 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

15 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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

14 June 2006, Published under Cement News

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