Cement News tagged: International
Pakistan cement firms cut output
With declining trend in cement prices being witnessed for the last few weeks, some cement firms have reduced their production by over 30 per cent during the last one month. The production of cement, w
Dam cements place in Chinese history
After 13 years of immense effort and technical ingenuity, China has put
Vietnam demand on the rise
Domestic demand for cement is forecast to increase sharply to around 3.2-3.4Mt in May and June this year due to the peak in the construction season, according to the Ministry of Trade. In April, many
Cemex expected to reject Indonesian minister’s move
Cemex Asia Holdings Ltd, which wants to sell its 24.9 per cent stake in state cement maker PT Semen Gresik, is expected to reject a move by Minister for State Enterprises Sugiharto, who is seeking to
Ancap invests to modernise cement plants, Uraguay
Raul Sendic, vice president of the state run Ancap, Uraguay, said the company board has approved investments of US$13m to modernise its cement plants.
Dalmacijacement Q1 2006 profits rise, Croatia
Croatian cement producer Dalmacijacement, part of Cemex, posted a consolidated net profit of 16.2 mln Croatian kuna (US$2.8m) in the first quarter of 2006, up 165 per cent from 6.1 mln kuna (US$1.0m)
Dyckerhoff to build two cement lines, Russia
German construction material producer Dyckerhoff AG has decided to build two cement production lines, worth a total of about US$150m, in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Region, Wolfgang Bauer, chairman of D
No change in cement import, export policy, Pakistan
The government rejected on Thursday the demand of cement manufacturers to immediately change the policy on import and export of cement and informed the All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (A
Indocement mulls price cuts, Indonesia
Indonesia’s second largest cement maker, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa, is considering the possibility of price cuts in order to regain market share, particularly in the key Jakarta and West Ja
Govt to reject Rajawali bid for Cemex stake
The Indonesian government will turn down the request from Mexican-based cement giant Cemex to approve an offer from the Rajawali Group to purchase Cemex’s shares in state-owned cement maker PT S
Cement dealers in Central Mindanao warned
A cement manufacturer and trade officials have warned cement dealers and retailers in Central Mindanao against jacking up prices due to temporary supply shortage noted in the last few weeks due to rep
OCL India to raise funds for capacity expansion
OCL India Ltd is planning to raise funds to expand its Rajgangpur plant to 3.8Mta from 1.8Mta. Total cost of the capacity expansion programme has been estimated at US$150m. The project would be comple
Indonesia’s ’06 cement sales seen as flat
Indonesia’s domestic cement sales are expected to be flat this year after weak demand in the first quarter, a director of the country’s second largest producer said on Thursday. Indonesia&
Cement price discounts – eyewash
The Builders Association of India, which had approached the government against cement companies for steep hike in prices, today termed as an "eyewash" the cement manufacturers’ proposal to reduc
Holcim gets backing to build new cement plant
Holcim is reportedly keen to build a new cement plant costing some US$305m at Nyergesújfalu, a small town in northwestern Hungary, 53km from Budapest, along the Slovakian border, where the local gover
TX Active from Italcementi
Carlo Pesenti, Italcementi Group CEO, presented the launch of the industrial scale production and marketing of photocatalytic products manufactured with the TX Active® principle, the fruits of the Ita