Cement News tagged: International

Investment in cement-making to be welcomed, Pakistan

29 March 2006, Published under Cement News

The government will welcome fresh investment in cement manufacturing as there is a bullish trend in Pakistan’s cement industry, said Minster for Industries, Production and Special Initiatives Ja

Cement industry sees end of crisis, Germany

29 March 2006, Published under Cement News

The rebound in the construction industry is leading the German cement industry to predict its crisis is almost over, writes Handelsblatt, citing an internal trade group document. The BDZ trade group s

New tender for cement mill, Kenya

29 March 2006, Published under Cement News

East African Portland Cement Company has re-advertised the tender for a new cement mill that was cancelled by government in January citing "serious flaws" in the procurement process.

Italcementi to invest EUR20m research centre, Italy

29 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Italian cement group Italcementi will invest some EUR 20m (US$24.1m) in the construction of a new research centre. The group will invest in a research and innovation centre to support its economic gro

Polysius acquires Maerz, Switzerland

Polysius acquires Maerz, Switzerland

29 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Polysius has acquired Zurich-based Maerz Ofenbau AG of Switzerland strengthening the German supplier’s lime business.

Union rep says strike would be last resort in negotiations with Nevada Cement

29 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Nevada Cement is negotiating with union representatives concerning two contract issues—health care premiums and the company’s pension plan—and if those negotiations don’t yield an agreement, union rep

Cimpor to sell Nova Cimangola stake

Cimpor to sell Nova Cimangola stake

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Cimentos de Portugal SGPS announced that it agreed to sell its stake in Angolan cement maker Nova Cimangola SA to the Angolan government or Angolan investors designated by the government, as a way of

Holcim Indonesia to build new cement plant in Tuban

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Holcim Indonesia Tbk, formerly PT Semen Cibinong, plans to set up a new plant in Tuban, East Java, with an investment of about US$300m, the company’s president director, Tim Mackay, said here on

Cemex to increase cement production in the UAE

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Cemex announced today that it intends to begin construction of a new grinding facility for cement and slag in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in order to help meet increased local demand. The constructio

Lafarge to participate in Mexican grey-cement market

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Lafarge is to participate in the Mexican grey-cement market from late April. The company is to start operations in its Hidalgo plant, which demanded an investment of US$121m. The plant will produce 60

Buzzi Unicem Elects Pavilion Technologies to Increase Operating Efficiency

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Pavilion Technologies, a world leader in model-based software, today announced an implementation agreement with Buzzi Unicem, an Italian cement company and the world’s largest cement producer. A

Contractors demand control of cement prices

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

The Indian Builders and Contractors Association, on Sunday, demanded the government to control the prices of cement and steel. The Association members, who met here on Sunday, decided to take up a pro

Workers at Nevada Cement reject contract offer

28 March 2006, Published under Cement News

While their contract expired at midnight Friday, the workers have no immediate plans to strike, union officials said. Ninety workers at the company belong to either Laborers’ Union Local 169 or

Lafarge North America rejects buyout

27 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Lafarge North America (LNA) said Friday, March 23, that a committee of board members had rejected a US$3bn buyout offer from its French parent, Lafarge SA. The committee considers the bid of US$75 a s

Construction of new US Holcim cement plant begins

27 March 2006, Published under Cement News

Construction began Friday on one of the nation’s largest cement plants, about 50 miles south of St. Louis, in spite of environmentalist concerns about the factory that will sit near the Mississi

Rising prices of cement, steel and other inputs

27 March 2006, Published under Cement News

The Pakistan government is likely to revise the cost of development schemes upward due to increase in the prices of cement, steel and other inputs, a senior government official told the Daily Times on