Cement News tagged: International
More on Arabian Cement, Egypt
With contracts between FLSmidth and newcomer Arabian Cement, Egypt in place, work is about to commence on a US$60m contract that will see the first clinker being produced in just 23 months, possibly l
Saudi Cement Factory in Yemen
Saudi investor Hussein Attas has announced the completion of registering a cement factory in Yemen with a cost of US$533 million, and a production capacity of 3Mta. He said that there would be an anno
FLSmidth wins Egyptian plant order
Danish engineering group FLSmidth said on Friday it had won a contract worth about Euro 60m with Arabian Cement Company for an Egyptian cement clinker production line. The plant, a 6000 tonnes per d
Kazakhstan’s Yuzhpolimetall to build cement plant
Kazakhstan’s Yuzhpolimetall Industrial Corporation plans to build a US$50m cement plant with annual production capacity of at least 600,000t in the southern city of Kentau, company president Tur
Competition violators warned in Russia
The chief of Russia’s anti-monopoly watchdog vowed Friday to step up competition protection and accused those who had violated Russia’s anti-monopoly legislation of fuelling spiraling levels of
China Resources Cement in capacity push
China Resources (CR) Cement, a unit of state-controlled conglomerate China Resources (Holdings), plans to invest HK$1.8bn to boost capacity over the next three years, despite profits plunging 85 per c
Uzbekistan expands exports
Uzqurilishmateriallari (Uzbek Construction Materials) increased production by 54.1 per cent in 2000-2005. Uzqurilishmateriallari said production of cement increased to 5.01Mt (155.5%) and export rose
Turkey’s Cimsa sets up unit in Romania
Turkish cement maker Cimsa said on Friday it has recently set up a unit in Constanta, southeastern Romania, via which it plans to back its investment plans in the country.
Bamburi invests in plant upgrade
Bamburi Cement has announced a Sh30m infrastructure upgrade at its Athi River cement plant also known as Nairobi Grinding Plant (NGP).
Indocement expects only marginal gains
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa expects its domestic cement sales to increase by up to four per cent this year from around 9.5Mt last year, a director with Indonesia’s second-largest cement compa
China shifting to rural area developments
The overcapacity pressures on some industries in China, such as iron and steel and cement, are likely to be eased wh
Renewed interest in cement production in North Dakota
Geologists want to know if enough limestone can be found in eastern North Dakota to run a profitable cement plant. It’s a subject of intense interest in North Dakota’s construction industr
Carib Cement moves into major phase of upgrade
Carib Cement will next month move into a pivotal phase of its US$100m expansion and modernisation programme, when it begins construction of the foundation for a new kiln. At the end of the expansion p
Iran to build power, cement plants in Cuba
Iran and Cuba signed an agreement based on which Iran will build a cement plant in this Latin American country, news wire
New plant for Semen Gresik
PT Semen Gresik is planning to start construction of a new cement plant next year at a cost of more than 3 trln rupiah, finance director Cholil Hasan said. At this stage the company is finalizing a f
Italcementi to focus on Chinese market 2006
Italian cement maker Italcementi will focus on the Chinese market and will examine its development opportunities in 2006, the company’s CEO, Carlo Pesenti, said. The company intends to grow in