Cement News tagged: International
German Cement industry turnover up
The sales of German cement sector stood at Euro 1.8bn in 2005, up 5.8 per cent year-on-year, according to Andreas Kern, president of the Association of German Cement Industry. In volume terms, the s
Gov’t cuts cement import duty
Importers will be allowed to bring cement into Jamaica between now and the end of August, at the reduced duty of 15 per cent, a decision made by Cabinet on Monday in response to complaints of a shorta
Yanbu Cement unit hit by blaze
Saudi Yanbu Cement said a fire damaged one of four production lines at its sole plant but did not affect supplies. The firm is still trying to determine the causes of the fire which erupted early yest
Mexico shipments to US
There was something for both sides in the cement trade agreement that U.S. and Mexican officials signed March 6. The agreement ends a 16-year dispute and lets Mexico export 3Mt annually to the US. Tha
More on Concreto
Lafarge India has launched its premium cement brand, Lafarge Concreto, in Orissa recently.Lafarge is currently the cement market leader in eastern India with a market share of 20 per cent followed by
Indocement sees its capacity up 600,000t in 2006
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa (part of the HeidelbergCement Group) said it may boost its cement capacity by 600,000t this year following a US£20m optimisation of its plant. It also predicted product
Court suspends sale of Ladik cement
The council of state, the top administrative court, in Turkey ruled for the suspension sale of Ladik cement plant to Turkerler Insaat. Akcansa gave the best bid in the tender held for the sale of the
Lafarge India launches new cement
Lafarge India, a part of Lafarge Group and the market leader in eastern India, has launched a premium variant called Lafarge Concreto. Concreto was developed by Lafarge’s state-of-the-art labora
Rise in cement price unfair, say builders
The apex organisation of builders in Rajasthan has expressed concern over escalation in cement prices due to alleged cartelisation of big players in the sector. The cement industry is into profiteerin
Cement bid refused to encourage competition
Keeping cement prices low was the main reason behind the Commerce Commission banning Fletcher Building’s bid for W. Stevenson & Sons last year. The commission believed by not allowing the bid wo
Eurocement to build $100m plant in Krasnoyarsk Region
Russian cement producer Eurocement plans to build a US $100m cement plant in the Krasnoyarsk Region, Anatoly Tikhonov, deputy governor of the region, said Tuesday. The annual production capacity of
Holcim to take majority stake in Huaxin Cement
To be able to participate further in the future dynamic growth of the Chinese cement market, Huaxin Cement Co. Ltd (HCC) - a leading Chinese cement producer - has decided to increase its share capita
HeidelbergCement to increase China stake?
China’s Tangshan Jidong Cement Co said Tuesday its parent is in negotiations to transfer a stake in the company to HeidelbergCement AG.
Lafarge re-assesses priorities in China
For Lafarge, integration has become a top priority in China, says Asia Pulse. Last year it saw a rapid expansion through mergers and acquisitions. In November, Lafarge and Shui On Construction and Mat
Cemex To Spend US$210m on Yaqui plant expansion
Cemex has announced its plans to invest US$210m in expansion of Yaqui plant, in northwestern Sonora state. The expansion will increase the annual output of the plant to 3.15Mt from 1.35Mt at present.
Gresik shares: no buy-back likely
The Indonesian government is unlikely to buy back shares of state-owned cement company PT Semen Gresik (SG) from Mexican cement giant Cemex SA due to its limited budget, according to Vice President Ju