Cement News tagged: International
Cement majors post increase in sales
India’s cement majors have reported a substantial year-on-year increase in volume sales for the month of February. The Associated Cement Companies reported a 11.8 per cent increase in sales at 1.534Mt
Algerian cement consumptionin 2005
According to El-Khabar newspaper, Ayman ANIS, General Director Algerian Cement Company (ACC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), announced that the cement cons
Cement sector says budget offers nothing concrete
The Indian cement industry has termed Budget 2006 as a mixed bag. The emphasis on infrastructure growth will certainly boost cement demand, said industry officials. But Budget 2006 keeps cement positi
Bestway to revive Mustehkam Cement
Bestway Cement, Pakistan, has planned to start a project in Chakwal, having a capacity of 6000tpd and efforts are underway to revive Mustehkam Cement. The company said, in a notice, to the Karachi Sto
Anti-dumping – winners and losers
Mexico and the US plan to ratify on March 6 an agreement to end a long-standing trade dispute over cement, a spokesman for Mexico’s Economy Ministry said Wednesday. Economy Minister Sergio Garc
Aditya Birla shipments up
Aditya Birla group, India’s top cement producer, said on Thursday its February cement shipments rose 16.1 per cent from a year ago to 2.54Mt. The group, including flagship Grasim Industries Ltd.
Pollution eating cement – made in Italy
Italcementi has produced a new type of photocatalytic cement called TX Active, which can reduce the organic and inorganic polluting elements in the air. The product is the result of ten-year long rese
Gujarat Ambuja February cement shipments
Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd, India’s third-biggest cement maker, said on Wednesday its February shipments rose 15.6 per cent from a year earlier to 1.07Mt. Production in the same period totalled
Steppe Cement awards contract
Steppe Cement Ltd said its subsidiary Karcement in Kazakhstan has closed the tender process and has awarded the contract for reconstruction of the raw mills, pre-heater, kiln and cooler of line 5 to F
CIMA mulls cement assets sale to Vicat of France
State-owned Cement Industries of Malaysia, or CIMA, the country’s third largest cement producer, is reportedly considering the sale of 51 per cent of its cement assets to France’s Vicat gr
China to further reform cement industry
China will continue to adjust its cement industry’s structure to ease overcapacity and achieve industry centralization, said the National Development and Reform Commission (N
Indocement warns higher costs in 2006, Indonesia
Indonesia’s second largest cement maker, PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk, expects production costs will rise this year due to high energy costs, inflation and interest rates, but it projected
Antitrust chief says may increase fine on Eurocement, Russia
Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) may increase Russian cement producer Eurocement Group’s fine to 8 billion rubles from the current 2 billion rubles, if the company continues violating
Cement cos to build on core play, India
The cement sector found no mention in the Budget, but there was much cheer in the industry due to the increased emphasis on infrastructure, which is expected to boost cement demand.
GCC reports record fourth quarter results, Mexico
Mexico’s Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) consolidated results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2005.
Gresik posts US$100m net profit, Indonesia
State-run cement maker PT Semen Gresik posted a net profit of Rp936.314bn (US$100.8m) last year, up by 83.37 per cent from a year earlier.