Cement News tagged: International

India Cements cuts employee

13 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Southern cement major, India Cements has further pared its employee strength by around 400 through the latest round of voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). "Ever since the company entered into the corpo

Hetauda Cement resumes production

13 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Hetauda Cement Industry Limited (HCIL) in Nepal has resumed production from Saturday. One of the largest cement factories in Nepal, HCIL had shut down its production since January 23 "to repair produc

Enugu Govt frustrates reactivation of Nkalagu Cement

13 February 2006, Published under Cement News

The delay in the reactivation of the moribund Nigeria Cement factory, Nkalagu, owned by the five states in the Southeast geopolitical zone, has been attributed to the failure of the Enugu State govern

CRH denies Uniland share purchase is ’unlawful and fraudulent’

10 February 2006, Published under Cement News

CRH has categorically rejected the allegations by Spanish cement group Corporacion Uniland SA that its purchase of a 26.3 per cent shareholding in Uniland was ’unlawful and fraudulent’.

Cimpor buys Spain Aridos del Cantabrico for EUR 7.7m

Cimpor buys Spain Aridos del Cantabrico for EUR 7.7m

10 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Cimpor via its Spanish subsidiary Corporacion Noroeste de Hormigones Y Aridos, has acquired the entire stake of Spanish aggregate company Aridos del Cantabrico for a total EUR7.7m (US$9.227m), Cimpor

Taiwan’s cement exports seen to rise substantially in 1H

10 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Thanks to the growing demand from the mainland China market, Taiwan’s domestic cement industry is expected to see substantial growth in exports and a slight increase in domestic sales this year.

Vietnam to consume 31.5-32Mt of cement in 2006

Vietnam to consume 31.5-32Mt of cement in 2006

10 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Vietnam is predicted to consume 31.5-32Mt of cement this year, up 6.8-8.47% against last year, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Colombian cement producers agree price cut

09 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Cement makers in Colombia have agreed with the government to reduce their prices after the country’s antitrust authority began an investigation into whether three

Holcim enters UAE cement market

09 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Holcim Trading, a fully-owned subsidiary of Holcim Ltd, has acquired a 25 per cent stake in National Cement Factory (NCF) based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company was founded in 200

Century Textiles expanding cement activities

09 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Century Textiles & Industries Ltd, a BK Birla Group company, is expanding its cement business by setting up a stand-alone grinding unit in West Bengal. According to a senior official of the BK Birla

Saudi company to open plant in Jordan

09 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Arabian Cement Company (ACC) said in late January 2006 it would launch a feasibility study on the possibility to set up a cement plant in Jordan. The project is to be carried out jointly with an unna

Colombia to probe cement makers on alleged price fixing

08 February 2006, Published under Cement News

The Colombian government Wednesday will start investigating three top cement suppliers suspected of collusion to fix prices.

Castro to send 500,000t of cement to Chávez

08 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Venezuela will soon receive 500,000t of cement from Cuba to help relieve local shortages of the construction material, Venezuelan press quoted President Hugo Chávez as saying.

AP cement industry sees Rs 15 hike per bag

08 February 2006, Published under Cement News

The cement industry anticipates a sharp rise in prices in Andhra Pradesh as the demand for the commodity is growing day by day.

Saudi extends cement exemption

08 February 2006, Published under Cement News

Saudi Arabia will run the exemption on the five per cent customs tariff on cement imports from outside the GCC for another year, according to Gulf News. Saudi cut customs tariffs on cement imports fro

Cementos Lemona rules out job cuts

08 February 2006, Published under Cement News

The sale of Spanish cement firm Cementos Lemona to rival group Portland Valderrivas will not effect production activities or job numbers, Cementos Lemona management told the company’s works comm