Cement News tagged: International
Taiwan’s cement producers expect profit improvement
Thanks to the introduction of mainland China’s 11th five-year economic development plan, Taiwan’s cement producers, including Taiwan Cement Corp. (TCC), Asia Cement Corp. and Chia Hsin Cem
US shortages may continue
Rising mortgage rates, a growing prevalence of shaky, high-risk home loans and a forcasted 2.2 per cent decline in residential construction this year will do little to ease tight cement
Florida’s largest plant to increase production
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has just approved a 37 percent increase in the production of clinker at Titan America’s Pennsuco plant. This will enable
Ukraine production up in December
In December 2005, Ukranian cement production rose by 56.4 per cent compared with December 2004, to 732,000t, the State Statistics Committee has disclosed. In 2005,
Ural plants produce more in 2005
In 2005, Eurocement’s Katavsky Cement produced 884,000t of cement, up 7.8 per cent year-on-year. The rated capacity of Katavsky Cement is 1.55Mt. Production at another
New producer on the horizon
New producer on the horizon A group of Spanish businessmen, led by Bernard Le Genissel, have announced plans for a new 1.8Mta plant to be built close to Tangiers,
Kenya planning to force Lafarge to downsize
A major battle is reportedly looming between French investor Lafarge and the Kenya government as it emerges that the latter plans to force the cement conglomerate to sell part of its shares in the Ath
Holcim Indonesia to raise cement output
Holcim Indonesia, (formerly Semen Cibinong) plans to raise its cement output to 7.9Mt this year from 7.7Mt last year, the Jakarta Post reported, citing company president Timothy Mackay. Mackay said
Tabuk Cement signs 500,000t contract
Saudi cement producer Tabuk Cement Company (TCC) has recently signed a contract to sell some 500,000t of its 2006 output, the company’s board chairman, Salih al-Shatri, said in mid-January 2005.
Pakistan cement output decreases
Cement production in Pakistan has recently decreased by 30 per cent due to the current spell of winter rains in the country, say sources in the cement industry. The production has reduced to 35,000 to
Polish cement producers expect growth
Polish cement producers forecast five per cent sales growth in 2005 in comparison to the year 2004. In 2004, 11.06Mt were sold, or 4.6 per cent more than in 2003. However, sales rose only by 2.3 per c
Cement cos record 10.2% growth, India
Cement consumption in India recorded a healthy 10.2 per cent growth during April-November 2005, as sustained demand led to higher utilisation rates, but higher energy costs
Dry mortar continues to gain share in Britain
Though behind a number of Continental markets, where the cement groups push the product, in terms of product acceptance, the British dry mortar market continues to expand
Akmenes lifts 2005 sales to EUR35m, Lithuania
Akmenes Cementas, Lithuania’s only cement manufacturer, posted sales of LTL119.823m (EUR34.7m) for 2005, up 14 per cent from LTL105.505m in 2004. In December, however, sales fell by 19 per cent
Cement sales rise 10.64 YoY, Peru
Peru’s overall cement sales rose 10.64% in 2005 to 5Mt from the 4.5Mt sold in 2004, as the economy continued to expand, the National Association of Cement Producers (Asocem) said.
Vietnam’s cement sector to turn out 32.5Mt of cement
The cement sector is projected to turn out 32.5Mt of cement this year, a 13.1 per cent YoY rise.