Cement News tagged: International
Chinese firm seeks to build mini cement plant in W Sumatra, Indonesia
Kenyon T & D Company of China has expressed interest in building a number of mini cement plants in the Indonesian province of West Sumatra with an annual capacity of 25,000t each.
FCC unit to invest US$180m on US plant
Cementos Portland Valderrivas said it plans to invest – US$180m to upgrade its cement plant at Bath in the state of Pennsylvania. The unit of construction group Fomento de
TCC aims for No.3 spot, China
The year 2008 would be a guidepost year for the Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC) as a development pillars of fast growth, said Leslie Koo, chairman of Taiwan Cement Group.
Growth on cement market continues to slow, Hungary
Hungary’s cement market continued to slow in 2005, for the second year in a row, according to Hungarian press.
Yanbu Cement boosts annual capacity, Saudi Arabia
Saudi cement producer Yanbu Cement Company (YCC) has raise its annual capacity to 4.8Mt from 3.6Mt, the company said.
Less dust, fewer jobs as Essroc keeps word
As promised years ago, four outdated kilns at Essroc Cement Corp.’s Plant III on West Prospect Street stopped spinning last month.
Cemex increases local cement prices
Cemex increased domestic Mexican cement prices on Friday by an average six per cent to offset higher production and power costs, a company executive said. Revenues for Cemex,
Birla Corp commissions second cement unit
Birla Corporation Ltd today commissioned its second cement unit in Durgapur, with a capacity of 1Mta at an investment of Rs 75 crore. The Durga Hitech Cement plant, a sister
Cyprus cement sales rise
Cement sales in Cyprus increased 3.4 per cent year-on-year in 2005, totalling 1.58Mt, according to data by the National Statistics Service Cystat, published on January 13,
Chettinad Cement to increase capacity
Chettinad Cement Corporation, India plans add an additional capacity of 500,000t at its Dindugal plant in Tamil Nadu, taking the total plant capacity to 1.7Mt. The company is setting
Inekon Group to build Iraqi cement works
Inekon Group, located in the Czech Republic will start implementing a project worth Euro 328m this year involving supplies for a cement works to be built in the north of Iraq, the
New roads for China
China will invest hundreds of billions of yuan in constructing rural roads over the next five years, aiming to provide more bitumen and cement roads for rural people. The Minister of Communications, L
Colombian Authorities investigate cartel
An increase of more than 50 per cent in cement prices in Colombia in recent months would appear to show that a very amicable ceasefire has been agreed to end the price war allegedly raging since last
Keystone gets extra funding
First commissioned in 1928, Keystone Cement Co located in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley, is now pushing ahead with more investment thanks to some extra funding from the state
Argentina fixes cement prices
The Argentinian government signed an agreement on January 11, 2006 with the Association of Portland cement makers in the country to retain cement prices unchanged over the next
US Commerce Dept cuts duties
The US Department of Commerce Thursday lowered tariffs on imports of grey portland cement and clinker by Mexico’s Cemex SA (CX) from 54.97 per cent to 42.26 per cent,