Cement News tagged: International

Chinese firm seeks to build mini cement plant in W Sumatra, Indonesia

17 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

17 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

17 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

17 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

Yanbu Cement boosts annual capacity, Saudi Arabia

17 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

17 January 2006, Published under Cement News

As promised years ago, four outdated kilns at Essroc Cement Corp.’s Plant III on West Prospect Street stopped spinning last month.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 increases local cement prices

16 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

16 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

13 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

13 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

13 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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

13 January 2006, Published under Cement News

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,