Cement News tagged: International

Tabuk Cement net profit up 20 per cent, Saudi Arabia

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Tabuk Cement’s net profit rose to SR154.8m in 2005, up 20 per cent from the previous year, the Saudi Arabian company said yesterday.

Orascom expands its bag interests

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Orascom Construction Industries has acquired Egypt Sack Company for E£43m (EUR6.3m). Egypt Sack operates a single plant with an annual capacity of 60m cement bags and generated a turnover of E£38.6m

TPI asks court for exit from debt restructuring status

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

TPI will ask the Central Bankruptcy Court on 29 December for approval to exit business rehabilitation, according to Gen Mongkol Ampornpisit, the chairman of the rehabilitation plan administration team

Cement giants put up bulk of shares for auction

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Bim Son will offer 18 million shares and But Son 22m. The reserve price for both is VND11,000 compared to a par value of VND10,000. The deadline for registration of Bim Son shares is January 13 and th

Argentina’s Loma Negra considering bond programme

Argentina’s Loma Negra considering bond programme

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Argentine cement manufacturer Loma Negra is analysing the launch of a US$500m bond programme, the company said in a filing to the local stock exchange.

Wendel in talks to buy Materis for more than EUR2bn

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

French holding company Wendel Investissement is in talks to buy specialty materials maker Groupe Materis for more than EUR2bn, local press reported.

British Cement Association: Compliance with new waste incineration directive

British Cement Association: Compliance with new waste incineration directive

05 January 2006, Published under Cement News

All four members of the British Cement Association – Buxton Lime Industries, Castle Cement, Cemex UK and Lafarge UK – fully comply with the Waste Incineration Directive (WID) which came into force on

Pakistan cement sales up 12 per cent

04 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Cement sales during the first six months of the current fiscal year registered a growth of 12.09 per cent as construction activity in the country was in full swing despite the fact that during this pe

Cemento Melón submits new plant for approval

04 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Chile’s Cemento Melón group, controlled by France’s Lafarge, has submitted to the national environmental commission (Conama) an environmental impact study (EIS) for its new cement milling

Konya Cimento to invest in cement mill construction

04 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Turkish building materials producer Konya Cimento will invest Euro 12m in the construction of a new cement mill, the company said in a statement to the Istanbul Stock Exchange (IMKB)

Indian cement sales show steady gains

04 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Local analysts expect India’s demand (including exports) to increase by about 10Mt in the new calendar year and cross the 150Mt mark.

Another Chinese supplier opts for IPO

03 January 2006, Published under Cement News

China National Building Materials, the mainland’s largest provider of products used in construction, plans to raise up to US$150m in an initial public offering in Hong Kong this quarter, market

Ramco to set up cement plant in Gulf

03 January 2006, Published under Cement News

India’s business group Ramco has started negotiations with potential partners for setting up a US$100m cement plant in the Gulf region, a senior company official said here. The

Indonesian cement increases by 5.9 per cent

03 January 2006, Published under Cement News

The sales volume of domestic cement in January-November 2005 has increased by 5.9 per cent to 28.864Mt from 27.244Mt in the same period in 2004. However, the total volume of

Four cement projects in Khuzestan

03 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Projects to implement four cement development plans in Khuzestan Province, Iran have already received required credit facilities and the existing capacity of 8500tpd would be

Indian coal supplies get expensive

03 January 2006, Published under Cement News

Domestic coal may soon become dearer for the cement and steel and sectors. Apparently because these sectors have been asked to source at least 20 per cent of their needs from the open market.