Cement News tagged: International
Cement sales up in November
Pakistan ’s total cement sales during the month of November as compared to the previous year went up by eight per cent and were noted at 1.194Mt. The All Pakistan Cement
Holcim and Gujarat Ambuja
The presence of Swiss cement maker Holcim’s CEO Markus Akermann and his board colleague Paul Hugentobler in Mumbai to attend the Associated Cement Companies Ltd (ACC) board meeting on Tuesday sparked
Cement consumption growth to slow in 2006
US experts predict cement consumption this year to increase more than five per cent over 2004 levels, despite this year’s hurricanes. Residential construction is expected to decline due to raising mor
Yemen production increase planned
According to the Al-Bayan newspaper, Mr. Mohammed Shanef, Vice Chairman of the Yemen Corporation for Cement Industry and Marketing, revealed that his company is planning to increase its cement product
Savinskiy Cement increases production
Savinskiy Cement Plant (the Arkhangelsk region) increased production of cement by eight per cent in January-November 2005, to 668,000t, up 8,0 from the figure reported in entire 2004. Design capacity
Holcim Romania opens "clean" concrete plant
Holcim Romania said on Wednesday it spent US$2.36m to open its 11th environmentally friendly concrete plant. The new plant has an output capacity of 120 cubic metres of
TCL back on-stream
By the end of this week, Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) will raise its production to meet the demands of local and foreign markets. This assurance was given yesterday by TCL chief executive officer, Dr Rol
Holcim may bid for Huaxin Cement
Holcim is expected to become the largest shareholder of China’s second largest cement producer Huaxin Cement. The two companies are in acquisition talks, an official from the city government of
Romanian cement market up in 2005
The Romanian cement market is reported to have grown 8.0 per cent in 2005 compared to 2004 due to the high number of supply contracts for the reconstruction of buildings
US could drop duty on Mexican cement
The United States could phase out a 55 per cent duty on Mexican cement under a plan that would establish a 3Mt annual import quota for three years, a US group said on Monday. Stephen Sandherr, chief e
Kenyan cement firms complain about costs
Poor roads and inadequate communication infrastructure are making cement manufacturing too expensive Kenyan cement makers Bamburi and Athi River Mining are concerned that the high costs of production
Shree Cement expects good rise in sales
Shree Cement Ltd., whose main market is in north India, expects sales to rise 12-13 per cent in the current year to March, a top company official said on Tuesday, beating the industry average of 8 per
Takeover bid for Cementos Lemona
A unit of Spain’s Fomento de Construcciones & Contratas SA has launched a takeover bid of Euro 248.3m a share, for mid-size cement producer Cementos Lemona SA. The unit, Cementos Portland Valder
Taiwanese groups: profits rising
Due to an expected 10 per cent rise in the price of export cement, Taiwan’s cement firms will likely see their average profit margins increase two per cent next year. An institutional investor
Russia’s Eurocement to hold EGM
Russian cement producer Eurocement plans to hold an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders, or EGM, on February 6, 2006 to elect new members to the company’s board of directors, a spokesm
Indian cement majors lose momentum
Strong projections of sales fail to surface in the cement industry, as despatches continue to show single-digit growth. Apparently, it’s worse for the big four cement manufacturing companies in India.