Cement News tagged: International

New Cement Plant in Eastern Sudan

06 December 2005, Published under Cement News

A number of Gulf businessmen will build a US$180m cement plant in Eastern Sudan, local media reported on December 5, 2005. The plant will have an annual production capacity of

Gulf Cement Doha – clinker production

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

A public shareholding company to be called Gulf Cement Company with a paid up capital of QR800m is being established, said Abdullah bin Nasser Al Misnad, Chairman of the company’s founding committee.

Bermuda: concern over cement supplies

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The West End Development Corporation (Wedco) has failed to secure a deal with cement giant Cemex to take over the Bermuda Cement Company plant next month, informed industry sources told the Mid-Ocean

Trinidad also grappling with shortage

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Reports have surfaced that Trinidad Cement Limited the parent company of Jamaica’s Caribbean Cement Company is also grappling with a shortage of supplies. A report in the Trinidad and Tobago&rsq

Indonesia’s Gresik profit rise

Indonesia’s Gresik profit rise

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

State cement firm PT Semen Gresik expects its full-year net profit this year to rise by about 50 per cent from R520.59bn in 2004 on better cost efficiency and cement prices, company president Dwi Sutj

Cement sector’s capacity may expand

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Pakistan: with all the expansions coming online left right and centre, investors are confused about how much total supply of cement will be there in the market. According to calculations of cement sec

Cement ship sinks in Italian storm

Cement ship sinks in Italian storm

05 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Bad weather has battered much of Italy, sinking a cargo ship off the north-west coast after strong winds drove it into a breakwater.

HeidelbergCement to buy Danish importer

02 December 2005, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement, the sole cement producer in both Sweden and Norway, has signed an agreement with the Bach group to acquire Randers Cement and DK Beton. Randers Cement is the sole surviving independ

Cementir invests in white cement

02 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Cementir, which acquired Aalborg Portland Cement last year, is building a new import terminal for white cement at Tampa in Florida. This terminal, which will come on stream in 2006, will be supplied

Afghanistan cement project

02 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The US trade & development agency recently provided a grant to the local ministry of mines & industries to enable the completion of a project feasibility study regarding various cement

Growth in building materials production

02 December 2005, Published under Cement News

In Jan-Oct 2005 Armenia produced building materials worth 10.373bn AMD - 20.4 per cent more than in Jan-Oct 2005, reports the trade and economic development ministry. The sales grew by 35.4 per cent t

Russia Partners calls for Eurocement meeting

01 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The Russia Partners fund of the United States, which owns over 40 per cent of Russian cement company Eurocement has sent a request to the Eurocement board, calling for a shareholders meeting, A1 said

Cement plant inaugurated

01 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Cementos Dominicanos (Domicen), built at a cost of over US$113.5m by Italian (Colacem) and Dominican investors, was inaugurated by President Leonel Fernandez in Sabana Grande de Palenque, San Cristoba

Florida Rock gets approval to expand

01 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Florida Rock Industries is to be allowed to double the cement-making capacity of its cement plant on County Road 235, Newberry City Commission decided in a unanimous vote. But the company will have to

Lafarge Indian project hits hurdle

01 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Lafarge’s plan to start a greenfield project in Jharkhand has run into problems due to the non-availability of the required grade of limestone in the state, although government sources claim otherwise

Two hurt in cement plant fire

01 December 2005, Published under Cement News

US Federal mining officials are investigating the cause of an explosion and fire at a cement plant outside Branford late Monday that sent two employees to a hospital burn unit (reports the Sun Sentine