Cement News tagged: International

Semen Tonasa to build new plant

18 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Semen Tonasa is planning to invest at least Rp 2.5 trillion to increase its production capacity as well as build a new plant in Pangkep, said the company’s newly elected President Direct

Ministry stops use of coral in cement production

18 October 2005, Published under Cement News

The Vietnamese Construction Ministry will close down cement plants using coral as a raw material in production to protect marine ecology. Plants using coral are concentrated mainly in the southern ce

TPI Polene wants loan extension

18 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Thai Petrochemical Industry Plc, the country’s biggest corporate debtor, plans to extend its debt-restructuring process for three months while its cement unit, TPI Polene, wants an extra year, T

Peru’s September cement sales rise

18 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Peru’s overall cement sales in September rose 18.6 per cent to 456,907t from the 385,305t sold in the same month a year before, as the economy continued to expand, the National

Antimonopoly service sends claim to Eurocement

Antimonopoly service sends claim to Eurocement

17 October 2005, Published under Cement News

The Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has reportedly sent an invoice to the Eurocement Group for one billion roubles (US$35m)as part of negotiations over claims of excessive profiteering and what it

Indonesia cement consumption up again

17 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Indonesia’s cement consumption rose 4.2 per cent in September from a year earlier, the country’s largest cement maker said on Monday. State-controlled PT Semen Gresik Tbk , 25.5 percent o

Turkish Sanko wins Gaziantep tender

Turkish Sanko wins Gaziantep tender

17 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Turkish industrial group Sanko Holding made the highest bid of $128m in the sell-off tender of cement factory Gaziantep Cimento, it was reported on October 14, 2005. Sanko entered the open bid sessio

Kalvitis to consider inviting bids for new cement plant

17 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Due to a cement deficit on the Latvian market, Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis (People’s Party) has ordered Minister of Economy Krisjanis Karins (New Era) to consider inviting bids for building a

Companies still trying to broker solution to cement price war

14 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Despite a September 28 deadline set by Colombia’s senate to resolve the price war in the domestic cement market, the companies are still negotiating to find a solution, an official of one of the

Dangote to Produce 10Mt by 2006

14 October 2005, Published under Cement News

The President, DangoteGroup of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote has disclosed that the group’s new cement industries in the country will by 2006 produce 10Mt of cement annually. Dangote stated t

Switzerland domestic cement deliveries up

14 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Switzerland’s cement industry’s domestic cement deliveries grew 6.5 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2005, local industry association cemsuisse said on October 13, 2005. Ceme

OCI Denies Plan To Build Indonesian Cement Factory

14 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Orascom Construction Industries, or OCI denied having made any statements concerning intentions to invest in constructing a cement factory in Indonesia, according to a press release issued through the

South Africans squeeze new entrant

13 October 2005, Published under Cement News

South African cement suppliers and local distributors have reportedly conspired to drive out newly introduced Cheetah Cement to maintain their monopoly in Namibia. New Era investigations have reveale

Russian antitrust body to consider Eurocement break-up

13 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Russia’ Federal Antimonopoly Service, or FAS, has ruled that Eurocement Group has been violating the law on competition and is considering forcing Eurocement Group to break up under antimonopoly regul

Brazil’s Camargo Correa to invest US$100m

13 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Brazilian cement producer Camargo Correa is investing US$100m over the next three years in Argentina to boost production capacity and expand a cargo railway line, the company’s newly acquired Ar

Mexican cement growth slows

13 October 2005, Published under Cement News

Although the Mexican cement industry grew three per cent in January-July this year, the national cement chamber (Canacem) predicted growth for the year would be just two per cent due to the slow progr