Cement News tagged: International
Libya awards four cement industry licenses
According to the National Mining Corporation, Libya has awarded licenses to four foreign companies out of 24 applicants earlier this month to set up cemen
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank finances new Sudan plant
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank has announced the financial close of a bridge facility for the construction of a cement manufacturing unit in Sudan.
South Africa: new Randfontein plant on track
Lafarge SA said yesterday the building of its Randfontein plant, a key part of its plans to increase production by about a quarter
Holcim plant manager appointed, New Zealand
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has this week announced the appointment of Chester Goodson as plant manager at its Westport Cement Works
Gujarat’s mini cement plants want village industry status
Gujarat’s small cement factories are facing closure on account of rising manufacturing costs, according to an industry lobby.
Cameroon may build second deep-sea port to supply cement plant
Cameroon may build a second deep- sea port at the coastal town of Limbe to allow heavy equipment to be brought into the country for a planned cement plant
Sri Lanka seeks partners to revive plant
Sri Lanka’s industrial ministry plans to revive a defunct cement plant in Kankesanturai, in the northern Jaffna peninsula, through a joint venture, a government spokesman said.
India: ACC Q2 net profit falls 27%
ACC Ltd, India’s largest cement producer, on Thursday announced that the company has reported a fall of 26.92% in its net profit to
Shree Cement expansion, India
Shree Cement (SCL), the Kolkata-based firm will invest Rs 550 crore in the current fiscal.
Holcim successfully commissions Romania’s largest kiln line
Holcim Romania has just successfully commissioned a new kiln line in the cement plant of Campulung.
Acquisitions strengthen GCC results
Mexico-based Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) announced consolidated results for the quarter ended June 30, 2008. During the second quarter of 2008 were generated double-digit volume growth in cement
’No early end’ to cement shortage
A senior official of Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) said yesterday that the current shortage of cement in the local market is not expected to be resolved soon,
Mexico’s Cemex 2Q net profit down 27% to US$444m
Cemex said Tuesday its net profit fell 27% in the second quarter to $444m, while higher sales and operating gains helped the company cut debt following athe Rinker acquisition.
China’s Jilin Yatai wins approval for stake sale to CRH
Cement firm Jilin Yatai (Group) Co Ltd said it has received approval from the National Development and Reform Commission
Hoang Thach cement factory’s output hits 1.7Mt
Nhan Dan - Hoang Thach cement factory is reported to have sold over 1.76Mt of cement so far this year,
India: 1Q cement sales rise
Despite cement sales of leading Indian producers improving in the first quarter of 2008-09, the steep rise in input cost is expected to exert pressure on the bottom lines.