Cement News tagged: International

Sagar plans 1Mt plant in Tanzania

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Sagar Cements, a mid-sized Andhra Pradesh-based cement company, is planning a 1Mt plant in Tanzania.

Taiwan Cement to expand Yingde plant in Mainland China

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement International, a subsidiary of the Taipei-based Taiwan Cement Corporation and listed on

Bahrain: cement depots planned

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Bahrain will set up warehouses to stock large quantities of cement, to avert a repeat of the crisis that has crippled the country’s construction industry.

Prosperity Minerals FY pretax profit US$59.3m vs US$45.9m

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Prosperity Minerals Holdings said Monday that full year pretax profit was US$59.3m, compared to US$45.9m the previous year.

Andhra to account for 40% cement production in three years

Andhra to account for 40% cement production in three years

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

With 14 new cement plants in the pipeline and 24 existing ones in the process of expanding capacity,

Cemex to raise Mexico cement prices by five per cent

07 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Cemex plans to increase its local cement prices by an average of five per cent starting on Monday

Prakash Industries to invest INR4.85bn in cement unit

Prakash Industries to invest INR4.85bn in cement unit

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Prakash Industries Ltd said on Friday it has signed a deal with the government of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh to set up cement and clinker plants at an investment of INR4.85bn.

Exports to Romania may cause shortage to Bulgaria market

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Unregulated cement exports to Romania may trigger a shortage on the Bulgarian market, Todor Kostov, executive director of cement,

GCC to start limited operations at new plant, US

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

A new cement plant being built by Grupo Cementos de Chihuahua (GCC) of Mexico will start limited operations next week,

Thailand’s Siam Cement: seasonally softer results QoQ

04 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Siam Cement is expected to report a 2Q08 net profit of Bt6.4bn, down 27.5% YoY and 10.2% QoQ.

China’s Sinoma suspends Union contract

03 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said it has suspended a cement production line construction contract with Union Cement Company

Shanshui Cement says IPO retail tranche 2.15 times subscribed

03 July 2008, Published under Cement News

China Shanshui Cement Group Ltd, the country’s second largest cement maker, said the retail tranche of its initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong

India’s Aditya Birla June cement shipments up five per cent

02 July 2008, Published under Cement News

India’s Aditya Birla Group said on Wednesday its cement shipments in June rose five per cent from a year earlier to 2.58Mt.

Coal price hike to hurt Pakistan cement sector’s earnings

02 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Pakistan cement manufacturers are seeking an increase in prices in the wake of rise in international coal prices by 139 per cent during financial year 2008.

Gaza to get cement for first time in a year

02 July 2008, Published under Cement News

The Gaza Strip on Wednesday was to receive cement shipments for the first time in a year as Israel reopened border crossings that shut down.

Adelaide Brighton buys concrete business

02 July 2008, Published under Cement News

Adelaide Brighton Ltd has spent US$81m buying concrete products business Hanson Building Products Pty Ltd (HBP)