International
Cyprus H1 2004
Cement sales in Cyprus totalled 761,400t in the first half of 2004, up from 630,900t for the same period of 2003. Cement sales on the island reached 151,200t in June 2004 alone, compared to 117,400t
DTI set for Supreme appeal
Saying the Philippine Supreme Court (SC) decision to nullify safeguard tariffs on imported cement undermined the government’s role in ensuring a "level playing field", the Department of Trade an
Dhaka For BIS Waiver
Eyeing the land-locked north-eastern states in India to market cement manufactured in Bangladesh, Dhaka has mounted pressure on India for waiving the mandatory Bureau of Industrial Standard (BIS) cert
Royalty on mining production
The royalty on mining production proposed by Chile’s government to the Congress will not only affect copper miners, but also cement manufacturers since production costs will go up. The governmen
Ashaka Cement denies labour lay-off
Managing director of Ashaka Cement, Alhaji Mohammed Daggash, yesterday said the company has not commenced workers retrenchment. Daggash, in an interview with newsmen at Ashaka, said though the compan
Ultra-high-strength silica fume cement
Mitsubishi Materials and Ube Industries have announced their joint development of a ultrahigh strength silica fume cement called Silica Fume Cement Super. By increasing the quantity of silica fume and
Cement demand in Spain rises
Cement demand in Spain stood at 23.87Mt for the first half of 2004, up 3.4 per cent year-on-year, Spanish Cement Makers Association OFICEMEN said on July 14, 2004. Spanish cement output stood at 23.0
Ash Grove to build US$250m plant
Ash Grove said this week it has struck a deal to build a US$250m plant less than 40 miles northeast of Las Vegas on land owned by the Moapa Band of Paiute Indians. Ash Grove Cement expects the plant
Court voids import sanctions – Taiheiyo victory
Protective tariffs imposed by the Philippine Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on imported grey cement were voided by the Supreme Court (SC) on the grounds that these safeguard duties have not ac
ACC plans captive power units
The Associated Cement Companies (ACC) has targeted annual cost savings of over Rs 100 crore by setting up three captive power plants. The plants are to be set up at Tikaria in Uttar Pradesh, Chanda in
Titan America fired up
South Florida construction companies and developers are counting on the opening of Titan America’s mammoth new plant to catch supply up to demand for cement. The US$220m plant will be able to c
Saudi’s Yanbu Cement
Yanbu Cement Co. announced that its first half net income grew by 16 percent to SR 214.3m (US$57.14m) from the same period a year earlier. The company reported its first quarter net income, after
Cement truck kills 17
A wedding ceremony turns into tragedy as cement truck filled with full cargo of bags rolled backwards into the wedding party killing 17 guests and injuring 12 others earlier this week. The driver was
Ron Pearse on Boral
Rod Pearse, the 57 year-old head of Australian building materials giant Boral has successfully led the group for the last four years and under his leadership, Boral has doubled net profit to A$340 mi
Cement joint venture to invest in production expansion
Ha Noi (VNA)-The Nghi Son Cement Company, a joint venture between the Viet Nam Cement Corporation and a Japanese partner, is expected to submit to the Government for approval its plan to invest US$240
Polish Grupa Atlas gets approval for EUR112m project, Poland
Polish building materials manufacturer Grupa Atlas was granted a permission to construct a cement plant, a mine and a lime-processing plant on the territory of Lodz Special Economic Zone, Lodz provinc