Cement News tagged: International
Sabanci to invest more in cement
Turkey’s Sabanci Holding cement group plans US$367m investment, mainly for capacity increase this year, said head of Sabanci’s cement group Erhan Kamisli.
Midland jobs ’safe’ after Hanson deal
Hundreds of jobs will be secure in the UK Midlands despite the UK£8 billion agreed takeover of building materials group Hanson by Germany’s HeidelbergCement.
Ukraine cement output increases
Production of cement increased by 29 per cent in April, compared to March. In January-April 2007
Peruvian domestic cement sales increase
Cement sales on the domestic Peruvian market increased to 756,471t in the first four months of 2007 from 570,541t for the same period of 2006, the Peruvian cement producers association Asocem said on
Inflated energy costs weigh on cement, steel industries
Rising energy costs over the past three months have forced Vietnamese producers to keep steel and cement prices high, despite global commodity trends to the contrary.
Cement factory blaze investigated
A fire at a cement factory in Flintshire is being investigated by the Environment Agency. The blaze at the Castle Cement plant in Padeswood, near Mold, started on the seventh floor of the production
Obajana Cement’s new production lines
Obajana Cement PLC’s new production lines 3rd and 4th will require about US$1.6bn, according to the company’s Chairman / President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote.
Russia’s Novoroscement plants sold
Russia’s leading export facilities and an important regional producer along Russia’s southern market, the Novoroscement complex has
HeidelbergCement offers EUR11,700m for Hanson
The agreed bid by HeidelbergCement for Hanson will create the world’s largest aggregates producer and the at the bid price of 1,100 pence values Hanson at some EUR11,700m, a record price for a b
Polish producers warn over cement shortages
A potential lack of construction materials in Poland has been highlighted in the local Polish press, following recent announcements that Poland has been awarded the prize of hosting the European Cup i
Barloworld’s DRC unit a potential cash cow
Barloworld’s newly established joint venture in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) had a potential to generate about $100m (R700m
China’s Sinoma wins US$162m contract from Yemeni Saudi Cement
Sinoma International Engineering Co Ltd said it won a contract, valued at US$162m, to design and provide equipment to one of the production lines of Yemeni Saudi Cement Co.
Rural housing turns best bet for cement, India
With increasing rural affluence, demand for cement for construction of houses in villages has gone up significantly over the last few years.
Foreign cement makers line up for BIS approval, Pakistan
The Pakistan government’s effort to fight inflation by removing import duty on cement has had the desired result: a clutch of foreign firms have applied for Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certificat
HeidelbergCement in agreed UK£8bn offer for Hanson, UK
HeidelbergCement confirmed it is bidding 1,100 pence per share to buy UK building materials company Hanson PLC, valuing the company at about UK$8bn.
Barloworld cement unit in Zimbabwe hit by forex
The acute shortage of foreign exchange in Zimbabwe had put “significant constraints on the normal operation” of cement company Portland Holdings (Porthold)