Cement News tagged: International
Lafarge Group to invest US$250m
Folowing its 15 per cent profit increase reflecting a strong and growing export market in the Great-Lakes region recorded in 2006, the Lafarge Group has announced an investment expansion of EUR180m (
CNBM to provide equipment to Vietnam
China National Building Material Group Corporation(CNBM), a state-owned company in charge of administrative affairs in building material industry
Holcim pleased by early response to Weston Option cement plant notification
Holcim (New Zealand) Ltd has received a good level of interest from the public this week following the notification on 20 and 21 April of the resource consent applications for its Weston Option cement
Chilean Cementos Bio Bio to invest US$50m in two plants
Chile’s third largest cement producer Cementos Bio Bio, controlled by the industrial group Briones, plans to invest US$50m in the construction of two plants in central Chile
Latin America, Central Europe and Asia lead the Cemex growth is the US profit drops
Cemex’ first quarter turnover rose by 9.5% to US$4,399.7m, helped by higher volumes in most markets, with the notable exception of the United States
Siam Cement 14 pct Q1 net profit fall beats forecasts
Siam Cement PCL (SCC), Thailand’s biggest industrial conglomerate, reported a less than expected 14 percent fall in quarterly earnings on Wednesday as a weak domestic economy hit its constructi
Cement exports dive as building boom eats up supply
South Africa’s cement exports plunged 34 per cent last year as the country’s construction and building boom accelerated.
Vietnam: Work begins on cement production line
Work began on the construction of the second production line for the Nghi Son cement plant began in central Thanh Hoa province, on April 23.
Albert Frere’s GBL raises its stake in Lafarge to 17%
Albert Frere’s holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert has raised its stake in Lafarge to 17 pct, the group said at its shareholders’ meeting.
HeidelbergCement starts construction of Russian cement plant
HeidelbergCement has begun construction of a cement plant worth over EUR200m in Russia’s Tula Region, Bernhard Gebler, the project’s manager, said Tuesday, ITAR-TASS reported.
No discrimination between foreign and domestic in cement industry
Competition Board President Mustafa Parlak has spoken about Turkey’s cement industry, saying that there are no di
Govt can’t ban cement cartel: FM
Government on Tuesday admitted to the presence of cement cartels and its inability to deal with them without effective competition law in the country.
Cement production reaches record high
Production of clinker in Poland reached 2.37Mt in Q1 2007, an increase of 102.4% compared with the corresponding peri
Cement producers oppose 2007 incentives
Local cement producers have strongly opposed the plan of the government to extend incentives to new players in the industry, saying it will create an unfair non-level playing field.
Cement consumption up by 14% in Q1, Philippines
Local cement manufacturers are upbeat on this year’s business prospects as consumption of cement grew 14% to 3.285Mt in the first quarter -the highest since 2001.
Holcim ups stake in India’s Gujarat Ambuja Cement to 30.3 per cent
Holcim has hiked its holding in India’s Gujarat Ambuja Cement to 30.3 pct from 28.5 per cent following the purchase of a 1.84 per cent stake for about INR3bn, the Economic Times reported.