Cement News tagged: International

Cemex to invest US$1.2bn in Mexico 2006-2008

17 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Cemex will invest at least US$1.2bn in Mexico over the period 2006 to 2008.

Cimenterie Nationale pours hopes into upgraded production facility

17 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Cimenterie Nationale (CN), Lebanon’s second-largest cement producer, is investing $100m to upgrade production, as a regional spike in prices has the sector flush with revenue.

Tianjin’s Bulk Cement utilisation rate up

17 January 2007, Published under Cement News

The Tianjin Municipality Cement Industry Association revealed announced that the output of Tianjin’s bulk cement reached 5.2Mt in 2006,

Vietnam seeks ways to develop cement industry

16 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Vietnam should be careful in approving new cement projects between 2006 and 2010, develop infrastructure in areas having cement facilities, and raise the cement industry’s competitiveness, said

President Saleh inspects cement factory project, Yemen

President Saleh inspects cement factory project, Yemen

16 January 2007, Published under Cement News

President Ali Abdullah Saleh paid a visit to Arab Company’s cement project in the Howeirah area.

No cement orders pending State decision, Mauritius

16 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Although it was expected to do so, the cabinet did not take a decision on a possible increase in the price of cement last Friday

India cement sales grow 10 per cent

India cement sales grow 10 per cent

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Driven by the central region, Indian cement sales clocked a 10 per cent growth during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2006 over a 10 per cent growth in production.

PPC will import up to 10m bags of cement to cope with demand

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said it would import between 300,000 and 500,000t of bagged cement to alleviate shortages in South Africa, the first time that the cement producer has released figures o

Cruz Azul expands cement plant

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Grupo Cruz Azul of Mexico will invest MXP$70m over the next two years in modernising its cement plants in Hidalgo and Oaxaca, states the group’s director-general, Guillermo Alvarez Cuevas.

Cemex to raise Mexican cement prices five per cent

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Cemex will raise domestic cement prices by an average of five per cent from January 15, a company executive said on Friday.

Caspian Resources to develop Kuznetsk cement plant

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Kazakhstan’s Caspian Resources holding company will invest roughly R200m in 2007 to upgrade its- controlled Kuznetsk cement plant (Kemerovo Region, Russia

Strabag to begin construction of Hungarian plant

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

Austrian construction firm Strabag is set to begin building a HUF33bn (US$169m) cement plant in the Kiralyegyhaza, southern Hungary, next September.

Orient plans cement unit in Rajasthan

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

The CK Birla group is betting big on cement. The Kolkata-based business conglomerate’s Orient Paper & Industries has recently won a limestone mining lease renewal case in Rajasthan and is planni

Construction firm ups cement production

15 January 2007, Published under Cement News

The Saigon Manufacturing and Commercial Company will open its second concrete factory on Jan. 12

Pakistan cement makers seek more incentives

12 January 2007, Published under Cement News

All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has asked the government to provide further incentives and export facilities including infrastructure facilities at ports so that they might

Zambia needs more cement producers

12 January 2007, Published under Cement News

The Zambian government should come up with incentives to encourage more companies to start cement manufacturing as a way to meet an increasing demand for the commodity, an official has said.