Cement News tagged: International
Cemex to raise Mexican cement prices five per cent
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
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
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
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
The Saigon Manufacturing and Commercial Company will open its second concrete factory on Jan. 12
Pakistan cement makers seek more incentives
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
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.
China’s Jiangxi Cement denies takeover rumors
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co Ltd has denied rumors that the company may be taken over by Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd or Lafarge.
Sarawak contractors urge Ministry to retain cement’s old price
Housing developers and contractors in Sarawak have urged the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to maintain the old prices of cement for the benefit of the people, especially house buyers
Authority Says Over 64,000t of cement imported, Ethiopia
Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia said that five investors have imported over 64,000t of cement during the past two months.
Kazakh co to invest 200 mln rubles in Russian cement plant 2007
Kazakh holding Caspian Resources expects to invest about RUB200m this year in developing the Kuznetsky cement plant in the Kemerovo Region
Cement contractor charged with obstructing justice in grand jury investigation
The president of a Riverview cement company was indicted today for obstructing justice and lying to a federal grand jury investigating payment of bribes to city of Detroit officials.
Cement sales tipped to soar in run-up to 2010
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC), Africa’s biggest cement maker, says South African demand for the building material will rise for a sixth year as the government builds stadiums,
Government to consolidate cement industry
Sixty key cement companies will become the industry leaders under a fresh consolidation, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
Vietnam: Bim Son cement plant project begins
The Vietnam Cement Corporation began construction on the Bim Son Cement project, called N2, in Thanh Hoa Province yesterday.
Thailand’s Siam City Cement 4Q06 bottom line hurt by floods
Siam City Cement (SCCC) is expected to announce 4Q06 profit of Bt778m, down 21% QoQ, but up 18% YoY. Sales are forecast to fall 9% QoQ due to flooding in many rural areas of Thailand in 4Q06