Cement News tagged: International
Brazil cement market on the up
The civil construction sector is boosting sales of cement in Brazil which this year should surpass 38Mt - thanks to increase of real state credit and more financing lines to housing, according to the
Lack of lime delays production increases
One of the key reasons that delays the project to implement stepping-up of production at Garadagh Cement is failure to acquire a new limestone field, Gareth Babbs
Nova Cimangola Pledges cement supply to Cabinda Province
The supply of cement, to start next year, for the far-northern Cabinda province is secured in response to demand by local market, said the Cement company’s board of directors chairman, Nelo Vict
Weak cement prices no deterrent to southern China capacity expansion
Chinese cement makers are undeterred by weak prices and are expanding capacity in the south of the country, Citigroup said
Regional cement sales up 5.5 % year on year
Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union rose by 5.5 per cent year on year last month, but were marginally lower than in October.
Italcementi to build two new works in Kazakhstan
In partnership with the Kazakh group Mercury and the Turkish contractor Sembol, already active in Kazakhstan in a big way, Italcementi is to build two new dry-process cement plants in Kazakhstan.
Guatemala cement group to build new US$350m plant
Guatemalan cement maker Cementos Progreso said it plans to build a new US$350m cement plant with its Swiss partner Holcim to meet growing demand.
Nirma scraps cement plans
After dilly-dallying for over two years, FMCG major Nirma has shelved its plans for a foray into the cement sector.
Cement plan scrapped
Proposed 24-hour cement terminal for White Bay is withdrawn.
Closing agreement between Buzzi Unicem and Sacci
Buzzi Unicem SpA and SACCI SpA implemented today the agreement they entered into on November 13, 2006.
Vietnam to become self-sufficient in cement by 2009
Vietnam will produce enough cement to meet all domestic demands and even to export by 2009, as the progress of cement plant projects is being hastened, according to the Ministry of Construction.
India’s JK Cement to invests in new plant
JK Cement Ltd said on Friday it would invest INR9.5bn in the first phase of a cement plant it is setting up in Karnataka state.
Cement distributors worried over frequent price increases
Mr Kofi Afari-Appiah, Western Regional Chairman of National Association of Cement Distributors has expressed concern about the frequent increases in the price of cement in Ghana.
Cimpor in talks to sell 26 per cent stake in South African unit
Cimpor is in talks to sell a 26 per cent stake in fully owned South African unit Natal Portland Cement, Pieter Strauss, the subsidiary’s managing director.
Egypt’s Beni Suef to raise cement production
Egypt’s Misr Beni Suef Cement said on Thursday that under a contract signed on Tuesday with Polysius will build a second production line at its cement factory.
Antitrust body imposes no fine on Akcansa for Marmara operations
Turkish cement producer Akcansa Cimento Sanayi announced that the competition board has decided not to impose any fine on