Cement News tagged: International
Cement terminal plan axed
Plans to build a controversial cement terminal on Sydney Harbour have been scrappe
Holcim/Schwenk joint venture in slag
Holcim and Schwenk Zement have commissioned slag joint venture at the Salzgitter steelworks, Hüttensand Salzgitter, which represents an investment of around EUR25m.
Heidelberg expansion could annoy the neighbours
It has been announced that HeidelbergCement will build a new cement plant in Volsk (Saratov oblast) Russia
Peru domestic sales up to 4.16Mt Jan-Oct 2006
Peruvian domestic cement sales rose to 4.16Mt for the period from January to October 2006, up 16.2 per cent YoY, according to the Peruvian association of cement producers Asocem.
Carib Cement studies impact of decision to remove cement tariff
The management of Caribbean Cement Company Limited is conducting an assessment to determine the effects of the government’s decision to extend the removal of the tariff on cement.
Ministry of construction calls for cement prices hikes
Vietnamese Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Cement Association (Cemas) are calling on the Government to increase the national cement price ahead of anticipated coal- and electricity-price hike
Lafarge invests to keep pace with growing demand
In a bid to meet the rapidly growing cement demand in South Africa, Lafarge has committed itself to a number of short- and medium-term infrastructure investments to increase its local production capac
Indonesia October consumption down 15 per cent YoY
Domestic consumption of cement last month, at 2.25Mt, was 15 per cent lower than the 2.65Mt used a year before, with consumption in the provinces of Jakarta and Banten leading the fall
No relaxation of cement quality standards
The Cement & Concrete Institute (C&CI) said on Thursday that there will be no relaxation of cement quality standards in the future.
Cypriot Vassiliko Cement net profit rises
Cypriot cement maker Vassiliko Cement Works said its consolidated net profit grew to C£5.7m (US$12.8m) in the first nine months of 2006 from C£4.8m (US$10.7m) a year earlier, on the back of higher sal
YTL Corp 1Q net profit down 11% to RM154m
Malaysia’s YTL Corporation Bhd posted a net profit of RM154.13m in the first quarter ended Sept 30, 2006, down 11.8% from RM174.83m a year ago.
Gresik to postpone construction of new plant
State-owned cement maker PT Semen Gresik (SG) says it will postpone construction of a new cement factory with an annual capacity of 2.5Mt due to
HeidelbergCement leads race for GSCL
HeidelbergCement AG is understood to have emerged as the frontrunner to pick up the promoters’ stake in Gujarat Sidhee Cements Ltd (GSCL), according to local news reports.
Bolivian cement sales rise 17.7%
Bolivian cement sales rose 17.7 per cent YoY to 1.17Mt in the period January to September 2006, Bolivia’s national statistics institute INE said.
Russian deputy PM urges cement cos to up production for housing
Russian cement companies should increase their output to 85-90Mt of cement by 2010 from the current 65-75Mt in order to meet goals for housing construction
Spanish consumption up 7.92 per cent YoY Jan-Oct 2006
Cement consumption in Spain rose by 7.92 per cent YoY to over 46.7Mt in the first 10 months of 2006, the Spanish cement makers association Oficemen said.