Cement News tagged: International

Philippine cement plant given pioneer perks, strict rules

13 November 2006, Published under Cement News

The Board of Investments (BoI) recently granted pioneer status and income tax holidays (ITH) to a P7-billion greenfield cement plant in Bulacan

Chinese CMC Co. to establish cement plant in Yemen

13 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Yemeni Assas company signed Wednesday with Chinese CMS and Hong Kong Mix More companies a partnership agreement to establish a cement plant in Abyan governorate

South African construction costs to soar with cement price increase

13 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Increases in the domestic price of cement appear imminent and will raise the cost of major construction projects, including the government’s infrastructural expenditure programme and 2010 soccer

India Grasim signs pact with Orissa government for cement unit

13 November 2006, Published under Cement News

India’s Grasim Industries Ltd, the flagship company of the Aditya Birla group said it signed a pact with the government of Orissa state to set up a 3.5Mt integrated cement unit in the state&rsqu

Lebanon producers threaten to abandon postwar price ceiling

Lebanon producers threaten to abandon postwar price ceiling

13 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Lebanon’s three cement producers have threatened to abandon a price ceiling on building materials that they adopted in August if cement smuggling into Syria continues to revert to pre-war levels

Cement makers in for busy time, Malaysia

13 November 2006, Published under Cement News

The wait is over and things could finally be looking up for Malaysia’s cement sector.

Lafarge gets its best improvements from Eastern Europe

Lafarge gets its best improvements from Eastern Europe

10 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Lafarge’s turnover for the first nine months increased by 17.9% to EUR13,863m and the rose EBITDA by 23.5% to EUR2959m.

PCA: housing drop contributes to lower forecast for cement

10 November 2006, Published under Cement News

According to the most recent forecast from the Economic Research department at Portland Cement Association (PCA) although cement consumption is not projected to decline, only marginal gains are expect

Akcansa nine-month 2006 net profit rises 49%

10 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Turkish cement producer Akcansa booked a net profit of US$94m for the first nine months of 2006, up 49 per cent on the year

Pioneer Cement lays foundations for the future

10 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Pioneer Cement LLC, a joint venture between India and Ras Al Khaimah producing 1Mt of cement was inaugurated yesterday by Shaikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Ras Al Khaimah Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler.

Asia provides the main growth at Holcim

09 November 2006, Published under Cement News

For the first nine months of 2006, Holcim increased turnover by 30.5% to SFr17,514m (EUR11,155m) with the EBITDA advancing by 28.2% to SFr4,489m (EUR2,859m).

Strong cement growth drives further expansion at PPC, South Africa

09 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Sustained double digit growth in cement demand has resulted in the domestic industry reaching full capacity according to Pretoria Portland Cement Ltd (PPC)

Danareksa to join cement project in Central Java, Indonesia

09 November 2006, Published under Cement News

State-owned trust company Danareksa has agreed to partly finance the construction of a Rp 4.5 trillion (about US$500m) cement plant

Himachal targets 14Mta of production, India

09 November 2006, Published under Cement News

Himachal Pradesh is aiming to produce 14Mt of cement every year soon in light of the fact that the area contains some of the best limestone mines India.

Vietnam producers request price adjustment

09 November 2006, Published under Cement News

The Ministry of Construction and the Vietnam Cement Corporation have asked the government to increase cement prices as coal prices are about to increase.

HeidelbergCement expects ’significant double-digit’ growth for 2006

08 November 2006, Published under Cement News

For the first nine months of the year, HeidelbergCement increased turnover by 19.4%, or by 14.6% on an underlying basis, to EUR6,852m