Cement News tagged: International
Tongling Shangfeng Cement’s second 5000tpd line operational
Tongling Shangfeng Cement Company’s second production line of has begun operation.
Boral sees housing construction in NSW to recover in 2008
Building materials company Boral Ltd expects the New South Wales housing downturn that was partly to blame for its recent profit downgrade, to recover some time in calendar 2008.
UMMC-holding to construct cement plant in Orenburg region
Having abandoned a plan to construct a cement plant in the Sverdlovsk region, Ural Mining & Metallurgical Company is going to implement the project in the Orenburg regio
Indocement nine month net profit up 3.6 per cent
PT Indocement Tunggal Prakarsa Tbk , reported a 3.6 per cent rise in its nine-month net profit despite higher costs which pushed its operating profit lower.
Titan: weaker US third quarter offset by strength in Greece and Bulgaria
Titan produced a 19.5% increase in turnover to EUR 1188.2m in first nine months of 2006, with the operating profit at the EBITDA level advancing by 29.9% to EUR 370.1m.
Zhejiang Leomax Group establishes two 2500tpd lines
Zhejiang Leomax Group has signed an investment project agreement with the government of Anhui Suzhou city.
Cement prices up in Gujarat, & Maharashtra, India
Cement companies have raised prices by 5 rupees per 50kg bag in western states of Maharashtra and Gujarat from Nov. 1, an industry source said.
Ministry sets up cement forums to help investors
In efforts to curb the cement shortage by helping companies fulfil their plans on a timely basis, the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has set up a forum to help new cement production investors c
Chilean producers increase profits
Chile’s top three cement producers - Bío Bío, Polpaico and Melón - increased profits during the first nine months of 2006 compared to the same year-ago period,
Rinker rejects Cemex approach, Australia
The US$12,800m offer by Cemex for Rinker has been flatly rejected by the Australian-based group.
Cement plant set for UK£2m investment, UK
Around UK£2m is to be invested in a UK cement works to introduce new packing and storage facilities.
Brazil’s Camargo Cimentos continues international drive
Camargo Correa Cimentos cement company is seeking opportunities abroad as a way to fulfil its plans to double size until 2012.
Cemex, Holcim won’t freeze cement prices, Colombia
The Colombian units of Cemex and Holcim have refused to freeze cement prices, despite the fact that
Holcim looks to double Huaxin cement stake, China
According to local news reports, Holcim is soon get a controlling right in China’s Huaxin Cement
Analysts see price downturn in FY08, India
Domestic cement prices are unlikely to correct drastically in the second half of ’07-08 (FY08) and ’08-09 (FY09), according to foreign brokerage CLSA, due to likely delays in capacity add