Cement News tagged: International

Cement cos to see 40% topline growth in Q2, India

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

The promising times for cement companies continue. Analysts FE spoke to expect the sector to register a growth of 38-40% in their topline

Cement shortage bites, Kenya

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Kenya is facing a major shortage of cement due to rising exports to South Africa and to Sudan amid a booming domestic construction industry.

Dalmia Cements to set up 4Mt greenfield plant, India

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Dalmia Cements Bharat Ltd is looking to set up a 4Mt greenfield cement manufacturing unit in

Cement prices up VND20,000/t, Vietnam

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

The Vietnam Cement Corporation has decided to raise the retail prices in the northern region of its PC30 and PC40 cement products by VND20,000 (US$1.25) per tonne.

‘Low-quality’ imported cement distributed in Mindanao cities, Philippines

‘Low-quality’ imported cement distributed in Mindanao cities, Philippines

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

About 30,000 of the 118,000 bags of low-grade cement imported from China have been sold here and in nearby General Santos City

Cement production up by 7.6 per cent, Ukraine

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

In September, cement production in the Ukraine rose by 7.6% compared with September 2005,

Bahrain ups cement production

Bahrain ups cement production

16 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Bahrain’s only cement producer is to undergo an expansion in order to boost its output

Lafarge plans to double Chinese capacity

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Lafarge, the world’s leading cement producer, plans to double its production capacity in China in the coming years, the company’s chief executive officer said yesterday.

Taiwan Cement to tap European market in 2007

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement Corp (TCC), one of Taiwan’s largest cement producers, has resolved to tap the European marketplace

Greek Titan Invests €40m to hike capacity of Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Greek building materials producer Titan will have invested €40m (US$50m) by the beginning of 2007 to increase the capacity of its Bulgarian plant by 50 per cent to 1.5Mt of cement annually

Vietnam to have Additional 8Mt of Cement in 2007

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

The cement industry will operate eight new cement production lines and transformed three blast furnace plants into reverter kiln lines in 2007

Portugal Cement consumption down 4.7 per cent YoY Jan-Aug 2006

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

The cement consumption in Portugal decreased by 4.7 per cent YoY to 5Mt in January to August 2006

Cemex Austria to Sell Prefab Concrete Division

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Cemex Austria, a 100 per cent subsidiary of global cement producer Cemex, will sell its prefabricated concrete

Demand for cement in China to Reach 1.3bnt in 2010

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Demand for cement in China will rise 5.1per cent annually to 1.3bnt in 2010,

Housing hit by high cement prices in Kenya

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Rising cement costs are pushing up the cost of housing, the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) said yesterday.

Sri Lanka brings cement under government control

13 October 2006, Published under Cement News

Sri Lanka officials said Thursday that it would make cement an essential item, bringing it under government price control similar