Cement News tagged: International
New Lafarge research centre opens
Lafarge has unveiled a research centre in Staffordshire. The technical laboratory, based at its Cauldon production centre, will replace its former laboratory in Kent. The UK£2m development includes la
Cement company plans ’dome’ silo
Plans have been submitted by the Bermuda Cement Company to construct the new cement storage and distribution centre, freeing up the old site for future historical and tourism-orientated development. T
HeidelbergCement in second 2Mt Russian venture
Coming just over a month after the announcement of the Volsk joint venture, HeidelbergCement is announcing the building of a second new Russian 2Mta works.
PCA Summer Forecast Revises 2006 growth targets
Although a slowdown of the US economy is expected, experts predict cement consumption this year to reach 129.6Mst, an increase of 2.3 percent compared to 2005 levels, extending a three-year period of
Ultratech Cement shuts plants due to rains, India
Ultratech Cement Ltd said it has stopped operations at its 0.70Mta grinding unit at Surat in India’s flood-hit western Gujarat state.
Russia’s Eurocement to sell 25% of cement output on exchange Sep
Russia’s largest cement producer Eurocement plans to sell 500,000t of cement, or 25% of its total output, on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MSE) in September, Russian business daily Vedomosti report
Talks due over ownership of Portland
Major shareholders of East African Portland Cement Company are set to discuss its controversial ownership tomorrow.
Vietnam plans to increase prices
The Vietnam Cement Association said it has proposed a road map for a cement price hike in a bid to compensate for the increasing prices of materials. The association said it proposed to raise the pric
Southern Africa cement sales rise in July
Cement sales in the Southern African Customs Union, consisting of South Africa and four neighbours, gained 15 per cent in July, rising for a third month after a decline in April. Sales in South Africa
Cemex representatives to meet with PCTVL
Representatives from Cemex will meet with members of various Latvian parliamentary groups over coming weeks, as the parliamentary group’s press secretary Alina Petropavlovska told local news sou
Oman Cement net rises
Oman Cement Company 51 per cent owned by the Sultanate government, yesterday reported a 26.1 per cent rise in net profit to RO9.752 million during the first half year period ended June 2006 as against
Eastern Europe pushes Dyckerhoff ahead
The separately quoted Buzzi Unicem subsidiary has reported a 6.1 per cent increase in first half turnover to €624m, but thanks to sharply improved profitability in Eastern Europe and in the United Sta
Construction corporation to step up operations
The Vietnam Construction and Machinery Installation Corporation (Lilama) is stepping up its energy, cement and ship-building projects valued at a combined US$1.8bn, said the company’s general di
Inekon Group to build Vietnam plant
Czech firm Inekon Group today signed a contract for the construction of a new cement factory for EUR115m (Kc3.3bn) in Vietnam with the management of Vietnamese company Phu Son Cement JSC. Inekon Grou
Minister ‘instigated Mapelu sacking’
THE East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) lost more than Sh48 million through underhand dealings by powerful personalities in the government, a parliamentary committee has claimed. The Parliame
Portland Cement looks for a new CEO
The board of directors of the East African Portland Cement Company (EAPCC) has appointed Mr Ndegwa Kagio as the acting managing director as an interim measure. The board resolved to immediately advert