Cement News tagged: International
UAE demand to keep rising
Given the pace of construction in the UAE, demand for cement is expected to increase by up to 15 per cent every year for the next five years, raising prices for the commodity during this period, accor
SAIL, Jaypee may team up for Bokaro cement plant
The Jaypee group is leading the race to become the strategic partner in Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) proposed cement plant at Bokaro. As per the plans, SAIL is to hold 26% stake in the join
Oman’s Raysut Cement H1 net soars over 100 per cent
Oman’s Raysut Cement Company (RCC) said its first-half net profit shot up 100.6 percent to 10.07 million rials ($25.98 million) on enhanced production capacity.
Philippine producers protest at Chinese imports
Philippine cement manufacturers yesterday assailed the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Trade department’s decision to all
Qatar National Cement set for more expansion
Qatar National Cement Company to set up fourth line. The Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC) plans to expand its manufacturing facility by erecting a fourth line.
Cemex to close sale of Indonesia Gresik Friday, Indonesia
Cemex SA should complete the US$337m sale of a 24.9 per cent stake in Indonesia’s top cement maker to the Rajawali Group on Friday, a senior Rajawali executive said.
Al-Jazira Cement signs new plant contract, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Al-Jazira Cement, a newly established cement company, has signed a SAR1.54bn (US$411m) contract with an unnamed German company for the construction of a cement plant. The plant will have a combi
Eurocement to investigate Middle East markets
Eurocement Group Ukraine, a subsidiary of Eurocement Group (Moscow) has plans to develop the markets of Mid East. Hennadii Donets, the director of the Eurocement Group Ukraine, said to Ukrainian News.
Orascom Construction begins production in Iraq
Orascom Construction Industries announced that rehabilitation of the 2.3Mta year Tasluja cement factory in Northern Iraq has been completed for a total investment cost of US$70m.
Cement Corporation sells 7Mt, Vietnam
The Vietnam Cement Corporation said it had sold 7Mt of cement this year, five per cent more than during the same period last year. The figure represents 57 per cent of the company’s full-year t
Cement prices may go down, India
Cement prices appear to be steady despite the monsoon having set in and Mumbai experiencing heavy downpour. But the lowering of the prices, though marginally, is on the cards.
Eurocement Group Ukraine to build new lines
Eurocement Group Ukraine intends to construct a fifth line at its Baltsem works (Balakliia, Kharkiv region) and build a fourth line at the Pushka cement works (Kramatorsk, Donetsk region) by 2008, ann
France’s Societe Generale to finance cement project
The French financial firm, Societe Generale, will provide US$86m loan for the Ha Tien Cement Plant I to carry out a cement plant project in the Mekong Delta province of Binh Phuoc.
Slowly but surely the cement supply improves, Jamaica
The Government has made headway in increasing the supply of cement locally. The Ministry of Industry and Commerce says 16,000t from Caribbean Cement will be made available to the market this week.
Rajawali signing of Gresik deal draws closer, Indonesia
Indonesia’s government hopes to sign an agreement with the Rajawali group later this week to allow the Indonesian conglomerate to buy Cemex SA de CV’s stake in state-controlled cement make
Lafarge SA: Federal Agents search offices of unit over ’government pacts’
Lafarge North America Inc, the U.S. unit of the world’s biggest cement maker, said several of its offices in western New York state were searched by federal ag