Cement News tagged: International
President Saleh inspects cement factory project, Yemen
President Ali Abdullah Saleh paid a visit to Arab Company’s cement project in the Howeirah area.
No cement orders pending State decision, Mauritius
Although it was expected to do so, the cabinet did not take a decision on a possible increase in the price of cement last Friday
India cement sales grow 10 per cent
Driven by the central region, Indian cement sales clocked a 10 per cent growth during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2006 over a 10 per cent growth in production.
PPC will import up to 10m bags of cement to cope with demand
Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) said it would import between 300,000 and 500,000t of bagged cement to alleviate shortages in South Africa, the first time that the cement producer has released figures o
Cruz Azul expands cement plant
Grupo Cruz Azul of Mexico will invest MXP$70m over the next two years in modernising its cement plants in Hidalgo and Oaxaca, states the group’s director-general, Guillermo Alvarez Cuevas.
Cemex to raise Mexican cement prices five per cent
Cemex will raise domestic cement prices by an average of five per cent from January 15, a company executive said on Friday.
Caspian Resources to develop Kuznetsk cement plant
Kazakhstan’s Caspian Resources holding company will invest roughly R200m in 2007 to upgrade its- controlled Kuznetsk cement plant (Kemerovo Region, Russia
Strabag to begin construction of Hungarian plant
Austrian construction firm Strabag is set to begin building a HUF33bn (US$169m) cement plant in the Kiralyegyhaza, southern Hungary, next September.
Orient plans cement unit in Rajasthan
The CK Birla group is betting big on cement. The Kolkata-based business conglomerate’s Orient Paper & Industries has recently won a limestone mining lease renewal case in Rajasthan and is planni
Construction firm ups cement production
The Saigon Manufacturing and Commercial Company will open its second concrete factory on Jan. 12
Pakistan cement makers seek more incentives
All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association (APCMA) has asked the government to provide further incentives and export facilities including infrastructure facilities at ports so that they might
Zambia needs more cement producers
The Zambian government should come up with incentives to encourage more companies to start cement manufacturing as a way to meet an increasing demand for the commodity, an official has said.
China’s Jiangxi Cement denies takeover rumors
Jiangxi Wannianqing Cement Co Ltd has denied rumors that the company may be taken over by Anhui Conch Cement Co Ltd or Lafarge.
Sarawak contractors urge Ministry to retain cement’s old price
Housing developers and contractors in Sarawak have urged the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs to maintain the old prices of cement for the benefit of the people, especially house buyers
Authority Says Over 64,000t of cement imported, Ethiopia
Quality and Standards Authority of Ethiopia said that five investors have imported over 64,000t of cement during the past two months.
Kazakh co to invest 200 mln rubles in Russian cement plant 2007
Kazakh holding Caspian Resources expects to invest about RUB200m this year in developing the Kuznetsky cement plant in the Kemerovo Region