Cement News tagged: International
Australia’s Boral keeps mum on US roofing buy-out talk
Boral Ltd, Australia’s second-largest building materials maker, declined to say whether it would be able to buy out partner Lafarge’s stake in their U.S. rooftiles joint venture MonierLife
Heidelberg may have to up Mysore Cement offer
Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India will ask German cement maker Heidelberg Cement AG to increase its open offer price to shareholders of Mysore Cement Ltd by
Sino-Zim joint venture bears fruit
SINO-ZIMBABWE Cement Company (Pvt) Ltd, the first joint venture between China and Zimbabwe, has got boosted by the strenuous efforts in indigenisation of its human resources management over the past y
St Lawrence gets approval for Milton quarry extension
The Ontario provincial cabinet has given the green light to St. Lawrence Cement Group Inc.’s Dufferin Aggregates’ Milton quarry extension by dismissing the appeal of the groups that oppose
India’s Sanghi plans cement foray in M’rashtra
Gujarat-based Sanghi Industries is drawing up plans to claim a pie of the Maharashtra cement market, The market will be catered through augmented capacity at its cement unit in Kutch, Gujarat.
Greece’s Titan Cement to expand operations in Turkey, Albania
Greece’s Titan Cement is about to expand its operations abroad, according to its CEO Dimitris Papalexopoulos.
Holcim (US) Theodore Plant Wins National Corporate Citizenship Award
The Holcim (US) Theodore Plant in Alabama was recognized by the Council of State Governments (CSG) today as the winner of the 2006 CSG Associates Award for corporate citizenship.
Lafarge to sell roofing unit to PAI Partners
After spending a long time to consider the future of its roofing business Lafarge has agreed to effectively sell a 65% stake
Orascom Plans US$300m Indonesia cement invest - govt
Egypt’s Orascom Construction Industries S.A.E, or OCI, plans to invest up to $300m in a cement production facility in Indonesia, a government official said.
Arabian Cement for Jordan
Arabian Cement, a Saudi Arabian company, is to construct a factory in Qatranah, about 90km south of Amman, reported the Jordan Times
Cement dispatches stood at historic level in November
Pakistan cement sales stood at historic level in November with sales of more than 2Mt per month with diminishing rumours about cartelization in the cement sector.
Thailand’s cement industry trend in 2007: domestic market is a key factor
The trend of the cement industry in 2007 is projected to rely on domestic market as the key driver, in particular, private investment in construction/real estate business
Kazakh plant construction commences
Construction of a cement plant in Western Kazakhstan has begun. The plant is planned to come on-stream in 2008.
HP govt keen on cement plants
The Himachal Government today said it was keen to set up cement plants in the state to utilise the vast limestone deposits but not at the cost of ecology, environment and displacement of people
Jilin Yatai (Group) invests RMB1.7bn in clinker production line
Jilin Yatai (Group) Co., Ltd announced yesterday that its board of directors approved the investment by Jilin Yatai’s three subsidiaries in a cement clinker production line with daily output of
Cemex on the outer as Hanson joins the Rinker mix
Cemex is under mounting pressure to sweeten its $16bn takeover bid for Rinker Group, amid speculation the Australian company is eyeing a potential tie-up with the UK construction materials group Hanso