Cement News tagged: International

Taiwan Cement predicts higher gross profits

26 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Taiwan Cement predicted its gross profits in the final quarter of this year would grow by 12 per cent, posting the highest level in a decade thanks to the increasing shipment monthly

Cement production rises in Vietnam

26 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Vietnam estimates that its industrial production rose 19.4 per cent year on year in December on strong demand for processed seafood products, steel and cement, according to data published

Maharashtra cement plant planned

26 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Murli Agro Products Ltd of the Maloo Group has planned investments of Rs900 crore in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, India in the next three years. The investments would go

Outlook for Thailand’s cement industry

23 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The Thai cement industry has exhibited decelerating growth in 2005. Even though demand for cement at home had expanded vigorously

Argentina Loma Negra sale finalises

Argentina Loma Negra sale finalises

23 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The sale of Argentina ’s cement maker Loma Negra to Brazil ’s Camargo Correa for US$1.025bn has finalised. The purchase contract to acquire

Vietnam cement outlook in 2006

23 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Vietnam ’s demand for steel and cement is expected to increase next year. To meet a projected

Asia Cement expanding operations in China

Asia Cement expanding operations in China

23 December 2005, Published under Cement News

One of Taiwan’s leading cement producers is further expanding its operations in mainland China with a plan to invest more than US$200m

China’s energy outlook

23 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The tight supply of coal, oil and other energy products in China will ease somewhat in 2006, according to a report titled 2006 China and World

HeidelbergCement builds up Ukraine base

22 December 2005, Published under Cement News

HeidelbergCement aims to firmly establish itself as the leading cement producer in the Ukraine by agreeing to acquire Dontsement from a group of, mainly US, investors, subject to approval by the local

Competition board approves sales

22 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The Turkish competition board announced its decision on cement plants, which were previously owned by Uzan Group and offered for sale by the Saving Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF). Considering antitrust

Indonesia will need more capacity

22 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Indonesia will need additional cement capacity by 2008 when demand is predicted to begin to exceed supplying capacity of existing plants. Construction of new cement factories,

Cementir completes purchase of Edirne facilities

22 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Italian cement firm Cementir has won approval from Turkey’s antitrust authority for its acquisition of firm Edirne in a US$166.5m deal, it said in a statement on Wednesday.

Oman ’s cement production capacity increases

22 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Sayyid Ali bin Saif al-Said, secretary-general at Office of the Minister of the Diwan of Royal Court on Wednesday opened the third production line of Raysut cement factory established

Wintgens has left the building

21 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Randolph Wintgens has decided to retire from Cemex. He joined Cemex in April 1993 as a Cemex Director in Hong Kong, being the first person from Cemex coming to this part of the world. Since then he ha

Indonesian Government will not sell Gresik

21 December 2005, Published under Cement News

The Indonesian government has decided not to sell its 51 per cent stake in PT Semen Gresik Tbk, State Enterprises Minister Sugiharto said in a dialogue with the company’s workers&rsqu

Peru domestic cement sales up

21 December 2005, Published under Cement News

Peruvian domestic cement sales grew to 400,780t in November 2005, up by 14.3 per cent year-on-year, the Peruvian association of cement producers Asocem reported on December 19, 2005. Peruvian cement